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2025 Annual Field Solutions Benchmark Report

May 8, 2025

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

April 24, 2025

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

March 16, 2025

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

February 19, 2025

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

February 12, 2025

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

January 20, 2025

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

May 15, 2025

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, […]

BuiltWorlds 2025 Project Software Top 50 List

2025 Project Software Top 50 List

April 18, 2025

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 […]

BuiltWordsl 2025 Sustainable Jobstites Top 50

2025 Sustainable Jobsites Top 50

March 24, 2025

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

February 26, 2025

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

February 18, 2025

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

January 28, 2025

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 […]

News & Analysis

Articles & Feature Stories that cover the latest news & trending topics
Burns & Mcdonnell chief innovation officer matt olson

The Pursuit of Innovation: A Q&A With 2025 Construction Tech Conference Keynote Matt Olson

The construction industry is experiencing a transformational shift towards innovation, brought on by persisting challenges like labor and productivity. The embrace of innovation has become a necessity. Individuals need to be more productive. Systems and processes need to be more efficient. That was the thinking of Burns & McDonnell Chair […]

5 Takeaways From the 2025 Field Solutions Benchmarking Report

BuiltWorlds’ 2025 Field Solutions Benchmarking Report delivers actionable insights, drawn from global general contractors, on the tools and technologies shaping today’s jobsites. The report highlights how firms are using field solutions to improve productivity, safety and coordination across complex projects. By covering categories such as workforce management, site logistics and […]

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Breaking Down a Wasteful Industry: Q&A With Joanne Rodriguez, Founder and CEO of Mycocycle

In 2017, after 30 years in construction products and material manufacturing, Joanne Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Mycocycle, left the industry. “There was an emerging dialogue around material transparency and cradle-to-gate and things that would take in end-of-life products,” recalled Rodriguez, who first learned about construction waste issues while working […]

Q&A With Stephanie Lin, VP & General Manager of Operate Solution, Matterport

In the lead up to the 2025 Buildings Conference, we sat down with Matterport’s VP & General Manager of Operate Solution Stephanie Lin to discuss challenges and advancements in data capturing impacting building operations and facility management. Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your role at Matterport. […]

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Four Reasons to Attend BuiltWorlds’ Innovating Building Materials and Supply Chain Conference

BuiltWorlds’ Innovating Building Materials and Supply Chain Conference presents a new opportunity for professionals in the construction industry, including those in materials, manufacturing, and supply groups, to engage in meaningful conversations that will advance this critical aspect of the industry. The conference will feature engaging panel sessions, case studies and group […]

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Mixing AI With Concrete and Cement: A Q&A With Eric Koehler of Titan America

With concrete and cement technology going back thousands of years, seen in such famous historical structures as Rome’s Colosseum and Pantheon, you might think that builders have concrete pretty well figured out. Eric Koehler, vice president of innovation and product quality for Titan America, a building materials manufacturer operating across […]

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Analyst Calls & Videos

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Interviews | Tech in Real Estate

From video-chatting to GPS trip-tracking, the number of tasks now at our fingertips seems to multiply each day. Just like virtually every other market segment, the real estate industry also has been transformed by the
tech revolution.

Recap | Tech in Real Estate

For this event, BW looked at how the real estate industry is embracing ways to creatively use the latest gadgets and apps to enable faster and easier online and handheld commerce.

Gabe Greenbaum Pritzker Group Ventures

Interviews | Judgement Night

Unmanned airships, 3D printer marketplaces, digital instruction manuals, polarized glass shades, and a one-stop shop for leftover jobsite materials usually don’t have anything in common. But on BuiltWorlds’ first-ever
Judgment Night pitch event, they did. Five companies from across the U.S. squared off in a startup battle royale here and there could only be one winner.

Recap | Judgment Night

Unmanned airships, 3D printer marketplaces, digital instruction manuals, polarized glass shades, and a one-stop shop for leftover jobsite materials usually don’t have anything in common. But on BuiltWorlds’ first-ever
Judgment Night pitch event, they did. Five companies from across the U.S. squared off in a startup battle royale here and there could only be one winner.

David Ivey on overcoming BIM pain points | BIM/IPD Night

David Ivey of HOK on overcoming BIM pain points | BIM/IPD Night Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) are two complementary tools in today’s AEC toolbox, but that doesn’t mean they always work together harmoniously.

Josh Farkas on VR in Architecture | BIM/IPD Night

Josh Farkas of Cubicle Ninjas on Virtual Reality in Architecture Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) are two complementary tools in today’s AEC toolbox, but that doesn’t mean they
always work together harmoniously.