UPworld connects real estate & building professionals online. Visit us at www.upworld.com.

UPworld serves as a new creative provider of web-based collaboration and networking tools for professionals in the real estate and building industries. The website facilitates communication between professionals for the design, development, and construction of buildings.

Targeting small practitioners in 8 main industries (real estate, planning, finance, development, design, construction, fabrication and products), UPworld allows these professionals to build individual profiles and portfolios, network with one another, and create simple project spaces to communicate about the progress of building projects. UPworld is positioned as the best new web provider to facilitate real estate and building professionals meeting online.

Launched by practicing New York City-based architects Jennifer Magee and Oisin Clancy, UPworld improves efficiency, productivity, and communication between key participants in the building supply chain. It is widely recognized that the design and construction of a building is one of the most complicated people and process-intensive tasks that exists today. On top of that, the building industry’s manual processes are inefficient and costly.

“Oisin and I have both run our own small practices in the city and experienced frustration with finding potential project leads and professionals to work with, gaining access to resources, and coordinating projects with multiple players. There was no online community to support our needs,” says Co-Founder Magee. “We created UPworld for professionals in the building industry like us – architects, real estate developers, planners, and construction managers who are seeking knowledge and expertise as well as networking and project opportunities with other like-minded individuals.”

UPworld offers each person that joins a complimentary online profile. More illustrative than a directory listing, these profile pages offer a peek into a person’s portfolio of projects, their skills and expertise, and their business contacts. In addition, people can both post and respond to jobs, professional opportunities, and RFPs. Visitors to UPworld also get access to news and events.

“With 90% of all building projects in the U.S. being built by small architecture, construction, development and interior design firms, there is a clear need in the market for an affordable, easy-to-use, and convenient online networking system,” says Clancy. “UPworld provides project team building and communication services so that players can focus their time on creating quality building projects on-time and on-budget.”

UPworld is part of a new generation of web applications emerging to meet the changing needs of real estate and building professionals in the global market who are web-savvy, working remotely, and coordinating projects from around the country and around the world. UPworld is easy to use and accessible from any web browser. Members get password protected accounts and contact information is only given to members that the user authorizes. The site is currently available in English but will be offered in other languages in the future.

UPWorld is now online and open to new members. Create your own profile by visiting www.upworld.com. You can begin exploring new professional opportunities and meeting new quality team members. So get started and build UP your WORLD today!