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    US Infrastructure Market Insights

    Offering clients the level of certainty they need to make critical, real-time decisions to ensure the commercial success of their infrastructure projects. Our healthcare market insights document lets industry leaders and clients know what factors to ...

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    Healthcare Market Insights

    Offering clients the level of certainty they need to make critical, real-time decisions to ensure the commercial success of their healthcare projects. Our healthcare market insights document lets industry leaders and clients know what factors to keep...

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    Collegiate Sport Market Insights

    Offering clients the level of certainty they need to make critical, real-time decisions to ensure the commercial success of their sports projects. Our collegiate sports outlook document lets industry leaders and clients know what factors to keep an ...

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    Aviation Market Insights

    Offering clients the level of certainty they need to make critical, real-time decisions to ensure the commercial success of their aviation projects. Our Aviation outlook document lets industry leaders and clients know what factors to keep an eye on, ...

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  • Market Research

    Federal Market Insights

    Offering you the level of certainty you need to make critical, real-time decisions to ensure the ...

  • Construction Cost Report

    RLB Construction Cost Report North America Q4 2023

    Construction costs are up 1.53% from Q3 and to 5.28% year-over-year. This edition of our QCR ...

  • Perspective 2023 vol 2

    Perspective 2023 vol 2

    Each year it feels like the world is getting faster – and we have the data to prove it.  It ...

  • Perspective 2023 vol 2

    Health construction: Growth reflects changing needs of U.S. population

    There are many factors involved in the recent evolution of healthcare, but one thing is for certain:...

  • Perspective 2023 vol 2

    What shelter-in-place programs taught us about hotel renovations

    The pandemic changed our approach, and the hospitality industry is no exception. It was three years ...

  • Perspective 2023 vol 2

    Building a foundation for project success

    In the past three years, the entire construction industry has learned a lot about managing projects ...

  • Construction Cost Report

    RLB Construction Cost Report North America Q3 2023

    Construction costs are up 1.55% from Q2; compared to 6.49% year-over-year. This edition of our QCR ...

  • Crane Index

    RLB Crane Index® North America Q3 2023

    Latest Crane Count Shows Net Decrease with High Project Completion Rate There is a slight decline in...

  • Market Research

    Convention Center Market Insights

    Offering clients the level of certainty they need to make critical, real-time decisions to ensure ...

  • Capability

    Data Center Market Insights

    Offering you the level of certainty you need to make critical, real-time decisions to ensure the ...

  • International Report

    Headwinds and headaches for global construction industry

    Concerns about material costs, COVID-19, supply chain logistics and extreme weather events have ...

  • Construction Cost Report

    RLB Construction Cost Report North America Q2 2023

    New Quarterly Cost Report charts construction trends for 14 key markets in the North American ...

  • Perspective

    Perspective 2023 vol 1

    When I began my career in the built environment, over 30 years ago, I never imagined that our ...

  • Perspective 2023 vol 1

    Fast-tracking construction projects offers both risk and reward

    Between the pandemic and the current economic situation, businesses of all kinds are rethinking the ...

  • Perspective 2023 vol 1

    ESG reporting is good for society and your bottom line

    As the business world increasingly embraces the importance of Environmental, Social and Governance ...

  • Perspective 2023 vol 1

    Airport construction takes off

    With a dramatic downturn in passenger traffic in early-to-mid 2020, the industry has observed a ...

  • Perspective 2023 vol 1

    Peer Review

    These days there just doesn’t seem to be enough architects to handle the number of projects out ...

  • Construction Cost Report

    RLB Construction Cost Report North America Q1 2023

    New Quarterly Cost Report provide an eye-opening perspective on the North American construction ...

  • Crane Index

    RLB Crane Index® North America Q1 2023

    Latest Crane Count Reaches All-time High, Exceeding 500 Cranes This survey reports a nominal ...

  • Capability

    Canada Infrastructure Market Insights

    Offering clients the level of certainty they need to make critical, real-time decisions to ensure ...

  • Capability

    US Infrastructure Market Insights

    Offering clients the level of certainty they need to make critical, real-time decisions to ensure ...

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    Healthcare Market Insights

    Offering clients the level of certainty they need to make critical, real-time decisions to ensure ...

  • City Market Insights

    City Market Insights Q4 2022

    A companion to the QCR, providing a local perspective for construction costs What is a city market ...

  • Construction Cost Report

    RLB Construction Cost Report North America Q4 2022

    End-of-the-Year Quarterly Cost Report Reveals Latest Construction Trends in North American Cities As...

  • International Report

    Challenges and opportunities in the post Covid-19 world

    Although the global construction industry was impacted by government-imposed lockdowns during the ...

  • Capability

    Collegiate Sport Market Insights

    Offering clients the level of certainty they need to make critical, real-time decisions to ensure ...

  • Capability

    Aviation Market Insights

    Offering clients the level of certainty they need to make critical, real-time decisions to ensure ...

  • Future Thinking

    Planning a positive legacy from mega-event projects

    Mega events can continue to deliver for a city long after the turnstiles have shut, and the last ...

  • Perspective

    Perspective 2022 vol 2

    Since stepping into the role of RLB Global Chairman in June, I have reflected on how RLB operates ...

  • City Market Insights

    City Market Insights Q3 2022

    A companion to the QCR, providing a local perspective for construction costs What is a city market ...

  • Crane Index

    RLB Crane Index® North America Q3 2022

    Cranes are most present at residential and mixed-use projects, while contractors continue to face ...

  • Construction Cost Report

    RLB Construction Cost Report North America Q3 2022

    New Quarterly Cost Report Charts Construction Trends in Cities Throughout North America With data ...

  • Perspective 2022 vol 2

    Project managers: Know your workforce

    The number of considerations that go into starting a construction project are almost too numerous to...

  • Perspective 2022 vol 2

    Rethinking stadiums

    Almost 50 major league stadiums will turn 30 by 2030, leaving team owners, municipalities, and ...

  • Perspective 2022 vol 2

    Reducing financial risks for the lender

    Financing construction projects can be a risky business for many reasons. Major risk to schedules ...

  • Perspective 2022 vol 2

    The future of healthcare facilities

    There are many factors involved in the recent evolution of healthcare, but one thing is for certain:...