Design & Construction

Our Design & Construction solution explores the challenges, technology innovations and emerging trends shaping design and construction practices across industrial and commercial assets – from building retrofits to new industrial facilities and transport infrastructure. Our research covers key solution categories including construction management, digital twins, CPIP/IWMS and engineering simulation, helping you navigate the evolving landscape.

Drive smarter design-build decisions with forward-looking research on AEC tech and digital twins, empowering real estate leaders to deliver efficient, resilient projects.

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This research solution provides a comprehensive view of the challenges, innovations and evolving solution landscape shaping design and construction practices across industrial and commercial buildings. It spans the full range of project types – from building retrofits and new industrial facilities to transport infrastructure. Covering one of the fastest-growing sectors, the research features in-depth content on construction management, digital twins, CPIP/IWMS project solutions and engineering simulation. It supports building owners, developers, service providers, engineers, project managers and contractors in selecting the right technologies to deliver successful outcomes.

Core modules

Our solutions are made up of research modules led by dedicated analysts.

Market Analysis

AEC

Analyzes leading tech in AEC, from construction management to digital twins and lifecycle impact of buildings.

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Corporate Insights

Industrial Transformation Leaders

Explore priorities, budgets, and best practices for leaders in ops, maintenance, safety, engineering, and data.

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Corporate Insights

Real Estate Leaders

Insights into real estate challenges, priorities, and budgets across the real estate lifecycle for owners, occupiers, and investors.

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Market Analysis

Specialist Industrial Transformation Solutions

Covers IEDC and PSM markets with insights into vendor strategy, innovation, and growth opportunities.

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Recent insights

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Report

Building Digital Platforms & Operational Tech

Market Trends: Building System Verticals Entering The Platform Arena

As digital platforms increasingly proliferate across the real estate and built environment software market, vendors within traditional operational technology (OT) silos – or systems that previously existed in their own vertical ecosystems – have begun the process of digitizing and creating their own platforms. Firms operating within the largest of these building verticals, namely security, lighting and HVAC, are considering whether they should pursue a further digital shift. These verticals – with their systems already deeply embedded within building infrastructure, comprising dispersed hardware such as cameras, lights, sensors and control systems – have the potential to evolve beyond their traditional roles, becoming data-rich platforms that enable centralized data collection and analysis. This report provides essential value for building operators seeking to centralize operations by identifying platform strategies that can be layered onto existing infrastructure or embedded into new construction and retrofit projects. It also delivers strategic insights for systems integrators and product owners looking to evolve their offerings, equipping them with a clear understanding of cross-vertical dynamics, emerging integration opportunities and the competitive trajectory of platform development across the built environment.

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Claire Stephens

25 June 2025

Research leaders

Sophie Planken-Bichler

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Josh Graessle

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Prominent vendors

Drive smarter design-build decisions with forward-looking research on AEC tech and digital twins, empowering real estate leaders to deliver efficient, resilient projects.

Prominent vendors

Our research includes major design and construction vendors like AspenTech, Bentley Systems, Autodesk, Nemetschek, Procore, Dassault Systèmes, PTC, Hexagon, Rockwell Automation, AECOM and Arup.

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