In September 2014 Uber bought 1455 and 1515 Third St in San Francisco. Almost exactly a year later Uber bought 1955 Broadway Oakland. From the current Uber headquarters an Uber costs $9 and takes 13 minutes to get to the San Francisco location and $21 and 21 minutes to the Oakland Location. In 2013 we covered Uber's 12 million dollar renovation of 1455 Market Street. Uber … [Read more...]
Building Facebook’s Fort Worth Data Center
In 2016, Facebook will likely surpass 1.6 billion monthly active users, and with masses of users, comes masses of data. Construction of Facebook's fourth U.S. data center is well underway at the aptly named "4500 Like Way" in Fort Worth, Texas. Permit information reveals that the development began back in May 2015 under the alias "Project Ernst". The data center aims to be 100% … [Read more...]
Building Levi’s Stadium for Super Bowl 50
On its opening day in July 2014, the 1.2 billion dollar Levi's Stadium was hailed as one of the most technologically advanced structures of it's kind, but development didn't stop there. Since the 49ers’ final game in 2014, at least 56 permits for additional work on the stadium have been pulled, at an estimated value of over 3.2 million dollars. A handful of permits were pulled … [Read more...]
Since 2010, the Number of Gun Sellers has Grown 4.7 Times Faster than the Population
Written by BuildZoom's Chief Economist Dr. Issi Romem and Jack Cookson There are many, many gun sellers in the United States. In fact, there are more than five times as many gun sellers as Starbucks locations, and four times as many as McDonalds restaurants. Not impressed? The number of gun sellers in the country is about the same as the number of elementary schools, and is … [Read more...]
On AngularJS, External Components, and Abstraction
The Industrial Revolution brought with it the concept of division of labor. Having specialists in all areas of production led to faster production with higher quality. The concept applies well to software development and has led to roles like front-end, back-end, and dev-ops engineer. Frequently - especially for start-ups - it doesn't make sense to develop certain technology … [Read more...]