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Research Reports
2025 Annual 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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Top Lists
2025 Project Software Top 50 List
Welcome to the 2025 Project Software Top 50! The Project Software Top 50 List was derived from a combination of the 2025 Project Software Survey data, direct industry research, member […]
2025 Sustainable Jobsites Top 50
Welcome to the 2025 Sustainable Jobsites Top 50, derived from a combination of the 2025 Sustainable Jobsite Survey responses, direct industry research, member conversations and feedback, and case studies. The […]
2025 Preconstruction Tech Top 50 List
Welcome to the 2025 Preconstruction Tech Top 50 List! The Preconstruction 50 List was derived from a combination of BuiltWorlds’ 2025 Preconstruction Benchmarking Survey data, direct industry research, member conversations […]
2025 Building Tech Top 50 List
Welcome to the 2025 Building Tech Top 50! The Building Tech Top 50 List was derived from a combination of the 2025 Building Tech Survey data, direct industry research, member […]
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, […]
New $1.4B Falcons Stadium will soar on sustainability
Atlanta’s Falcons are already on vacation, but construction crews are
working through the winter on the team’s new home, on track to make it the
first-ever LEED platinum-certified football stadium when it opens in 2017.
Connectivity, BIM conquer complexity with collaboration
Could we be moving into a world where project partners are selected on
capability rather than price? Arup’s experience at UCSF’s Mission Bay
Hospital suggests that tantalizing possibility. Yes, welcome to the Big
Room.
Trimble, Clayco among those cleared for drone takeoff by FAA
In a significant move by the FAA, four U.S. firms have been cleared for
commercial drone use, two of them from the built environment. All
indications suggest many more are to come.
Bridging tech divide to bring safe access to remote villages
Bridges to Prosperity’s work in Rwanda has served as a proving ground for
the fusion of simplicity + technology, with the aim of eliminating poverty
wherever isolation is to blame. B2P alum Andrew Seelaus reports.
Youth, not just gender, will shape our tech future
Gender isn’t the only factor when it comes to the evolution of tech
leadership. When BW reached out to three industry experts for their
thoughts on the gender issue, they all brought up age.
‘BIG DATA’ draws crowd, blows minds, feeds buzz
Reflecting on last week’s successful joint program here, the Chicago
Architecture Foundation (CAF) and BuiltWorlds could hardly have been more
pleased with the SRO turnout and content-rich environment created by ‘The
BIG Idea: Experience Data’.
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2025 AI/ML Conference: AI’s Impact in the Field, Scaling at Suffolk
Dr. Sarah Buchner, Kelsey Gauger, and a Suffolk power user discuss Trunk Tools and Suffolk Construction’s recently signed enterprise agreement, and how Suffolk is approaching AI across its jobsites in partnership with Trunk Tools. Speakers: Brandon Ramsey, Trunk Tools (moderator) Dr. Sarah Buchner, Trunk Tools Kelsey Gauger, Suffolk Construction Joseph […]
2025 AI/ML Conference: A Strategic Conversation on Data and AI Implementation
As data and AI continue to redefine the AEC industry, leaders are faced with exciting possibilities and complex challenges. This panel explored the strategic impact of data and AI on project workflows, supply chain management, and decision-making. Rather than focusing solely on specific use cases, our guests dived into the […]
2024 Toronto Summit: Building Tech & Sustainability: Technology Shaping the Future
As sustainability, green building, and the ultimate operation of our physical assets continue to garner more attention, it is important to understand the processes and technologies available to meet the growing demands of owners and occupants. Panelists discussed how we can effectively plan and design our buildings and infrastructure to […]
2025 AI/ML Conference: Learning the Lifecycle: AI from Concept to Deployment
Implementing AI is a process from initial concept through to deployment and ongoing maintenance. This panel guided attendees through each stage of the AI lifecycle, including ideation, data collection, model development, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement. Experts discussed best practices for managing this process, ensuring that AI projects are delivered […]
ConTech Talks: John Patridge, President, Milestone Services Group
At our recent Fintech Conference we had the opportunity to sit down and speak with John Patridge, President, Milestone Services Group to have a talk about the critical need for construction companies to collect, organize, and analyze project data.
Demo Drop: NxLite
NxLite, formerly known as 3E Nano Inc., is a climate technology company specializing in the development and commercialization of high-performance, nano-thin energy and solar control coatings. Founded in November 2015 by entrepreneurs with extensive backgrounds in solar energy and nanotechnology, NxLite aims to revolutionize energy efficiency across various industries.