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Research Reports
2026 Annual Preconstruction Benchmarking Report
KEY INSIGHTS: Across all surveyed preconstruction technology categories, a clear maturation cycle is evident. Tools that were heavily in pilot phases in 2025, particularly planning-focused solutions like estimating and scheduling, have largely transitioned to full deployment in 2026. Administrative and supporting workflows are growing more slowly, with adoption still far […]
Q4 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 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 […]
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Top Lists
2026 Preconstruction Top 50 List
Welcome to the 2026 Preconstruction Top 50 List! The Preconstruction Top 50 List was derived from a combination of 2026 Preconstruction Survey data, direct industry research, member conversations & feedback, […]
2026 Mavericks 50 List
The 2023 BuiltWorlds Maverick Awards winners highlights 50 individuals who have acted as trendsetters and innovators in the built world, from architects and engineers to contractors, technologists, influencers, entrepreneurs, and urban designers.
2025 Top 50 Venture & Investment Deals
Welcome to the 2025 Top 50 Venture & Investment Deals List! This list spotlights the most significant publicly announced venture capital deals accelerating technology adoption across the built environment. It […]
2025 Offsite Top 50 List
Welcome to the 2025 Offsite Top 50 List! The Offsite 50 List was derived from a combination of the 2025 Offsite Construction Survey data, direct industry research, member conversations & […]
2025 Venture Investors Top 50
Welcome to the 2025 Top 50 Investors-a showcase of the venture capital (VC) and corporate venture capital (CVC) firms actively shaping technology in construction and real estate. BuiltWorlds has spent […]
2025 Infrastructure Tech Top 50 List
Welcome to the 2025 Infrastructure Tech Top 50! The Infrastructure Tech Top 50 List was derived from a combination of the 2025 Infrastructure Benchmarking Survey data, direct industry research, member […]
Bio-what? Biophilia’s impact on architecture and design
It’s Earth Week, so what better time to look at how biophilia is
influencing design? No, not Bjork’s last album. Biophilia is the love of
life, so it rests on the notion that humans innately respond positively to
nature and the outdoors. Yet we spend 90% of our time indoors. VOA’s Susan
Heinking suggests how the built environment can help.
Judgment Night: Where Ideas Collide!
The lineups are set. The judges are ironing their robes. And our disruptors
are practicing their presentations. All that is needed is you. You in?
BW Sessions: NuCurrent
Wireless charging startup NuCurrent was founded in 2009 as a fix
for implanted medical devices. Three years later, the Chicago tech
design firm pivoted toward consumer electronics. In December, it signed a
deal with a local manufacturing partner that will help bring the tech to a
job site near you.
Six Trends Shaping Construction Software Solutions
Software tends to evolve in stride with enterprise IT, with sector
leaders interpreting overarching trends in a way that benefits their unique
goals. Enterprise resource planning solutions benchmark progress in
that realm. CMiC’s Bassem Hamdy here offers his own interpretations.
UI Labs launches CityWorks urban incubator
UI LABS has launched CityWorks, a consortium of public and private heavy
hitters aiming to create a global hub of infrastructure innovation. Created
in collaboration with the City of Chicago, local universities and civic
partners, CityWorks’ founding members also
include Microsoft, Accenture, ComEd, and Siemens.
Top 4 Handheld 3D Scanners
With both 3D handheld and just scanners, in general, currently have
a breakthrough year, we had to catch up with our friend and resident
authority on the subject, 3D Imaging Specialist and Industrial Engineer
at Studio MGI Christopher Wilkes for a well needed brain picking session.
Check out the handheld scanners that most interested him.
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The Power of Internal Incubation: CORE Studio & Thornton Tomasetti – 2026 AI/ML Conference
For more than a decade, CORE studio has advanced the frontier of AI/ML within the AEC industry, transforming Thornton Tomasetti’s 70-year legacy of structural engineering expertise into powerful, scalable digital tools. This presentation delivered by Robert Otani, chief technology officer for Thornton Tomasetti, traced CORE’s evolution—from early generative design work […]
Demo Drop: Neuron Factory
At the inaugural Munich AI Conference, Neuron Factory Co-Founder & CEO Zaid Kahn pitched the company’s AI-powered preconstruction platform, designed to streamline workflows, augment teams, and boost productivity across complex, large-scale construction projects to a full room and insightful judges panel. In April 2026, Neuron Factory announced a strategic investment […]
Construction Tech Conference 2025 – The Preconstruction Playbook: Essential Steps for Project Efficiency
A successful construction project starts long before ground is broken. Discussing how early collaboration, data-driven decision-making, and innovative tools an optimize workflows, control costs, and improve project outcomes, this panel explored the essential steps of preconstruction. Industry experts provided real-world examples of and insights into best practices across all aspects […]
Climate-First Construction: Investing in Carbon, Codes, Circularity and Sustainability – Venture West 2026
From low-carbon materials and high-performance structural systems to retrofit platforms and circular solutions, climate is no longer a side theme—it is reshaping how assets are designed, upgraded, and financed across the built environment. This panel of experts spanning investors, founders, and corporate innovators focused on technologies that cut embodied carbon, […]
Matterhaul Demo Drop – Venture West 2026 Demo Day Winner
“Imagine it’s 5:30 in the morning and you’re pulling into the supply house parking lot so you can beat the rush,” Matterhaul Founder and CEO Shawn Razek said, setting the scene in his winning pitch at the Venture West Demo Day competition. “You get inside… but the counter sales rep […]
Keynote Fireside Chat With Brick & Mortar Ventures – Venture West 2026
BuiltWorlds’ 2026 Venture West kicked off with an engaging keynote fireside chat between Brick & Mortar Ventures Founder & Managing Director Darren Bechtel and General Partner Kaustubh Pandya, moderated by BuiltWorlds CEO Rosemarie Lipman. Nearly ten years on from Brick & Mortar’s founding, Bechtel reflected on how venture in AEC […]