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• Sep 19, 2022.

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The recent uptrend in the Middle East in BIM usage is a step in the right direction for 5D ...

• Jul 26, 2022.

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Rider Levett Bucknall’s 2nd Quarter 2022 International Report shows pressures in regional ...

• Jul 22, 2022.

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

• Jul 7, 2022.

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Like many industries right now, the construction industry is facing a significant workforce shortage...

• Jun 27, 2022.

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The future of 5D BIM has been a long time coming. Way back in 1962, engineer and internet pioneer, ...

• Apr 20, 2022.

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The year is 1783. The treaty between the United States and Great Britain is signed in Paris, ...

• Mar 31, 2022.

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As the passage of the infrastructure bill offers encouragement, new challenges—inflation and the ...

• Mar 29, 2022.

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This survey reports a 4.5% increase in cranes , essentially recovering to crane counts from this ...

• Jan 5, 2022.

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With construction costs up 7.42% over the past 12 months, RLB offers insight and analysis while the ...

• Dec 14, 2021.

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According to Rider Levett Bucknall’s (RLB) 4th Quarter 2021 International Report, global ...

• Nov 29, 2021.

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The 11th edition of the RLB COVID-19 Survey continues the focus change made in the 10th edition, to ...

• Oct 20, 2021.

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‘Pay it Forward: Proactive Cost Estimating’ can be found on page 51 of the 2021 edition ...

• Oct 7, 2021.

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How Owner-Mandated Vaccination Policies Can Impact Construction Projects By John Jozwick and Sam ...

• Sep 28, 2021.

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RLB’s Latest QCR Charts Construction Trends in Cities Throughout North America With data current ...

• Sep 28, 2021.

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

• Sep 20, 2021.

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The AIA’s recent 2017 update of standard documents has not fundamentally altered an architect’s ...

• Aug 25, 2021.

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This 10th edition of the RLB COVID-19 Survey changes focus slightly, to include reference to not ...

• Aug 18, 2021.

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‘Checking Out: Converting Hotels to Housing’ can be found on page 16 of the 2021 edition...

• Aug 15, 2021.

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According to the Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) 2nd Quarter 2021 International Report, global border ...

• Aug 11, 2021.

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‘Post-Pandemic Project Management’ can be found on page 28 of the 2021 edition ...

• Jul 20, 2021.

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Breaking Out of Silos ‘Providing Customized Client Service: Breaking out of Silos’ can ...

• Jul 19, 2021.

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RLB issues their 2021 Riders Digest. The Digest is an annual compilation of regional and ...

• Jun 24, 2021.

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RLB’s Latest QCR Reports That National Construction Costs See Their Biggest Quarter-to-Quarter ...

• Jun 22, 2021.

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The Outlook for the American AEC Industries From Surviving to Thriving: The Outlook for the American...

• Jun 10, 2021.

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Digital engineering and technological advancements are fundamentally impacting the built ...

• Jun 2, 2021.

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Providing detailed local construction market intelligence and data 2020 has left a residual economic...

• May 26, 2021.

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This glorious region of the world has been perhaps the worst hit of all by the dreadful side effects...

• May 14, 2021.

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Perspective magazine brings you the latest in innovation, technology and research from RLB’s ...

• Apr 23, 2021.

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Edition 9 of the RLB Covid-19 Survey completes the year since our first Covid-19 Survey. Our ...

• Apr 20, 2021.

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The RLB Crane Index® charts construction trends in cities throughout North America. The first ...

• Apr 20, 2021.

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Q1 2021 Quarterly Cost Report Charts Construction Trends in Cities Throughout North America The Q1 ...

• Mar 18, 2021.

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According to the Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) 4th Quarter 2020 International Report, the six-month ...

• Mar 8, 2021.

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To celebrate International Women’s Day, with the theme of Choose To Challenge, we’re excited...

• Feb 18, 2021.

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Issue 8 of our Global Report provides a comparative analysis of the views of our colleagues across ...

• Feb 1, 2021.

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The role of a quantity surveyor is to model complete costs, but budgets must be set long before an ...

• Jan 5, 2021.

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In this edition of the QCR, we offer perspective on a pivotal period for construction throughout ...