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Architecture Construction Industry Statistics

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November 10, 2026Updated
Architecture Construction Industry Statistics
Aisha OkonkwoWritten by Aisha Okonkwo·Edited by Min-ji Park·Fact-checked by Claire Beaumont
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01 Industry overview

The architecture construction industry at a glance

U.S. architecture and construction activity remains a roughly $2.1 trillion market, but 2026 performance is uneven, with data centers and institutional work offsetting weakness in several traditional building segments.

$2.1T[74]
Construction spending, 2025
5.2%[75]
Construction employment share, 2025
+33.0%
Data-center forecast growth, 2026
6.2 months[21]
Average architecture backlog, Q3 2026
Market size
U.S. building and nonbuilding construction spending was estimated at $2.1 trillion in 2025. Separately, U.S. architecture firms recorded $104.1 billion in gross billings in 2023, according to the American Institute of Architects.[74][21]
Forecast & CAGR
The AIA Consensus Construction Forecast projects nonresidential building spending to decline 0.3% in 2026 and increase 3.0% in 2027. Data-center spending is forecast to grow 33.0% in 2026 and 24.7% in 2027; a two-year CAGR calculated from those annual rates is approximately 28.8%.[21]
Market share & regions
The September 2026 Architecture Billings Index regional averages were 50.7 in the West, 50.6 in the Midwest, 43.1 in the South and 39.1 in the Northeast. Scores above 50 indicate growth, while scores below 50 indicate declining billings.[21]
Segmentation
U.S. construction spending in 2025 comprised $905.2 billion of residential private construction, $742.4 billion of nonresidential private construction and $516.8 billion of public construction. Within the AIA’s 2026 nonresidential forecast, institutional spending is expected to rise 2.8%, while commercial spending is expected to rise 4.8%.[76][21]
Pricing
The AIA reports that a 10% year-over-year increase in Brent crude has historically been associated with an additional 4% to 5% increase in construction material prices roughly three months later. The July 2026 forecast also identifies high interest rates, labor shortages and rising material costs as constraints on nonresidential construction.[21]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Growth is concentrated in data centers, health care and selected publicly funded institutional projects, while manufacturing spending is forecast to fall 11.6% in 2026 and office spending to fall 5.1%. The AIA identifies higher financing costs, tariffs, labor constraints and geopolitical uncertainty as major challenges.[21]
Consumer behavior & competition
Architecture-firm project inquiries reached an index of 53.2 in September 2026, indicating modest growth, while design contracts were at 43.7, indicating contraction. Average project backlogs were 6.2 months, down from 6.6 months in the first quarter; multifamily firms recorded a sharper decline to 4.8 months.[21]
Latest news
The latest industry indicator available before November 9, 2026 was the September 2026 Architecture Billings Index, which showed continued deterioration in architecture-firm billings and an overall ABI score below the growth threshold. On November 4, 2026, the AIA also published a white paper noting that longer project schedules, supply-chain challenges, cost inflation and interest-rate volatility have weakened the relationship between architecture billings and construction spending.[21]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Architecture Construction Industry

The leading companies in the architecture construction industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 9, 2026 · Next review December 9, 2026

Verdict

Saint-Gobain leads Gitnux's 2026 architecture construction ranking with an Overall score of 9.2, with 81-country supply footprint across construction materials and solutions. CRH is the highest-ranked cement and ready-mixed concrete manufacturer at 9.0, with 28-country production and supply footprint for construction materials and building products.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in construction materials

    Saint-Gobain

    FR

    Ranked #1 · 9.2 · Construction materials

    Why we picked it: Its materials and solutions reach 81 countries, matching a fragmented U.S. construction demand mix.

    See in ranking ↓Visit saint-gobain.com ↗

  2. Leader in cement & ready-mix

    CRH

    IE

    Ranked #2 · 9.0 · Cement & ready-mix

    Why we picked it: Its aggregates, concrete and construction products span 28 countries, supporting broad input sourcing.

    See in ranking ↓Visit crh.com ↗

  3. Leader in plasterboard & insulation systems

    Knauf

    DE

    Ranked #4 · 8.8 · Plasterboard & insulation systems

    Why we picked it: Its product breadth covers interior and envelope categories where building activity is uneven.

    See in ranking ↓Visit knauf.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the architecture construction industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Saint-Gobain

Construction materials · FR

9.2
2

CRH

Cement & ready-mix · IE

9.0
3

Heidelberg Materials

Cement & ready-mix · DE

8.8
4

Knauf

Plasterboard & insulation systems · DE

8.8
5

Holcim

Cement & ready-mix · CH

8.7
6

James Hardie

Fiber-cement siding and building products, global · IE

8.4
7

Sika

Construction chemicals and engineered materials, global · CH

8.3
8

Amrize

Building materials and solutions, North America · US

8.3
9

Buzzi

Cement and ready-mix concrete, global · IT

8.3
10

wienerberger

Bricks, roofing and infrastructure products, Europe and North America · AT

8.2

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 9, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Aisha Okonkwo. (2026, February 13). Top 10 companies in the architecture construction industry. In Architecture Construction Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/architecture-construction-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Breakdown

U.S. annual private construction value by structure type

Residential holds the largest share at $905.2B.

$905.2B
Residential
$742.4B
Nonresidential
source-verifiedcensus.gov

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

AI adoption remains partial: 45% of organizations reported no AI implementation in 2025, while less than 1% reported fully embedded, organization-wide AI use.

AI in the architecture construction industry

  • 40% of global construction professionals expected AI’s greatest five-year impact to be in design optioneering in 2025.[1]
  • Nearly 12% of global construction respondents reported regular AI use in specific processes in 2025.[1]
  • Less than 1% of global construction respondents reported fully embedded, organisation-wide AI use in 2025.[1]
  • 45% of global construction organisations reported no AI implementation in 2025.[1]
  • 46% of global construction professionals cited a lack of skilled personnel as a top barrier to AI adoption in 2025.[1]
  • 56% of construction investors planned to allocate more funds to AI than the previous year in 2025.[2]

Automation in the architecture construction industry

  • 7% of U.S. construction firms planned to increase investment in autonomous equipment or vehicles in 2024.[3]
  • 11% of U.S. construction firms planned to increase their artificial-intelligence investment in 2024.[3]
  • 7% of U.S. construction firms planned an initial investment in autonomous equipment or vehicles in 2024.[3]
  • 6% of U.S. construction firms planned an initial investment in robotics in 2024.[3]
  • 19% of U.S. construction firms planned an initial investment in artificial intelligence in 2024.[3]
  • 8% of U.S. construction firms planned to increase robotics investment in 2024.[3]

Digital Transformation in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 38% were already using building information modelling in 2024.[4]
  • Across Australia’s building and construction industry, 64% of organisations invested in data and digitalisation during the 12 months before the 2025 survey.[5]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 41% were already using mobile apps in 2024.[4]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 47% were already using data analytics in 2024.[4]

Technology Adoption in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 43% reported experience using jobsite data-collection applications.[6]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 35% reported experience using advanced building materials.[6]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 44% reported experience using building information modelling.[6]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 11% reported experience using artificial intelligence.[6]

Cloud Computing in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 2% neither used cloud technology nor planned to use it within 12 months in 2025.[7]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 43% were already using construction-management cloud software in 2024.[4]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 89% were currently using cloud technology in 2025.[7]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 9% planned to adopt cloud technology within the next 12 months in 2025.[7]

Big Data in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 48% were currently using big data and Internet-of-Things technologies in 2025.[7]
  • Across construction businesses, 33% analyze financial data and use it to inform business decisions, while 86% capture it, in 2023.[8]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 30% planned to adopt big data and Internet-of-Things technologies within 12 months in 2025.[7]
  • Across global real estate owners and investors, 61% remain dependent on legacy technology infrastructures, according to Deloitte’s 2024 outlook survey.[9]
  • Across real estate investors, 60% report that a formal data initiative is underway at their firm, based on an EY survey of more than 50 executives.[10]
  • Across construction businesses, the average company captures 11 of 13 data types but analyzes only 8, according to a 2023 survey.[8]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data capability gaps show up in profit and governance: modeled profit growth is 6.1% for leaders vs 3.4% for beginners, and 45% of U.S. owners required data governance plans.

Business intelligence in the architecture construction industry

  • 3 of 13 data types were collected, analysed and used for business decisions on average by construction businesses in 2024.[11]
  • 6.1% was the modeled annual expected profit growth for construction data-capability leaders, compared with 3.4% for beginners.[11]
  • 12% of construction businesses were classified as data-capability leaders in 2024.[11]
  • 89% of construction businesses were classified as beginner or emerging in data capabilities in 2024.[11]
  • 2.7 percentage points was the modeled annual profit-growth uplift associated with moving from beginner to leader data capabilities in construction.[11]
  • 56% was the modeled increase in average expected annual profit growth for construction businesses moving from beginner to leader data capabilities.[11]

Data analytics in the architecture construction industry

  • 22% of Australian building and construction organisations spent 5% to 10% of revenue on data and digitalisation in 2025.[5]
  • 21% of Australian AEC businesses were already using digital twins in 2024.[4]
  • 30% of Australian AEC businesses were already using artificial intelligence or machine learning in 2024.[4]
  • 33% of Australian AEC businesses were already using 3D printing in 2024.[4]
  • 35% of Australian building and construction organisations spent up to 5% of revenue on data and digitalisation in 2025.[5]
  • 64% of Australian building and construction organisations invested in data and digitalisation during the 12 months before the 2025 survey.[5]

Data Quality in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across construction professionals, 72% said they spend more than three hours gathering and preparing data before it is ready for analysis in a 2026 survey.[12]
  • Across institutional real estate, data quality received an average self-rating of 6.2 out of 10 in 2026, based on 72 professionals across 38 firms.[13]
  • Across construction professionals, 76% said departments frequently or occasionally work from different systems and data sources in a 2026 survey.[12]
  • Across UK housing providers, 48% were totally confident in their real-estate asset data in 2022, compared with 34% confident in management and maintenance data.[14]
  • Across construction companies, 38% rated their ability to share and use data with internal and external collaborators as strong in the report’s construction sample.[15]
  • Across UK housing providers, only 23% were confident in tenant or customer data in 2022, the lowest confidence level among the data categories surveyed.[14]

Data Governance in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across US construction owners, 45% required project teams to define a data governance plan in the 2024–2025 survey period.[16]
  • Across US construction owners, 45% did not provide regular data training in the 2024–2025 survey period, limiting governance capability and consistent data use.[16]
  • Across US construction owners requiring data governance plans, 19% required them on a majority of projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[16]
  • Across institutional real estate, governance readiness for AI received an average self-rating of 5.1 out of 10 in 2026, based on 72 professionals across 38 firms.[13]
  • Across construction businesses, 10% reported in 2023 that they did not have a well-defined data governance policy.[11]
  • Across US construction owners, 11% required project teams to use data standards on all projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[16]

KPIs in the architecture construction industry

  • 13% of all AEC respondents ranked minimal RFIs and changes among the top three project-success KPIs in 2022.[17]
  • 29% of all AEC respondents ranked positive impact on the built environment among the top three project-success KPIs in 2022.[17]
  • 39% of architects ranked positive impact on the built environment among the top three project-success KPIs in 2022.[17]
  • 73% of architects ranked on-budget delivery among the top three project-success KPIs in 2022.[17]
  • 96% of architects ranked client or owner satisfaction among the top three project-success KPIs in 2022.[17]
  • 31% of contractors ranked organizational profitability among the top three project-success KPIs in 2022.[17]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Deal and distribution dynamics matter: architecture firms recorded $104.1 billion gross billings in 2023, while nonresidential forecasts point to a 0.3% decline in 2026.

Growth in the architecture construction industry

  • 3.6% was the 2024 sales growth reported by U.S.-based companies in Deloitte’s global top-100 construction-company ranking.[9]
  • 25% was the increase in RIBA Chartered Practices’ international-work revenue reported in 2024.[18]
  • 9.4% was the increase in median ENR Top 500 Design Firm revenue in 2024.[19]
  • 83.9% of the 473 ENR firms reporting comparable data increased revenue in 2024.[19]
  • 31% of RIBA Chartered Practice revenue came from outside the UK in the 2025 benchmarking period.[18]
  • 24% was the increase in RIBA Chartered Practice revenue reported for the 2025 benchmarking period.[18]

Differentiation in the architecture construction industry

  • 66% of architecture firms described their 2025 business outlook as somewhat or very optimistic.[20]
  • Fewer than 20% of architecture firms reported having CRM or ERP systems in the AIA technology-culture survey.[21]
  • 199 proposals were submitted on average by architecture firms during the 12 months covered by the 2025 AEC Inspire survey.[20]
  • 43% of architecture-sector respondents agreed that digital or social marketing was important to them.[21]
  • 55% was the bid win rate for technology-mature AEC companies in 2025, compared with 49% for less technology-mature companies.[20]
  • 53% was the average proposal win rate for architecture firms in the 2025 AEC Inspire survey.[20]

Mergers and acquisitions in the architecture construction industry

  • 268 transactions were recorded in the first half of 2022, the reported high-water mark for U.S. design and environmental M&A.[22]
  • 243 transactions involving U.S. design and environmental firms were tracked in the first half of 2024.[22]
  • $70.4 million was the reported 2022 purchase price for Page’s acquisition of EYP Group Holdings’ assets out of bankruptcy.[23]
  • 20 acquisitions had been completed by Bowman Consulting Group since 2021 before its February 2024 acquisition of Speece Lewis Engineers.[24]
  • 160 employees were at Ennead Architects when CannonDesign announced its acquisition in April 2026.[25]
  • $4.9 million was the value of Bowman Consulting Group’s acquisition of Speece Lewis Engineers in February 2024.[24]

Strategic partnerships in the architecture construction industry

  • 51% of nonresidential HVAC contractors reported purchasing from five or more distributors in 2025.[26]
  • 35% of builders ranked supplier relationships as their leading material-purchasing influence in 2026, indicating the importance of commercial supplier partnerships.[27]
  • 82% of residential HVAC purchases flowed through wholesale distribution in the 2025 State of the Channel survey.[26]
  • Three distributors was the average number from which contractors regularly purchased Plumbing/PVF products in 2026.[28]
  • 63% of nonresidential HVAC purchases flowed through wholesale distribution in the 2025 State of the Channel survey.[26]
  • 67% of contractors’ purchases were made through their primary distributor in 2026, highlighting concentration in preferred-channel relationships.[28]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce tightness stays a headwind: 94% of U.S. building-construction firms reported difficulty filling salaried positions in 2024, and 63% of architecture-firm leaders cited recruiting as a problem in May 2026.

Hiring in the architecture construction industry

  • 81% of U.S. building-construction firms had open salaried positions in 2024.[3]
  • 63% of architecture-firm leaders reported that recruiting architectural staff was a problem in May 2026.[21]
  • 93% of U.S. building-construction firms had open hourly craft positions in 2024.[3]
  • 55% of U.S. small architecture firms with at least five employees hired at least one architecture student for part-time work in 2024.[21]
  • 94% of U.S. building-construction firms reported difficulty filling salaried positions in 2024.[3]

Employee retention in the architecture construction industry

  • 25% of architecture-firm leaders reported offering additional employee benefits to retain current staff in May 2026.[21]
  • 10% was the 2024 turnover rate at large U.S. architecture firms.[21]
  • 4% was the 2024 turnover rate at small U.S. architecture firms.[21]
  • 63% of architecture-firm leaders reported offering remote-work flexibility as a recruitment or retention strategy in July 2025.[21]
  • 61% of architecture-firm leaders reported offering mentoring or leadership training as a recruitment or retention strategy in July 2025.[21]

Remote Work in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • In 2024, 2.7% of construction positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[29]
  • In 2024, 23.7% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[29]
  • In January 2024, 33.63% of U.S. real-estate wage and salary employees worked from home, based on the Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes.[30]
  • About 9% of U.S. construction workers worked remotely at least sometimes during October 2023–September 2024, including hybrid and fully remote work.[31]

Hybrid Work in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Forty-two percent of real-estate investment managers expected employees to be in the office four days per week within six to 12 months, according to a 2025 NAREIM survey.[13]
  • In 2024, 55.8% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[29]
  • In 2024, 43% of surveyed real-estate executives identified flexible workday schedules as a leading talent-acquisition and retention action.[9]
  • In 2024, 15.0% of construction positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[29]

Upskilling in the architecture construction industry

  • 46% of global construction professionals identified a lack of skilled personnel as a top barrier to AI adoption in 2025.[1]
  • 13% of global construction professionals expected AI’s greatest five-year impact to be on skills training in 2025.[1]
  • 61% of architecture-firm leaders reported offering mentoring or leadership training to develop future firm leadership in July 2025.[21]

Employee Engagement in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Construction employees scored 4.20 out of 5 on engagement-related measures in 2024, up from 3.92 in 2022, in WebMD Health Services’ survey of 3,653 workers.[32]
  • Across real estate organizations represented in Culture Amp’s benchmark, 73% of employees were engaged based on data collected from July 2025 through June 2026.[33]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, Rewards received the lowest reported driver score at 6.95 out of 10 in 2026.[34]
  • Forty-seven percent of construction employers said their workforce was highly engaged in the 2018 U.S. construction benefits benchmarking survey.[35]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, employees scored 8.00 out of 10 for engagement in the 2026 benchmark.[34]

Change Management in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Ninety-two percent of U.S. specialty contractors said their change orders were not always paid in full in 2026.[36]
  • Forty-eight percent of U.S. general contractors reported increased change-order frequency in 2026, according to a survey of nearly 200 contractors.[36]
  • Fifty-eight percent of U.S. specialty contractors reported rising change-order volume over the previous five years in 2026.[36]
  • Eighty-three percent of U.S. general contractors still tracked change-order exposure on spreadsheets in 2026, even when financial software was available.[36]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Repeat relationships dominate architecture billings: 70% of U.S. architecture-firm billings came from repeat clients in 2019, even as design contracts index at 43.7 in September 2026.

Customer experience in the architecture construction industry

  • 37% of participating AEC firms said public-sector clients often or always ask them to articulate inclusion commitments, compared with 16% for private-sector clients.[37]
  • 47% of AEC firms reported having no formalized client-experience strategy in the 2025 AEC industry study, covering firms in the United States.[38]
  • 88% of participating AEC firms reported reviewing marketing materials most of the time or always to avoid stereotypes or negative representations.[37]
  • 65% of participating engineering and construction firms reported responding to clients’ culturally and geographically diverse needs in the 2025 AEC community-building study.[37]

Customer retention in the architecture construction industry

  • 70% of billings at U.S. architecture firms with a commercial or industrial specialization came from repeat clients in 2019.[17]
  • 51% of billings at U.S. architecture firms with a residential specialization came from repeat clients in 2019.[17]
  • 70% of U.S. architecture-firm billings came from repeat clients in 2019.[17]
  • 73% of billings at U.S. architecture firms with an institutional specialization came from repeat clients in 2019.[17]

Customer acquisition in the architecture construction industry

  • 24% of architecture firms said digital marketing was very important to expected growth over the following three years.[21]
  • 33% of architecture firms said outbound business-development or sales efforts were very important to expected growth over the following three years.[21]
  • 85% of architecture firms said client referrals were very important to expected growth over the following three years.[21]
  • 86% of architecture firms said existing clients were very important to expected growth over the following three years.[21]
  • 27% of billings at U.S. architecture firms with an institutional specialization came from new clients in 2019.[17]

Lead generation in the architecture construction industry

  • 94% of AEC marketers reported using social media to generate leads and build awareness in the 2024 industry survey.[39]
  • 86% of AEC marketers created presentation-support materials for business-development efforts in 2024.[39]
  • 45% was the median proposal win rate reported by AEC firms for the most recent fiscal year in the 2026 benchmark study.[40]
  • 47% of AEC marketers still used Excel to manage pursuit data in the 2024 survey.[39]
  • 67% of AEC marketers used customer-relationship-management software to support pursuit management.[39]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Marketing activity mixes with measurement constraints: 39% of AEC marketers identified measuring return on investment as their top marketing concern in 2024, alongside 76% of AEC firms using AI in day-to-day marketing in 2026.

Marketing in the architecture construction industry

  • 40% of AEC marketers spent less than one-quarter of their time creating and writing new content in 2024.[41]
  • 39% of AEC marketers identified measuring return on investment as their top marketing concern in 2024.[39]
  • 89% of architecture firms agreed that relationships mattered more than marketing for winning new business.[21]
  • 35% of AEC marketers spent less than one-quarter of their time on marketing strategy and brand development in 2024.[39]
  • 32% of AEC marketers cited lack of leadership support as a significant marketing barrier in 2024.[39]

Digital marketing in the architecture construction industry

  • 64% of AEC marketers used email and calendar tools to support pursuits in 2024.[39]
  • 24% of architecture firms considered digital marketing very important for expected growth over the following three years.[21]
  • 67% of AEC marketing professionals reported using CRM software to support business-development pursuits in 2024.[39]
  • 69% of AEC marketers spent less than one-quarter of their time managing data in 2024.[39]
  • 76% of AEC firms used artificial intelligence in day-to-day marketing or business development in the 2026 benchmark study.[40]

Branding in the architecture construction industry

  • 51% of AEC firms relied primarily on a client-driven positioning strategy in the 2026 benchmark study.[40]
  • 35% of AEC marketing professionals spent less than one-quarter of their time building the brand and top-of-pipeline marketing strategy in 2024.[41]
  • 26% of AEC marketers judged marketing-messaging success by competitive edge in 2024.[41]
  • 88% of participating AEC firms reviewed marketing materials most of the time or always to avoid negative representations in the 2025 community-building study.[37]
  • 26% of AEC marketers judged marketing-messaging success by brand perception in 2024.[41]

Social media in the architecture construction industry

  • Fewer than 20% of architecture firms with fewer than five employees used Instagram in the AIA technology and culture survey.[21]
  • 62% of AEC firms cited social media as one of their most effective marketing channels in 2026.[40]
  • 25% of architecture firms with fewer than five employees used Facebook in the AIA technology and culture survey.[21]
  • 94% of AEC marketers used social media to generate leads and build awareness in 2024.[39]
  • 43% of architecture firms considered digital or social marketing important to them in the AIA technology and culture survey.[21]

Influencer Marketing in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 15% used TikTok for business in 2024, while 10% used X (formerly Twitter).[42]
  • Across U.S. prospective home buyers, 41% said in 2025 they were more likely to hire a real estate agent with a social media presence.[43]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 62% used Instagram for business in 2024, alongside 87% using Facebook and 25% using YouTube.[42]
  • Among residential construction workers surveyed in 2024, 47% regularly used Instagram, 52% used YouTube and 73% used Facebook.[44]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 52% said social media generated the highest number of quality leads in the previous 12 months in 2024.[42]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Execution risk concentrates in administration and supply conditions: construction general contractors spent 36 hours per week per project on change-order administration in 2026.

Process optimization in the architecture construction industry

  • 72% of U.S. architecture firms engaged in practice-relevant research in 2019.[21]
  • 61% of large U.S. architecture firms used artificial intelligence in day-to-day work in 2023.[21]
  • 33% of U.S. architecture firms used artificial intelligence in day-to-day work in 2023.[21]
  • 27% of small U.S. architecture firms used artificial intelligence in day-to-day work in 2023.[21]
  • 75% of U.S. architecture firms engaged in practice-relevant research in 2021.[21]

Operational efficiency in the architecture construction industry

  • 0.4% was the average annual productivity growth in global construction from 2000 to 2022.[1]
  • 16.1% of global construction markets reported balanced labor conditions in 2026.[45]
  • 91% of U.S. architecture firms with annual billings of at least $5 million tracked design-staff chargeability or utilization rates in 2025.[21]
  • 10% was the total productivity improvement in global construction over more than two decades to 2022.[1]
  • 72% of U.S. architecture firms tracked design-staff chargeability or utilization rates in 2025.[21]

Quality management in the architecture construction industry

  • 14% of billable hours were dedicated to pro bono work by U.S. architecture firms reporting such activity in 2023.[21]
  • 23% of U.S. construction firms reported no supply-chain issues in 2024 in the preceding survey comparison.[3]
  • 10% of U.S. architecture firms reported doing pro bono work for a nonprofit or public entity serving social needs in 2023.[21]
  • 13% was the increase in Plan Percent Complete reported in a 12-week Lean 5.0 validation study during 2024.[46]
  • 45% of U.S. construction firms reported no supply-chain issues in 2024, reducing a source of quality and execution risk.[3]

Supply chain in the architecture construction industry

  • Over 70% of construction markets reported skills gaps and little surplus capacity in 2026.[47]
  • 10% of U.S. construction firms stockpiled items before winning contracts in 2024.[3]
  • 41% of U.S. construction firms accelerated purchases after winning contracts in 2024 to manage supply-chain risk.[3]
  • 5.0% was the expected 2025 construction-cost inflation rate in Austin and Atlanta.[45]
  • 32% of U.S. construction firms turned to alternative suppliers in 2024 to manage supply-chain problems.[3]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • 45% of Australian infrastructure-construction businesses surveyed in 2025 reported cost overruns as a challenge when managing subcontracting or labour-hire relationships.[5]
  • 46.5% of Australian construction-industry input costs came from outsourced services in 2024, including labour hire, consultants and capital rentals.[5]
  • 11% of income in Australian civil engineering, non-residential building and related construction came from subcontracting in 2025.[5]
  • 41% of Australian infrastructure construction was completed by subcontractors in 2025, according to Infrastructure Australia’s analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[5]
  • 30% of costs in Australian infrastructure construction flowed to external construction services in 2025.[5]

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Finance & Pricing

Material and labor price pressure is explicit: the AIA links a 10% YoY increase in Brent crude to a 4% to 5% increase in construction material prices three months later.

Pricing strategy in the architecture construction industry

  • 4.2% was the expected global construction cost inflation rate in 2025.[45]
  • 3.3% was the average contractor expectation for construction cost growth in the United States in 2025.[48]
  • 5.0% was the 2025 construction-cost inflation expectation for Austin and Atlanta.[45]
  • 4.75% was Turner & Townsend’s U.S. national bid-price escalation estimate for 2026.[48]
  • 2.0% was Turner & Townsend’s projection for construction cost growth in the United States in 2025.[48]

Cost reduction in the architecture construction industry

  • 5.0% was the 2025 increase in copper-cable prices in the reported construction-material survey.[48]
  • 5.0% was the 2025 increase in site-foreman wages in the reported construction-labor survey.[48]
  • 1.0% was the 2025 decrease in reinforcement-bar prices in the reported construction-material survey.[48]
  • 1.0% was the 2025 increase in structural-steel prices in the reported construction-material survey.[48]
  • 7.0% was the 2025 increase in concrete prices in the reported construction-material survey.[48]

Profitability in the architecture construction industry

  • 31% of architecture firms in the 2024 Prairie survey reported profits between 5% and 9%.[22]
  • 74% of responding U.S. architecture firm leaders said their firm’s profitability had generally been good in recent years.[21]
  • 11% of responding U.S. architecture firm leaders reported profitability of at least 25% in 2024.[21]
  • 12% was the average profitability reported by U.S. architecture firms in 2024.[21]
  • 33% of architecture firms in the 2024 Prairie survey reported profits between 10% and 14%.[22]

Financial planning in the architecture construction industry

  • 62% of large U.S. architecture firms had a business-continuity plan in 2023.[21]
  • 28% of U.S. architecture firms were sole-practitioner businesses in 2023.[21]
  • 69% of large U.S. architecture firms had a written business plan in 2023.[21]
  • 32% of U.S. architecture firms had two to four employees in 2023.[21]
  • $104.1 billion was the gross billings of U.S. architecture firms in 2023.[21]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

BIM-to-output progress is uneven: 22% of construction-product manufacturers offered BIM or digital objects for all products in 2025, while 73% offered them for at least some products.

Product development in the architecture construction industry

  • 33% of U.S. architecture firms reported using AI in day-to-day work in 2023.[21]
  • 61% of large U.S. architecture firms used AI in day-to-day work in 2023.[21]
  • 27% of small U.S. architecture firms used AI in day-to-day work in 2023.[21]
  • 42% of midsize U.S. architecture firms used AI in day-to-day work in 2023.[21]

Product lifecycle in the architecture construction industry

  • 22% of construction-product manufacturers offered BIM or digital objects for all products in 2025.[49]
  • 46% of construction specifiers would select only manufacturers with better-than-average sustainability credentials in 2025.[49]
  • 73% of construction-product manufacturers offered BIM or digital objects for at least some products in 2025.[49]
  • 18% of UK construction respondents shared life-cycle-emissions data through digital tools in 2023.[1]
  • 16% of construction-product manufacturers planned to implement BIM objects within three years in 2025.[49]

After-sales in the architecture construction industry

  • 54% of architects using BIM frequently reported increased stakeholder buy-in, a service-related benefit measured in the global AEC survey.[50]
  • 57% of architects and engineers using BIM on at least 75% of projects reported increased stakeholder buy-in.[50]
  • 85% of architects and engineers using BIM on at least 75% of projects reported improved ability to manage complexity.[50]
  • 80% of architects and contractors ranked client or owner satisfaction among the top three project-success indicators in 2022.[17]
  • 73% of architects and engineers using BIM on at least 75% of projects reported reduced errors and rework.[50]

Value proposition in the architecture construction industry

  • 63% of U.S. architecture-firm leaders rated reputation with current and potential clients among the three most important profitability factors.[21]
  • 73% of architects ranked on-budget delivery among the top three indicators of project success in 2022.[17]
  • 96% of architects ranked client or owner satisfaction among the top three indicators of project success in 2022.[17]
  • 50% of U.S. architecture-firm leaders rated attention to project-management detail among the three most important profitability factors.[21]
  • 56% of U.S. architecture-firm leaders rated client type among the three most important profitability factors.[21]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Scope 3 dominates emissions exposure in the sample: 65% of construction-sector emissions were Scope 3 upstream in PwC’s 2024 analysis.

Sustainability in the architecture construction industry

  • 64% of UK architects used digital methods to calculate at least one environmental metric in 2024.[51]
  • 39% of UK architects used digital tools to understand project embodied carbon in 2024.[51]
  • 440 construction, architecture and housing professionals participated in the 2024 Sustainable Construction Barometer.[52]
  • 1,760 respondents from 22 countries took part in the 2024 Sustainable Construction Barometer.[52]
  • 568 construction professionals participated in the UK Sustainable Futures Report 2024 survey.[51]

ESG in the architecture construction industry

  • $5.2 billion was the average annual revenue of companies in PwC’s 2024 public construction-sector ESG sample.[7]
  • 254 public construction companies were included in PwC’s 2024 sector analysis of CDP disclosures.[7]
  • 65% of construction-sector emissions in PwC’s 2024 sample were Scope 3 upstream emissions.[7]
  • 29% of construction-sector emissions in PwC’s 2024 sample were Scope 3 downstream emissions.[7]
  • 168 tonnes of CO2e per $100,000 of revenue was the average reported emissions intensity for PwC’s construction sample in 2024.[7]

Ethics in the architecture construction industry

  • 134 reports were filed through Skanska’s Code of Conduct Hotline in 2024.[53]
  • 7,575 executive site safety visits were conducted by Skanska senior managers in 2024.[53]
  • 540 of Skanska’s 959 total case accidents in 2024 involved subcontractors.[53]
  • 1 fatal accident occurred on Skanska worksites in 2024, involving a subcontractor.[53]
  • 959 total case accidents were recorded by Skanska in 2024.[53]

CSR in the architecture construction industry

  • 70% of A&E firms in Grassi’s 2024 survey reported satisfaction with their financial and operational information.[54]
  • 51% of subcontractors surveyed by Grassi expected revenue growth in 2024.[54]
  • 77% of general contractors in Grassi’s 2024 survey reported satisfaction with their financial and operational information.[54]
  • 56% of construction and A&E survey respondents expected their company revenue to increase in 2024.[54]
  • 49% of architecture-and-engineering firms surveyed by Grassi expected revenue growth in 2024.[54]

Circular economy in the architecture construction industry

  • 20 tonnes of materials from a typical deconstructed Portland home were sent for recycling in 2026.[55]
  • 20% of housing construction in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Region was realized in timber, according to the 2024 circularity report.[56]
  • 41 tonnes of CO2 were estimated to have been saved by reusing materials from Malmö’s hovercraft-terminal deconstruction.[56]
  • 4 tonnes of reusable materials were yielded by a typical deconstructed Portland home in 2026.[55]
  • Less than 1% of a residential development project’s budget was typically attributed to deconstruction in Portland in 2026.[55]

Carbon footprint in the architecture construction industry

  • 28% of global carbon emissions came from building operations in 2022.[57]
  • 310 kgCO2e per square metre was the low end of recently constructed Northern European buildings’ lifetime embodied-emissions range.[58]
  • 700 kgCO2e per square metre was the high end of recently constructed Eastern European buildings’ lifetime embodied-emissions range.[58]
  • 9% of global carbon emissions came from construction materials in 2022.[57]
  • Up to 370 million tonnes of CO2e were emitted annually by U.S. building-material production and construction.[59]

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Globalization & Expansion

Global delivery shapes revenue: global architecture-services revenue was $260.8 billion in 2023, compared with $54.2 billion earned by U.S. architects.

Globalization in the architecture construction industry

  • $287.18 million was HOK’s international architectural revenue in 2023.[69]
  • $260.8 billion was the global architecture-services revenue in 2023, compared with $54.2 billion earned by U.S. architects.[70]
  • 3,065 architects were employed by Gensler in 2023, the largest total among the global top architecture firms.[71]
  • China had 12 firms in the global top 100 architecture firms in 2023, while India had five and the United Arab Emirates had four.[71]
  • $314.43 million was Perkins Eastman’s international architectural revenue in 2023.[69]

Supplier management in the architecture construction industry

  • 34% of builders purchased drywall directly rather than through subcontractors in 2026.[27]
  • 48% of builders purchased flooring directly rather than through subcontractors in 2026.[27]
  • 67% of contractors’ Plumbing/PVF purchases were made through their primary distributor in 2026.[28]
  • 71% of builders purchased fixtures and finishes directly rather than through subcontractors in 2026.[27]
  • 73% of builders purchased windows and doors directly rather than through subcontractors in 2026.[27]

Stakeholder management in the architecture construction industry

  • 53% of architecture and engineering firms measured client satisfaction for strategic projects in 2023.[72]
  • 21% of firms measured client satisfaction at key project milestones in 2023.[72]
  • 31% of firms measured client satisfaction at the end of projects in 2023.[72]
  • 17% of firms measured client satisfaction annually in 2023.[72]
  • Client-satisfaction measurement among smaller firms at key project milestones increased by 16 percentage points in 2023.[72]

Distribution channels in the architecture construction industry

  • 11% of contractors’ Plumbing/PVF purchases were made through big-box retail in 2026.[28]
  • 16% of contractors’ orders were placed through websites or mobile applications in 2026, up from 11% previously.[28]
  • 6% of contractors’ orders were placed by text message in 2026, up from 4% previously.[28]
  • 22% of contractors’ orders were placed by email in 2026, up from 18% previously.[28]
  • Approximately 70% of builders’ and remodelers’ building-product purchases came through specialty retailers, lumber yards and wholesale distributors.[73]

Key questions about the Architecture Construction Industry

How large is the U.S. architecture and construction market in 2026?
The U.S. architecture and construction activity remains a roughly $2.1 trillion market. U.S. building and nonbuilding construction spending was estimated at $2.1 trillion in 2025.
What is the expected direction of nonresidential construction spending in 2026?
Nonresidential building spending is forecast to decline 0.3% in 2026. Data-center spending is forecast to grow 33.0% in 2026.
Which companies lead the architecture construction industry?
Saint-Gobain leads Gitnux's 2026 architecture construction ranking with an Overall score of 9.2, with 81-country supply footprint across construction materials and solutions. CRH is the highest-ranked cement and ready-mixed concrete manufacturer at 9.0, with 28-country production and supply footprint for construction materials and building products.
What technology shifts show up most clearly in 2025–2026 data for the sector?
Nearly 12% of global construction respondents reported regular AI use in specific processes in 2025. Across construction professionals, 72% said they spend more than three hours gathering and preparing data before analysis in a 2026 survey.
How is demand split across construction spending categories in 2025?
U.S. construction spending in 2025 included $905.2 billion residential private construction, $742.4 billion nonresidential private construction, and $516.8 billion public construction.
Which constraints are most often cited for nonresidential delivery in the near term?
The July 2026 forecast cites high interest rates, labor shortages and rising material costs as constraints on nonresidential construction. The AIA also identifies tariffs, labor constraints and geopolitical uncertainty as major challenges.
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