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2025 Sustainable Jobsites Benchmark Report

March 16, 2025

Overview This is the third 2025 benchmarking report built as a part of the BuiltWorlds’ Benchmarking Program, the purpose-built tool that BuiltWorlds has developed to bring together innovators, technologists and providers to learn, understand the market, and drive the industry forward.   The Sustainable Jobsites Benchmarking Report will delve into […]

2025 Annual Preconstruction Benchmarking Report

February 19, 2025

Overview BuiltWorlds’ Benchmarking Program is a premier industry tool, purpose-built to help built world innovators learn, measure, and make decisions related to technology solutions, research & development, and innovation strategies across more than 32 technology areas. The Annual Preconstruction Benchmarking Report delves into six essential areas of the preconstruction phase, […]

2025 Annual Building Tech Benchmarking Report

February 12, 2025

Overview BuiltWorlds’ Benchmarking Program is the premier industry tool purpose-built to help built world innovators learn, measure, and make decisions related to technology solutions, research & development, and innovation strategies across more than 32 technology areas. The Annual Building Tech Benchmarking Report dives deep into four major planning and design […]

2024 Annual Venture & Investments Report

January 20, 2025

Table of Contents Introduction Overarching Built Environment Venture Trends Macro Landscape U.S. Construction Spending European Construction Volume Interest Rates Investment Trends by Stage Geographic Segmentation Investment Trends by Country Investment Trends by City Investment Trends Segmented by BuiltWorlds’ Technology Subcategory Tech Classification System  Construction Tech Building Tech Infrastructure Tech AI/ML […]

Q3 2024 Venture Report: State of Built World Venture Markets

October 14, 2024

Table of Contents Introduction Macro Narrative: U.S. Construction Data Overarching Built Environment Venture Trends Investment Trends by Stage Average Round Size Investment Trends by Country Investment Trends by Technology Category Infrastructure Tech Building Tech Construction Tech AI/ML Institutional Activity Fund Launches M&A/Exits Summary Introduction Venture activity across the built environment […]

2024 AI/ML Preparedness Introductory Research Report

September 11, 2024

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Preparedness INTRODUCTION Innovations surrounding artificial intelligence and machine learning can propel the construction industry forward. But all too often, stakeholders are overwhelmed with options and don’t know where to begin on their AI journey. The BuiltWorlds’ AI/ML research track aims to provide an industry overview […]

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BuiltWordsl 2025 Sustainable Jobstites Top 50

2025 Sustainable Jobsites Top 50

March 24, 2025

Welcome to the 2025 Sustainable Jobsites Top 50, derived from a combination of the 2025 Sustainable Jobsite Survey responses, direct industry research, member conversations and feedback, and case studies. The […]

2025 Preconstruction Tech Top 50 List

February 26, 2025

Welcome to the 2025 Preconstruction Tech Top 50 List! The Preconstruction 50 List was derived from a combination of BuiltWorlds’ 2025 Preconstruction Benchmarking Survey data, direct industry research, member conversations […]

2025 Building Tech Top 50 List

February 18, 2025

Welcome to the 2025 Building Tech Top 50! The Building Tech Top 50 List was derived from a combination of the 2025 Building Tech Survey data, direct industry research, member […]

2024 Top 50 Venture & Investment Deals

January 28, 2025

Welcome to the 2024 Top 50 Venture & Investment Deals List! The list highlights the top publicly disclosed private capital deals driving technology adoption in the built environment: venture capital […]

2024 Global Innovators 75

December 19, 2024

Welcome to the fifth annual 2024 Global Innovators 75! A lot has changed in five years… Initiatives to unlock innovation within large companies, such as Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) arms, […]

2024 Top 50 Adoption Leaders List

November 14, 2024

The BuiltWorlds Adoption Leaders Top 50 List recognizes members who actively engage in the BuiltWorlds member network. These individuals exhibit a high level of interest in learning and participating in […]

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PRESS RELEASE: BuiltWorlds Appoints Rosemarie Lipman as CEO

BuiltWorlds names Rosemarie Lipman as new CEO alongside growth capital investment BuiltWorlds, a leading research platform, providing insights, advisory services, networking, and conferences in service to the buildings and infrastructure industries, today officially announced the appointment of Rosemarie Lipman, a long-time industry business and technology leader, as chief executive officer, effective […]

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Analyst Call Takeaways – Sustainable Jobsites I: Streamlining Reporting, Compliance and Sustainable Execution

The first sustainability-focused Analyst Call of the year took place yesterday. The timing of the call was fortuitous, coming right on the heels of the 2025 Sustainable Jobsites Annual Benchmarking Report and Sustainable Jobsites Top 50 List. During the call, we had the pleasure of sitting down with two of […]

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2024 Investor of the Year Finalists Announced

The BuiltWorlds Investor of the Year Awards are a celebration of investment in innovation. Across five categories, we comb through submissions, nominations, and publicly-available data to determine the venture capitalists (VCs) and corporate VCs that are doing the most to advance technological innovation throughout the buildings and infrastructure construction industries. […]

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Opinion: Understanding the WEIRD Bias and Its Impact on the Construction Industry

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of BuiltWorlds. The construction industry is one of the world’s largest and most diverse sectors. Yet, its strategies, technologies, practices, and standards are often shaped by a […]

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Trimble 0-60 Challenge 2025 Call For Participants

  About Trimble 0-60 Challenge The Trimble 0-60 Challenge is a global initiative designed to identify and support the most innovative startups in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Owner-Operator (AECO) industry. This challenge aims to foster the development of integrated solutions across three categories: Connected Data, Connected Design, and Connected Field […]

7 Startups Demo AI-Powered Solutions at 2025 AI/ML Conference

The BuiltWorlds 2025 AI/ML Conference Demo Day Competition featured seven promising AEC startups, each with a novel, industry-specific innovation that was pitched to a captivated audience and panel of active investor judges. In the end, it was ConeLabs that came out on top, impressing the judges with its AI-powered inspection […]

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2025 AI/ML Conference: Learning the Lifecycle: AI from Concept to Deployment

Implementing AI is a process from initial concept through to deployment and ongoing maintenance. This panel guided attendees through each stage of the AI lifecycle, including ideation, data collection, model development, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement. Experts discussed best practices for managing this process, ensuring that AI projects are delivered […]

ConTech Talks: John Patridge, President, Milestone Services Group

At our recent Fintech Conference we had the opportunity to sit down and speak with John Patridge, President, Milestone Services Group to have a talk about the critical need for construction companies to collect, organize, and analyze project data.

Demo Drop: NxLite

​NxLite, formerly known as 3E Nano Inc., is a climate technology company specializing in the development and commercialization of high-performance, nano-thin energy and solar control coatings. Founded in November 2015 by entrepreneurs with extensive backgrounds in solar energy and nanotechnology, NxLite aims to revolutionize energy efficiency across various industries.

Demo Drop: ControlQore

​At this year’s inaugural Fintech Conference, guests were treated to demos from some of the leading financial software solutions making headway in the construction industry. Watch as ControlQore CEO Bryant Solomon delivers his pitch to the audience and our judges panel. About ControlQore:  ControlQore is a financial management platform tailored […]

ConTech Talks: Christian Burger, President & Founder, Burger Consulting Group

At this year’s Fintech Conference we had the pleasure to sit down with industry veteran Christian Burger, Founder & President of Burger Consulting Group to get his take on industry trends in technology and what he views as the most impactful technology changing the industry – hint: it’s not AI. […]

2025 Fintech Conference: Construction Lending & Innovation in 2025

As the construction industry continues to evolve in 2025, the lending landscape faces dynamic challenges and opportunities shaped by economic conditions, technological advancements, and regulatory changes. This panel explored the latest technologies, trends, strategies, and tools driving success in construction financing, offering actionable insights for contractors, lenders, developers, and industry […]