OUR LATEST THINKING

• Jan 5, 2023.

• 1 Min read

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

• Jan 4, 2023.

• 1 Min read

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

• Dec 21, 2022.

• 4 Min read

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

• Nov 1, 2022.

• 4 Min read

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

• Oct 24, 2022.

• 4 Min read

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

• Oct 24, 2022.

• 7 Min read

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

• Oct 17, 2022.

• 2 Min read

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

• Oct 10, 2022.

• 1 Min read

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

• Oct 6, 2022.

• 1 Min read

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

• Oct 6, 2022.

• 1 Min read

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

• Oct 6, 2022.

• 6 Min read

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

• Oct 6, 2022.

• 5 Min read

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

• Oct 4, 2022.

• 6 Min read

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

• Oct 4, 2022.

• 6 Min read

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

• Sep 19, 2022.

• 4 Min read

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

• Jul 26, 2022.

• 2 Min read

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

• Jul 22, 2022.

• 1 Min read

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

• Jul 7, 2022.

• 2 Min read

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

• Apr 20, 2022.

• 2 Min read

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

• Apr 15, 2022.

• 4 Min read

Real-time construction cost estimating offers owners some important advantages over the traditional ...

• Apr 9, 2022.

• 5 Min read

Truth be told, for all parties involved in a construction project, it’s the bottom line ...

• Apr 3, 2022.

• 5 Min read

Over the past 18 months, construction costs have escalated dramatically, with the pandemic ...

• Apr 2, 2022.

• 5 Min read

From reconfigured seating bowls to recalibrated revenue streams, arena design and operations are ...

• Mar 31, 2022.

• 2 Min read

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

• Mar 29, 2022.

• 1 Min read

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

• Jan 5, 2022.

• 2 Min read

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

• Dec 14, 2021.

• 5 Min read

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

• Nov 29, 2021.

• 1 Min read

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

• Oct 20, 2021.

• 3 Min read

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

• Oct 7, 2021.

• 5 Min read

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

• Sep 28, 2021.

• 1 Min read

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

• Sep 28, 2021.

• 1 Min read

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

• Sep 20, 2021.

• 3 Min read

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

• Aug 25, 2021.

• 1 Min read

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

• Aug 18, 2021.

• 5 Min read

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

• Aug 15, 2021.

• 5 Min read

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