Our key Research services include: 

• Quarterly market research reporting - Identifying leading  economic indicators affecting construction markets, providing both a national and regional overview of construction cost drivers, as well as  an overview of factors which are expected to impact costs in the future.
• Cost escalation projections - Identification of market expectations, likely escalation scenarios and risk to assist project teams in planning for, and managing escalation.
• Benchmarking analysis – Assisting in developing construction cost databases for historical costs as well as data collected from projects still in the planning phases.
• Sector and product specific studies – Analyses for specific sectors or products, focusing on trends in escalation and material costs.
• Economic assessments and modeling – Preparing analyses of area economic conditions and their impact on construction market factors such as cost, labor and material availability; providing energy and life cycle cost models.
• Labor force assessments – Conducting location-specific surveys, including interviews with key contractors and subcontractors to assess  likely levels of engagement, projected work volume in the region, and expected costs and availability of labor.
• Customized studies to support our clients’ information needs.