Trendwatch Design & Manufacturing: June 15, 2020

Forbes: Tech Startup Creates Business Intelligence For Contractors

Handle is a construction technology startup that provides software tools to automate routine tasks associated with receiving payments and also offers financing options to construction firms.

Forbes: The Effect Of Covid-19 On Hardware Startups

Remote work has received some overdue consideration in response to Covid-19, but unlike the software industry, hardware faces the obvious and unavoidable obstacle of manufacturing physical goods.         

Medium: California’s Next Gold Rush? The Garage

We’re at a tipping point, the beginning of a gold rush that will repurpose the urban garage in a way that could benefit homeowners, renters, and the environment.      

Fast Company: The Marriage of Biology and Silicon Is Poised to Unleash Life-changing Innovations

Computing has already transformed labs. Now it is biology’s turn to reinvent tech and every other industry.     

Autodesk: 3 Ways Biomimicry Brings Nature’s Designs to Sustainable Architecture    

Buildings are some of the largest sources of greenhouse-gas emissions; they’re also full of toxic chemicals that can make people sick.