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Research Reports
2025 Annual Field Solutions Benchmark 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 […]
2025 Annual Project Management & Oversight 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 Project Management & Oversight Benchmarking Report delves into five essential areas of […]
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 […]
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Top Lists
2025 Field Solutions Top 50 List
Welcome to the 2025 Field Solutions Top 50 List! The Field Solutions Top 50 List was derived from a combination of the 2025 Field Solutions Survey data, direct industry research, […]
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 […]
Our first ‘Speak & Connect’ hits it out of the park!
Thanks so much to everyone who attended our first-ever ‘Speak & Connect’
event on Nov. 6. We definitely feel the momentum building here at
BuiltWorlds and the electricity that arrived with you all that evening is
still illuminating our offices today.
From Smart Buildings to Smart Cities, Mapping Digital DNA
If Big, Infinite Data is a key for cities evolving into Smart Cities, then
a question arises as to the hierarchy of data prioritization. In other
words, where does a city start?
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.’
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Buildings Conference 2025: Keynote Address – Kelly Bacon, AECOM
We’re living through an inflection point in the history of the built environment, where exponential advances in technology are transforming how we imagine, design, and operate the world around us. Yet, despite the possibilities, the AEC industry still ranks among the slowest in adopting emerging technologies. Why? Because the path […]
Venture West 2025: WND Ventures: Commitment to the Future of Construction
Since 2015, WND has invested into 15 startups, incubated four entities and invested in two venture funds as a Limited Partner (LP). The leaders within the organization categorize these efforts as “a good start.” WND has taken the lessons learned from its innovation, R&D and venture capital experiences and created […]
2025 Venture West Keynote: Former Governor Bill Ritter, Blackhorn Ventures & Freestone Strategies
Former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, operating partner at Blackhorn Ventures and partner at Freestone Strategies, gave the keynote address at the 2025 Venture West Conference in San Francisco, Calif. In his address, Ritter examined the impact of political policies on the construction industry and built environment economy. Offering thoughts on […]
Venture West 2025: Endgame Strategies for Project Management and Vertical Software
Project management software has become more expensive while industry productivity continues to decline. Additionally, AI is fundamentally challenging the way businesses interact with their software. This panel from the 2025 Venture West Conference in San Francisco explored how industry stakeholders are evaluating investment in field management and enterprise software. Panelists […]
2024 Toronto Summit: Future Workforce: Lessons Developing Future Leaders
The construction industry continues to face increasing concerns of labor shortages as the demand for skilled workers outpaces supply. In an effort to mitigate growing risks, many individuals and organizations have put forth broad efforts to understand how to develop the next generation of future leaders while working to attract […]
BuiltWorlds Conversations: Technology in Education, Developing and Incorporating Digital Twins, and the Most Exciting Trends Surrounding AEC Startups
In this special installment of BuiltWorlds Conversations, we sat down Dr. David Gerber, professor of practice at both the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering as well as its School of Architecture, whose impressive resume includes advanced degrees from both the Design Research Laboratory of the Architectural Association […]