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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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  • Perspective

    Perspective 2023 vol 1

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

  • 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 ...

  • Capability

    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 ...

  • Digital Transformation

    That 5D Feeling: An insight into the recent Middle East BIM uptrend

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

  • International Report

    Strong post Covid-19 demand tempered by short term disruption

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

  • City Market Insights

    City Market Insights Q2 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 Q2 2022

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

  • Perspective

    Perspective 2022 vol 1

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

  • Construction Cost Report

    RLB Construction Cost Report North Americas Q1 2022

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

  • Crane Index

    RLB Crane Index® North America Q1 2022

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

  • Construction Cost Report

    RLB Construction Cost Report North America Q4 2021

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

  • Market Research

    Global Construction Market Activity Positive according to Q4 International Report

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

  • Market Research

    COVID-19: Global Survey Report, Issue 11

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

  • Future Thinking

    Pay it Forward: Proactive Cost Estimating

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

  • Construction Cost Report

    RLB Construction Cost Report North America Q3 2021

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

  • Crane Index

    RLB Crane Index® North America Q3 2021

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

  • Capability

    What is the Standard of Care for an Architect?

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

  • Market Research

    COVID-19: Global Survey Report, Issue 10

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

  • Future Thinking

    Checking Out: Converting Hotels to Housing

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

  • Market Research

    Global border closures continue to impact construction markets

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

  • Future Thinking

    Post-Pandemic Project Management

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

  • Future Thinking

    Providing Customized Client Service:

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

  • Market Research

    RLB Riders Digest North America 2021

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