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Research Reports
2026 Annual Equipment & Robotics Benchmarking Report
KEY INSIGHTS: Jobsite robotics adoption rose sharply in 2026, with some level of use up nearly 45% year-over-year and the pilot-only group nearly tripling, signaling growing awareness and willingness to test the technology. Fleet management adoption has grown more consistent, with regular use (excluding pilots) indicated by about two-thirds of […]
2026 Annual Field Solutions Benchmarking Report
KEY INSIGHTS: Demand for real-time visibility is a common thread across every category. Progress tracking, site visualization, and equipment and workforce visibility consistently ranked among the top use cases and motivations across every solution category, suggesting that while jobsites are more instrumented than ever, converting that data into timely, actionable […]
Q1 2026 Venture Report: State of Built World Venture Markets
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 Built […]
2026 Annual Project Software Benchmarking Report
KEY INSIGHTS: Core project software is now a baseline expectation across AEC firms, with document management illustrating how deeply embedded these tools have become in daily workflows. In 2026, 87% of organizations report using document management solutions on every project, up from 44% three years ago, highlighting a significant shift […]
2025 Venture & Investment Annual Highlights
Table of Contents Overarching Built Environment Venture Trends Investment Trends by Stage Geographic Segmentation Investment Trends Segmented by BuiltWorlds’ Technology Subcategory Tech Classification System Construction Tech Building Tech Infrastructure Tech Built Environment Tech Mergers and Acquisitions Overarching Built Environment Venture Trends Venture activity in the built environment technology space saw […]
2026 Annual Preconstruction Benchmarking Report
KEY INSIGHTS: Across all surveyed preconstruction technology categories, a clear maturation cycle is evident. Tools that were heavily in pilot phases in 2025, particularly planning-focused solutions like estimating and scheduling, have largely transitioned to full deployment in 2026. Administrative and supporting workflows are growing more slowly, with adoption still far […]
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Top Lists
Top 27 Venture Players
Updated 5/14: As we approach our first ever BuiltWorlds Venture Conference, we wanted to bring back our report highlighting 27 Venture Players in the Built World. If you have already […]
15 Key Players in Construction Automation
Leading up to our Machines Conference, we wanted to present you with some of the leading emerging players in built world machinery innovation. As we pulled together the most trailblazing […]
The Three Waves of Built Worlds Project Software: 33 Systems over 40 Years
Project management systems are not new to the industry. For decades, AEC and real estate firms have benefitted from streamlined solutions to scheduling, asset management, data organization, and team correspondence, […]
The 19 Biggest Venture Deals of 2017 (and early 2018)
Dovetailing off our Top 27 Venture Players report, we’ve put together the 19 largest AEC and real estate venture rounds of the past year. There were plenty of surprises. Perhaps […]
The BuiltWorlds Innovation Report 2017
As we approach the end of 2017 and look back on the last 12 months, it’s clear that it’s been a standout year for the AEC industry. From emerging technology […]
Adoption Leaders 50 List 2017
A few weeks ago, we put a call out to our community to nominate themselves or their peers in the built world who are not only champions of technology within their organizations but leaders who stepped into newly created roles that exist today as the result of increased tech adoption — and we’re seeing them becoming increasingly more common across AEC-RE companies today.
2026 Construction Tech Award Winners Announced
The annual Construction Tech Awards—a combination of the Contractor’s Choice Awards and Tech Excellence Awards—celebrate the advancement and application of innovation throughout the global built environment across four categories: Preconstruction, Project Software, Field Solutions, and Equipment & Robotics. This year’s winners were announced at the 2026 Construction Tech Conference held […]
Committing to Open Innovation: Q&A with ACCIONA’s Clara López Pliego
Clara López Pliego is proof that there is no singular path of education or experience for open innovation leaders in construction, and that communications is more than a one-discipline profession. After completing an undergraduate degree in public relations and advertising, as well as a Master’s degree in account management, Pliego […]
Chicago Build 2026 Officially Opens Registration for Its Biggest Event Yet
Registration is now live for Chicago Build 2026, returning to McCormick Place on October 28-29 for what is set to be the biggest and most innovative edition of the show yet. As the Midwest’s largest construction and design show, Chicago Build will bring together over 30,000 contractors, architects, engineers, developers, […]
AI, Robotics, and Scaling: Takeaways From the 2026 Paris Global Summit
This year’s Paris Global Summit was special. It was intimate, actionable, and its holistic content examined the full, sweeping landscape of built environment tech, considering the perspectives of contractors, investors, and technology solution providers alike. It was an event for AEC industry leaders and decision makers. Ninety percent of this […]
Addressing Addiction and Depression in Construction: A Q&A With CPWR’s Amber Trueblood and Jessica Bunting
It is no secret that construction is a dangerous profession. But while the work’s physical threats may seem obvious, the mental ones are decidedly less so. Still, they are serious, present and widespread all the same. A construction worker is reportedly three times more likely to die from a drug […]
Construction Tech Conference 2025 Video Playlist
The annual Construction Tech Conference, BuiltWorlds’ largest event, brings together industry leadership and field and operations teams from around the globe to explore the trends and trajectories of innovation and emerging technologies involved in the construction of buildings and infrastructure. Touching on a wide breadth of topics including AI, automation […]
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Construction Tech 2026 Demo Day Winner: Cosmic Robotics
Cosmic Robotics Co-Founder and CTO Lewis Jones pitched the construction robotics startup to a panel of judges made up of industry leaders and investors at the 2026 Construction Tech Conference Demo Day. Cosmic Robotics took home the top prize at the BuiltWorlds signature pitch competition, impressing judges with its physical […]
Construction Tech 2026 Keynote Presentation by FlatironDragados’ Chief Innovation Officer Alicia Lopez
FlatironDragados Chief Innovation Officer and SVP of Digital & Design Alicia Lopez kicked off the 2026 Construction Tech Conference, delivering a keynote presentation titled “The New Blueprint: Unifying Human Ingenuity and Intelligent Architecture for the Future of Construction.” Her address looked beyond the software, hardware, and data to the heart […]
BuiltWorlds CEO Rosemarie Lipman Featured on Bricks & Bytes Podcast
Bricks & Bytes hosted a live podcast recording at our day at the Leonard innovation campus during last month’s Paris Global Summit. BuiltWorlds CEO Rosemarie Lipman joined hosts Owen Drury and Martin Piekarz to discuss a bit about BuiltWorlds, collaboration between Big Tech and the startup ecosystem, and incentives for […]
Demo Drop: Helonic (formerly Articulate)
Helonic (formerly Articulate) CEO Milind Sagaram pitched the Y Combinator-backed startup that aims to provide an AI-powered platform that analyzes construction drawings, catch design errors, and automate tedious communication processes. The platform integrates with major industry tools, including Procore, Bluebeam and Autodesk, running automatically to help construction contractors eliminate delays, […]
Infrastructure Conference 2025 – Maximizing Digital Project Delivery: Transforming Infrastructure Through Connectivity and Automation
This session explored how adopting connected, open-data systems and mobile technologies can eliminate inefficiencies, enhance governance, and empower real-time decision-making. Attendees learned how organizations are scaling innovation through phased implementation, while also successfully navigating digital transformation with effective change management and stakeholder engagement.
Demo Drop: BuildingEase
Building Ease CEO Barbra BatShalom pitched the all-in-one digital workflow platform during the 2025 Innovating Building Materials & Supply Chain Conference. Instead of using multiple disconnected tools, Building Ease aims to combine design data, purchasing power, and supply chain management into a single, cohesive ecosystem bridging the gap between building […]