Research Reports
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 stages, […]
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 […]
2024 Annual Offsite Construction Benchmarking Report
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
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 Top 50 Venture & Investment Deals
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
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
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 […]
2024 BuiltWorlds’ Top 50 Venture Investors
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
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
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 […]
Jury honors 25 ‘inspiring’ Bentley projects at London conference
An international jury of 33 industry experts selected this year’s crop of
top tech uses in the field.
BW Sessions: Honest Buildings
Don’t have time to check up on word-of-mouth recommendations? NYC’s Honest
Buildings believes it has a better way for matching owners with vetted
service providers in the built environment.
‘Future Leaders’ model mentorship, tech integration
When the Chicago Building Congress this year decided to give out its
first-ever ‘Future Leaders’ Awards, it could not have imagined how similar
its separate male and female winners would end up being.
Meet CBC ‘future leader’ honoree Jen Suerth
This week, the Chicago Building Congress honors Mortenson Construction’s
Jennifer Suerth as a ‘Future Leader’. This summer, Hard Hat Hub interviewed
her as part of its ongoing blog series, ‘A View From My Hard Hat.’
Trimble’s latest deal a dream for Frank Gehry
On a buying spree since 2009, Trimble now gets GTeam, a cloud-based project
management and collaboration platform. It also now owns GT’s project
design, modeling, optimization, and management services arm, too.
Bridgit: From Startup to ‘Closeout’
Bridgit’s desire to innovate and educate sets them apart from the industry
norm, creating a refreshing, disruptive alternative to long-held practices
within the built environment.
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ConTech Talks: Jeff LaMorte, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, Clune Construction
At the December meeting, which focused on addressing the challenges surrounding the workforce in the industry, we met with Jeff LaMorte. As someone who works directly with this issue, his main focus is finding the right talent for the right positions. He shared that this task has become more difficult […]
2024 Construction Tech Conference: Exploring Strategies for Smooth Site Logistics Operations
Exploring Strategies for Smooth Site Logistics Operations | July 24, 2024 In this session, we explored innovative methods for optimizing jobsite logistic strategies. Attendees learned about the latest advancements in construction logistics, from advanced tracking systems and digital supply chain platforms to Just-in-Time delivery models and lean construction principles. Through […]
2025 AI/ML Conference Demo Day Winner: ConeLabs
Last week, attendees of our 2025 AI/ML Conference enjoyed a demo day competition featuring eight startups aiming to disrupt the built industry. While each company brought great ideas, ConeLabs was selected as the winner by our esteemed panel of judges. Watch above as Albert Mansour, CEO & Co-Founder of ConeLabs, […]
2025 Fintech Conference: Innovations in Technology, Software and Data: Impact on Construction Risk Management
Throughout the course of this year at BuiltWorlds, we have explored how innovations in technology and software, combined with big data and modern analytics, are transforming the industry today. Risk management has been heavily influenced by the growing maturity and capabilities of these solutions and has allowed the industry to […]
2025 Fintech Conference: ERP & PMIS Systems: Lessons for Optimizing Key Accounting Workflows
Modern construction financial processes and workflows are continuing to grow, evolve, and demand more precision than ever before. As an industry, we must take a look at the full process design, understand the evolving capabilities and nuances of our software and technological tools, and design a modern workflow that reduces […]
ConTech Talks: Tariq Taherbhai, Chief Commercial Officer – Construction & Infrastructure, Aon
Tariq Taherbhai, Chief Commercial Officer, Construction & Infrastructure at Aon, joined us after moderating a panel at our recent FinTech Conference to discuss risk mitigation and the evolving insurance landscape—particularly in response to weather-related events. According to Taherbhai, clients are increasingly concerned about four key challenges impacting the construction industry: […]