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2025 Annual Offsite Construction Benchmarking Report
Overview BuiltWorlds Benchmarking Program is a premier industry tool, designed to help built world innovation teams and professionals learn, measure, and inform decision making as it relates to technology solutions, research, development, and strategy across nearly 40 technology solution and topic areas. This annual report examines how offsite construction continues […]
Q3 2025 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 AI/ML […]
2025 Annual AI 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 nearly 40 technology solution and topic areas. This report provides a holistic overview of the current state of AI […]
Q2 2025 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 AI/ML […]
2025 Annual Equipment & Robotics 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 nearly 40 technology solution and topic areas. This annual report explores how developments in equipment, machinery, and related technologies […]
2025 Annual Field Solutions 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 Field Solutions Benchmarking Report delves into six areas of field technologies, each […]
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Top Lists
Industry at a Glance: Construction Holding Steady Despite Slight Declines
On November 12, President Donald Trump signed legislation to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. With it’s end came the restoration of critical labor and census data, allowing us to once again evaluate the economic state of the country’s construction industry. The new numbers shows a slight rebound […]
Venture Deal Tracker: AI, Robotics and Heat Pumps Win the Week
Venture activity in the AEC space continues to be strong in the later months of 2025, with interest in future-forward technologies like AI and robotics fueling deals throughout the ecosystem. This week we highlight deals closed by PermitFlow, Gravis Robotics, and Enerin. See more details below. PermitFlow Raises $54 Million […]
Get Ready for an Exclusive Experience With SurePods and Digital Building Components Facility Tours at BuiltWorlds 2025 Offsite Construction Conference
On December 10–11, 2025, BuiltWorlds’ Offsite Construction Conference in Phoenix will feature immersive combined tours of SurePods’ prefab bathroom pod facility and Digital Building Components’ panelized exterior and structural wall lines, offering a rare behind-the-scenes look at BIM-driven, industrialized construction workflows. Attendees will see how integrated digital design, factory-controlled quality, and scalable prefab systems are reshaping schedules, labor strategies, and project outcomes across healthcare, hospitality, and multifamily projects.
Trimble 0-60 Challenge 2025 Crowns the Next Generation of AECO Innovators: And the Winners Are…
The future of the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Owner-Operator (AECO) industry was unveiled this week as the Trimble 0-60 Challenge 2025 culminated in a spectacular Demo Day at Trimble Dimensions in Las Vegas, Nevada, from November 10-12, 2025. After 12 weeks of intensive development and showcasing their breakthrough integrations, the […]
Phoenix Places of Note – Offsite Construction Conference 2025
Photo credit: Sean Pavone (Getty Images Pro) Attendees of BuiltWorlds’ Offsite Construction Conference will convene next month in Phoenix, Ariz., to address how the industry is harnessing the power of design, technology, and talent to transform prefabrciation and modular construction. Through both panel and roundtable discussions, small working groups, unique […]
Why Exits Lag Behind Innovation in Built-World Tech
Despite the innovation transforming construction technology, exits haven’t quite kept pace. Tools that digitize the jobsite, automate bidding, and integrate project data have transformed how the built environment operates. But when it comes to liquidity events, consolidation, or scale-stage capital, many promising startups remain in limbo. While preparing for the […]
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Infrastructure Conference 2025 – Accelerating Water and Wastewater Projects With Innovation and Strategy
This session explored how strategic capital deployment and strong partnerships can accelerate water infrastructure project delivery and improve long-term outcomes. Attendees learned how innovative monitoring and preventative maintenance approaches can extend asset lifecycles, while collaborative stakeholder engagement drives more efficient and sustainable operations.
Demo Drop: SkyCentrics
SkyCentrics CEO Tristan de Frondeville impressed judges at the 2025 Paris Summit Demo Day Competition with his company’s hardware-enabled SaaS platform helping building owners optimize their buildings for cost-effective performance and lower carbon emissions. SkyCentrics believes that AI should be able to radically reduce the cost of operating and constructing […]
Construction Supply Chain Management Solutions – Venture East 2025
Next generation software solutions are transforming the construction supply chain, reducing costs and addressing sustainability. Technologies are focused on three critical areas: supply chain operations, financial management of vendors and materials, and the growing push to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint. This panel featured industry professionals and CEOs from several […]
Buildings Conference 2025 – The Role of Academia in Preparing the Designers of Tomorrow
As the AEC industry rapidly evolves with new technologies, materials, and sustainability demands, academia plays a crucial role in preparing the next generation of designers. This forward-thinking panel brought together educators, industry leaders, and practitioners to discuss how academic programs can bridge the gap between theory and practice. Topics included […]
Is AI Eating the World? – Venture East 2025 Panel Session
AI is rapidly transforming the built environment, driving massive change across design, construction, operations, and infrastructure. In a panel moderated by BuiltWorlds CEO Rosemarie Lipman and titled “Is AI Eating the World,” industry leaders Ty Findley (Ironspring Ventures), Rene Morkos (ALICE Technologies), Patrick Lalonde (EllisDon), Tom Scarangello (Thornton Tomasetti), and […]
Tokyo Global Summit 2025 – AI and the Transformation of Project Planning & Design
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the way AECO professionals plan, design, and deliver projects. In this session, global leaders shared cutting-edge applications of AI in the planning and design process, from generative design and predictive modeling to integrated project workflows and more. Panelists explored how these innovations are streamlining decision-making, […]