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2025 Sustainable Jobsites Benchmark Report
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
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
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
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
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
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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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 […]
Building Trust in AI
When John Andres, director of technology for ANDRES Construction Services, began to experiment with AI services like ChatGPT, he was skeptical of the program’s accuracy and trustworthiness. “One of the first things I did was throw our standard operating procedures (and) company handbook (into the program),” Andres said. The company […]
Getting to Know SMACNA’s Innovator of the Year: A Q&A With Liz Fong
Liz Fong has worked at MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions, a full-service, design-build mechanical contractor out of the Pacific Northwest, for more than a decade. She spent about six years as a sheet metal worker before becoming operations integration general foreman, a position she’s held for nearly eight years. Recently, she was […]
Construction’s Robotic Risk Dilemma
The construction industry is battling a complex headwind of overlapping and intersecting challenges that threaten to restrain the built environment’s growth and development. It’s a situation that has fueled the incubation of innovation while also underscoring the complications of truly incorporating those new technologies that promise the most impact. This […]
Cultivating Internal Buy-In for New Technology in the Construction Industry
Construction is not an industry of rapid change. In fact, according to McKinsey, the AEC industry has been one of the slowest to adapt to innovation and digitize. But, change is on the horizon. As the construction industry faces a critical deficit in labor, along with an aging workforce, many […]
Educating and Engaging the Future Workforce: A Q&A With Dr. Sumesh Arora of Entergy
With over three decades of experience in the energy sector and chemical process industry, as well as a bachelor’s, masters, and doctorate, Dr. Sumesh Arora has spent a lot of time both in and out of the classroom. This wide range of education and industry experience is to his benefit, […]
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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 […]
ConTech Talks: Eveart Foster, Integrations, Subject Matter Expert, Autodesk
We recently sat down with Eveart Foster, Integrations Subject Matter Expert at Autodesk, to discuss best practices for building a comprehensive tech stack in the construction industry. He also shared his insights on AI’s evolving role in shaping the future of construction technology. Check out the full interview in the […]
2025 Fintech Conference: Lightning Panel: Investment Trends in FinTech
The intersection of Construction and FinTech is creating unique opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and scalable solutioning within a traditionally slow-to-evolve industry. This panel will explore the growing market trends and help attendees gain actionable knowledge about emerging technologies and investments in the current market as well as in the future. […]
Demo Drop: Trayd
Trayd is an innovative construction payroll and compliance platform designed to streamline back-office operations for specialty contractors. Founded by Anna Berger and Cara Kessler, the platform offers a comprehensive suite of tools, including payroll processing, scheduling, field tracking, human resources, and accounting services. By automating tasks such as employee onboarding […]