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Research Reports

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 […]

2024 Annual Offsite Construction Benchmarking Report

September 10, 2024

Summary BuiltWorlds’ Benchmarking program offers Engineering, Construction, and Real Estate Company members an opportunity to gauge their technology adoption against their peers so they can identify and prioritize the gaps in their technology stack they need to address to be a leading firm in terms of digitization and innovation. Since […]

Annual Tools, Equipment, and Robotics Benchmarking Report

August 14, 2024

Summary The Benchmarking program offers BuiltWorld’s Engineering, Construction, and Real Estate Company members an opportunity to gauge their technology adoption against their peers so they can identify and prioritize the gaps in their technology stack they need to address to be a leading firm in terms of digitization. Since its […]

Q2 2024 Venture Report: State of Built World Venture Markets

July 15, 2024

Table of Contents Introduction 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 If built world venture capital markets proved one thing in Q2 2024, it’s that we are […]

Annual Field Solutions Benchmarking Report

June 19, 2024

Summary The Benchmarking program offers BuiltWorld’s Engineering, Construction, and Real Estate Company members an opportunity to gauge their technology adoption against their peers so they can identify and prioritize the gaps in their technology stack they need to address to be a leading firm in terms of digitization. Since its […]

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Top Lists

2024 BuiltWorlds’ Top 50 Venture Investors

October 8, 2024

Welcome to the 2024 Venture Investors 50! Since 2017, BuiltWorlds has tracked venture deals in the global construction and broader real estate ecosystem, annually spotlighting the 50 most active venture […]

2024 Offsite Construction Top 50

September 17, 2024

Welcome to the 2024 Offsite Construction Top 50! This list was derived from a combination of the 2024 Offsite Construction Survey data, direct industry research, member conversations & feedback, and […]

2024 Infrastructure Top 50

September 12, 2024

Welcome to the 2024 Infrastructure Top 50! The Infrastructure 50 List was derived from a combination of the 2024 benchmarking survey data, direct industry research, member conversations & feedback, and […]

2024 Tools & Equipment Top 50

September 5, 2024

Welcome to the 2024 Tools and Equipment Top 50! This list was derived from a combination of the 2024 Tools, Equipment, and Robotics Survey data, direct industry research, member conversations […]

2024 Robotics Top 50 List

August 21, 2024

Welcome to the 2024 Robotics Top 50! The Robotics Top 50 List was derived from a combination of the 2024 Tools, Equipment, and Robotics Survey data, direct industry research, member […]

2024 Reality Capture Top 50 List

July 11, 2024

Welcome to the 2024 Reality Capture Top 50 List! The Reality Capture Top 50 List was derived from a combination of the 2024 Field Solutions survey data, direct industry research, […]

News & Analysis

Articles & Feature Stories that cover the latest news & trending topics
Older BuiltWorlds Articles

Upending convention, design-build dorm pushes style

Long criticized as a project delivery method best suited for cookie-cutter
factories, design-build is raising eyebrows with its stunning collaboration
between splashy Studio Gang and nuts-and-bolts Mortenson.

Older BuiltWorlds Articles

Rapidly renewable, SOM + ORNL design 3D-printed enclosures

Innovation in a hurry? Yes, think ‘Space Race’. Only now, the focus is
Earth and the mission is renewable energy. Last week, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory and SOM announced an important project that may affect all our
futures.

Older BuiltWorlds Articles

Pros and Cons of the Modular method for Multifamily projects

All building methods have their strong and weak points, and it’s no
different for modular construction. Here, Procore Technologies’ Alisa Banks
Snyder discusses why the future for modular multiresidential work looks
very bright. .

Older BuiltWorlds Articles

Backed by big names, FLUX boosts data Flow via Interoperability

Google is known for pressing the boundaries of technology in virtually
everything it does. Now, the global search giant and a host of AEC heavy
hitters have helped to create Flux, a new process tool that may soon
revolutionize our industry.

Older BuiltWorlds Articles

Unity ups AEC game via VIMtrek partnership

Determined to broaden its reach into the design and construction industry,
San Francisco-based video game giant Unity Technologies is partnering with
AEC specialist VIMtrek Group in an exclusive distribution alliance.

Older BuiltWorlds Articles

UK Real Estate Accelerator PI Labs Begins Round Two

Now that technology has crept into every facet of our lives, it should come
as no surprise that the real estate industry has recently seen a
significant increase in the tech tools available in their artillery.
Needless to say, the markets are hot. Enter PI Labs.

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Analyst Calls & Videos

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10.16.2024 Analyst Call – Offsite Construction IV – Volumetric Modular

Offsite Construction, is quickly gaining popularity in the industry through a wide variety of use cases, especially in residential applications, but that is not to say it doesn’t have transformative potential in commercial construction as well. Building off of the Panelized Prefabrication webinar in September, this Analyst Call highlighted well-known […]

2024 Tokyo Summit Keynote: George Pfeffer, CEO, DPR Construction

What is at the core of every project? People. At their core, projects are about teamwork, connection, a shared vision. Watch as George Pfeffer delivers the keynote address at the 2024 Tokyo Summit

Contech Talks: Jeff Danley, Director of Innovation, Burns & McDonnell

At this year’s Construction Tech Conference we were fortunate enough to sit with Jeff Danley, Director of Innovation at Burns & McDonnell to talk about how Burns & McDonnell is pushing the envelope on innovation with their new CEO, Leslie Duke.

2024 Toronto Summit: Hard-Tech: Offsite Fabrication Techniques

Pulling insight from a general contractor, academia, and solution provider, this session provided a wide range of perspectives on the ins and outs of offsite construction. For a building process with considerable potential, we have yet to see widespread adoption in its current state. The group discussed opportunities and challenges […]

ConTech Talks: Ciaran Roche, Co-Founder & CTO, Coevolve

Ciaran Roche, Co-Founder & CTO of Coevolve sat down with the BuiltWorlds team at the 2024 Construction Technology Conference to talk about some of the trends that he’s seeing in the construction tech ecosystem and how Coevolve is helping companies prepare for the incoming shifting tides. Coevolve is a global […]

2024 Toronto Summit: Smart Jobsites: Equipment & Robotics Breakthroughs That Will Finally Improve Productivity in the Field

As the interest in, and viability of, innovative and autonomous robotics and equipment increases, it is critical to understand how best to think about, adopt, and implement these technologies. The question for larger organizations has shifted from “should I be thinking about this” to “how should i be thinking about […]