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• Sep 24, 2025.

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The third quarter of 2025 reveals a mixed landscape in construction activity, with crane counts ...

• Sep 22, 2025.

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Hawaii saw a year-over-year construction cost increase of 5.40%, outpacing the national average of ...

• Sep 22, 2025.

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Canada experienced an average year-over-year construction cost increase of 4.96% (above the national...

• Sep 22, 2025.

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Our West region experienced an average year-over-year construction cost increase of 4.39% (below the...

• Sep 22, 2025.

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Our Central region experienced an average year-over-year construction cost increase of 4.02% (below ...

• Sep 22, 2025.

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Our East region experienced an average year-over-year construction cost increase of 4.01% (below the...

• Sep 22, 2025.

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Owners today face an AEC landscape defined by volatility, rapid innovation, and ...

• Sep 8, 2025.

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Selecting a procurement strategy affects cost, schedule, quality and team relationships and is ...

• Sep 8, 2025.

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Successfully building a sustainable manufacturing plant requires early planning and strategic ...

• Sep 7, 2025.

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What does meaningful progress look like in today’s rapidly evolving world? Some point to ...

• Sep 7, 2025.

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For healthcare funding to succeed, facilities managers must ensure infrastructure investments are ...

• Aug 20, 2025.

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Just published is the latest edition of EMEA Hotels Monitor, the collaborative report by ...

• Jul 7, 2025.

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Our east region experienced an average year-over-year construction cost increase of 4.55% (above the...

• Jul 7, 2025.

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The central corridor shows mixed signals as cities respond to shifting economic and market forces. ...

• Jul 7, 2025.

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The Western corridor saw an average year-over-year construction cost increase of 4.17%, slightly ...

• Jul 7, 2025.

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Our latest quarterly construction cost report shares that Hawaii has the fourth largest annual ...

• Jul 7, 2025.

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Trends reveal a construction landscape in Alberta and Ontario defined by significant public ...

• Jul 7, 2025.

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“There’s no shortage of uncertainty in today’s marketplace,” says Paul Brussow, President of...

• Jun 17, 2025.

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Providing detailed local construction market intelligence and data In 2024, the Caribbean continued ...

• Jun 5, 2025.

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The Whitebridge Hotel Monitor Report is a collaborative publication by Whitebridge Hospitality, RLB,...

• Apr 2, 2025.

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The 2025 first-quarter crane count holds steady, reflecting the market’s overall hesitation to ...

• Apr 2, 2025.

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The latest quarterly cost report (QCR) charts construction trends in 16 cities throughout North ...

• Feb 25, 2025.

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The RLB Global Annual Report 2025 demonstrates how our 4,500 people worldwide are improving project ...

• Jan 8, 2025.

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The latest QCR charts construction trends in cities throughout North America; new research indicates...

• Nov 13, 2024.

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Providing clients with the confidence they need to make crucial, timely decisions that drive the ...

• Oct 7, 2024.

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

• Oct 4, 2024.

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Construction Cost Increase Is the Lowest It’s Been in Three Years; up 1.07% , compared to ...

• Oct 4, 2024.

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The construction landscape holds steady across North America, as the rate of decrease competes with ...

• Jul 10, 2024.

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

• Jul 10, 2024.

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

• Jul 2, 2024.

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Construction costs are up 1.12% from Q1 and up 5.41% year-over-year. This edition of our QCR ...

• Jun 6, 2024.

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On behalf of RLB’s Global Board, I am delighted to share with you our first Global Annual Report. ...

• Apr 23, 2024.

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Providing detailed local construction market intelligence and data In 2023, Latin America and the ...

• Apr 2, 2024.

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

• Apr 2, 2024.

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

• Apr 2, 2024.

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Construction costs are up 1.29% from Q4 and to 5.85% year-over-year. This edition of our QCR ...