Industry Research & Insights

SmartMarket Reports provide research on emerging trends that are impacting and transforming the construction and building industry. Stay up-to-date on topics including risk management, building information modeling, world green building trends, and safety advancements.

Resources

Green Building in Multifamily and Single-Family Homes

Explore green building and sustainable development in multifamily and single-family homes. Learn about the drivers encouraging more green building in the future.

Q3 2017 USG + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index

The CCI is designed to gauge the outlook for the US Commercial Construction Industry.

Q2 2017 USG + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index

The CCI is designed to gauge the outlook for the US Commercial Construction Industry.

The Business Value of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Infrastructure

Explore the value BIM provides for owners, engineers and contractors in the infrastructure sector. Learn about the use of building information modeling on road, airport and rail projects.

Building a Safety Culture

Learn how to build a safety culture and maintain construction site safety. Explore the benefits of safety to your company, and the recent trends in safety training.

Managing Construction Risks

Explore the methods used to manage construction risks. Learn the top risks faced by owners and contractors, and the best risk mitigation practices.

Creating Healthy Buildings: Trends in Sustainable Development

Learn about the sustainable development of healthy buildings. Explore the benefits achieved and the metrics used to measure building impacts.

Corporate Sustainability Reaches Middle Age

Explore how corporate sustainability is quickly becoming a main priority for corporate America. Learn about the growing gap between sustainable companies and unsustainable ones.

Building a Safety Culture

Includes 33 leading indicators of a safety culture and examines the positive impact of safety management practices on the industry.

Using Construction Project Performance Metrics to Optimize the Owner Organization

Explore groundbreaking research on the most common shortcomings experienced by construction owners. Understand what sets top-performing owner organizations apart from the rest.