Buildsight b.v.

What Buildsight b.v. does

Buildsight b.v., founded in 2002 and headquartered in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, is an independent market research bureau focused exclusively on the construction sector. The firm distinguishes itself through a field-based research methodology in which its own field researchers conduct daily on-site visits to active construction sites, documenting building materials, construction systems, and project details through direct observation and interviews with site personnel. This human-collected primary data feeds a proprietary dataset that the firm has accumulated over more than two decades.

The core product is the Buildsight Marktmonitor, a subscription-based market intelligence service delivered as six digital Updates per year, covering construction sentiment, residential construction, commercial construction, and renovation market trends. Adjacent offerings include Marktmonitor op maat (custom market data for specific product groups), Marktonderzoek (strategic market studies for producers, industry associations, and government), and the Monitor Biobased Bouwen, for which Buildsight is the exclusive data supplier for the Dutch government's Nationale Aanpak Biobased Bouwen (NABB) program since 2024.

Buildsight generates revenue primarily through recurring Marktmonitor subscriptions and custom research engagements, supplemented by ticketed events such as the annual Buildsightdag symposium. The customer base spans hundreds of multinational construction material producers (e.g., Saint-Gobain, Wienerberger, Knauf, Rockwool, Kingspan, TATA Steel, Xella, Etex), Dutch government agencies (RVO, Ministerie van VRO), and trade associations (Bouwend Nederland, Betonhuis, NBVT, VVNH), with services focused primarily on the Netherlands and Belgium.

Name

Buildsight b.v.

Legal name

Buildsight b.v.

Website

https://buildsight.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Buildsight b.v. is an independent Dutch market research bureau, founded in 2002, that delivers subscription-based construction sector intelligence through proprietary on-site field research, serving producers, government agencies, and industry associations in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Sector Market Research

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

Keywords

• Construction market research
• Building materials intelligence
• Construction sector data
• Field research bouwsector
• Renovation market monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

's-hertogenbosch

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Buildsight Marktmonitor Subscription: Annual subscription providing six digital Updates per year covering construction sentiment, residential construction, commercial construction, renovation market, and current affairs. Includes access to full market intelligence reports.
2. Custom Market Monitoring: Tailored market data services for specific product groups, providing segment-specific market intelligence beyond the standard monitoring package.
3. Strategic Market Research: In-depth market studies for producers, industry organizations, and government agencies to support strategic decision-making. Covers market sizing, competitive analysis, and growth opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Buildsight is an independent market research bureau for the Dutch construction sector that conducts daily field visits to active construction sites to collect data on building materials, construction systems, and project details. Its core offering is the Buildsight Marktmonitor subscription service, which delivers six digital updates per year with continuous insight into construction conjuncture and trends across residential, commercial, and renovation markets. The company supplements this with custom market data services (Marktmonitor op maat), strategic market studies (Marktonderzoek), and is the exclusive data supplier for the Dutch government's Nationale Aanpak Biobased Bouwen (NABB) monitor.

Product overview

Buildsight b.v. is an independent market research bureau for the construction sector, offering a portfolio of research products centered around the Buildsight Marktmonitor subscription service. The core offering is supplemented by Marktmonitor op maat (custom market data for specific product groups) and Marktonderzoek (strategic market studies). A specialized add-on is the Monitor Biobased Bouwen, for which Buildsight serves as the exclusive official data supplier for the Dutch government's National Approach to Biobased Building (NABB) program. The company conducts field research at construction sites, supplemented by surveys, interviews, and desk research, serving producers, industry associations, and government agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Buildsight Marktmonitor: Annual subscription service providing insights into construction conjuncture and latest trends in the construction sector.
• Buildsight Update
• Buildsightdag
• Op de Bouwplaats
• Monitor Biobased Bouwen

Products and services

• Buildsight Marktmonitor

Quantifiable outcome

• In the 2021-2023 pilot study period, Buildsight visited 3,964 residential construction projects covering 55,607 homes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nationale Aanpak Biobased Bouwen (NABB) / RijksoverheidcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Buildsight is the exclusive data supplier for the National Approach Biobased Building (NABB) monitor commissioned by the Dutch government. Starting from 2024, Buildsight delivers quarterly data on biobased material usage in residential newbuild, commercial newbuild, and the renovation market. This official role underscores their expertise and provides certainty that clients work with the same high-quality data used by the Dutch government for policy development. The government has set an ambition that by 2030, at least 30% of newbuild homes will be realized with a minimum of 30% biobased materials.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Building Radar: Building Radar provides AI-driven construction project intelligence and market data for building product manufacturers across Europe. It targets the same producer customer base as Buildsight with a more technology-led approach, making it an emerging competitive alternative rather than a like-for-like field-research peer.

Direct peers

• ConstructConnect: ConstructConnect aggregates commercial construction project leads and market intelligence for building product manufacturers, contractors, and distributors in North America. It overlaps with Buildsight's producer-focused intelligence value proposition, particularly around market sizing and product demand signals for building materials.
• BauInfoConsult: BauInfoConsult is a German construction market research institute providing studies, statistics, and market intelligence to building products manufacturers, associations, and public institutions. It mirrors Buildsight's positioning as a specialist construction-sector research bureau serving the same customer segments in an adjacent European construction market.
• Euroconstruct: Euroconstruct is a network of construction market research institutes across Europe that produces pan-European construction forecasts and market analyses. It is directly comparable to Buildsight's Marktmonitor in product, customer base (producers, associations, government), and analytical methodology, with comparable construction-sector coverage.
• Dodge Construction Network: Dodge Construction Network is a leading provider of commercial construction project data, market intelligence, and analytics in North America. It is directly comparable to Buildsight as a subscription-based construction market intelligence provider serving producers, associations, and government stakeholders, although at significantly greater scale and broader geographic scope.

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Arcadis is a global design and consultancy firm that publishes construction market intelligence, cost benchmarks, and sector outlooks as part of its wider advisory portfolio. It overlaps with Buildsight's strategic market studies work for governments and producers, but as a broader incumbent rather than a dedicated construction research bureau.
• S&P Global Market Intelligence (IHS Markit Construction): S&P Global Market Intelligence (incorporating the former IHS Markit construction economics practice) is a broad incumbent providing construction cost forecasting, sector analytics, and country-level construction market data globally. It serves similar enterprise and government customers but as part of a much wider portfolio, making it an incumbent competitor rather than a niche specialist.

Others

• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS): RICS is a global professional body for chartered surveyors that publishes construction market data, cost indices, and sentiment surveys used by producers, governments, and associations. It is an adjacent ecosystem participant — a standards-setter and data publisher — rather than a direct subscription-research competitor to Buildsight.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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