Turn construction activity
into market potential.
B+L turns global construction activity into actionable market intelligence for your building products, target markets and customer segments. Our data helps sales, planning and strategy teams understand where the strongest opportunities are, how demand will develop and which markets deserve priority.
Each B+L product is designed to answer a specific business question. Explore the solutions below or access them directly through the MILAN Portal, where you can discover, sample and book most B+L data. GBM data and individual studies can also be integrated into Excel, Power BI or your own systems via API for seamless use in your existing workflows.
More than data. Built for your business.
Every B+L project starts with your commercial question. Our experts combine construction activity, market data and primary research into analysis tailored to your products, markets and planning cycle — whether you lead sales strategy, market intelligence, controlling, or company direction. Spot growth markets with country-level forecasts and permit data. Compare 30+ countries from one consistent source, with API and Power BI for automated reporting. Calibrate budgets against quarterly forecasts and Living Excel models. Brief the board with dashboard-ready overviews and scenario analysis. You work directly with the people who develop the data and interpret what it means for your business.
GBM — Global Building Monitor
Permits and completions by building type for 75+ countries. Construction volumes for every country worldwide. Macro drivers included. Updated quarterly — the foundation for your demand models.
Learn more →Market Studies
B+L develops tailored Market Studies around your products, target markets and business questions — combining proven market data, targeted research and expert interpretation to deliver insights built for your decisions.
Learn more →Surveys & Panels
Multi-client studies, custom surveys, and continuous association panels. From renovation research to monthly revenue tracking for industry associations.
Learn more →Market Briefing
The Market Briefing is created quarterly and is directly available for DE, CH and AT. Other countries on request.
Learn more →RegioData
Regional demand at postal code, state, and metro level for 85+ product categories across Europe and North America.
Learn more →The World's Most Complete Construction Database
Building permits and completions by building type for 75+ countries. Construction volume forecasts for every country worldwide — updated quarterly, with a 3-year rolling forecast horizon to 2029. Plus all macroeconomic drivers your models need: GDP, interest rates, unemployment, house prices, and more. No other provider offers this scope.
Building permits and completions by building type for 75+ countries
Construction output forecasts for every country worldwide — not just the major markets
Every forecast is refreshed quarterly with the latest macro and policy data
For Building Product Suppliers
Use GBM as the foundation for your internal sales forecasting. Connect construction activity to product demand across all your target markets.
For Consulting Firms
The most reliable construction data source for your client projects. Strategy consulting, due diligence, market entry — powered by continuously updated forecasts.
Your data, in your tools.
GBM construction data and your product forecasts flow directly into Excel, Power BI, Tableau, and any application via REST API. No new interface. No manual work. Always up-to-date.
REST API
Full programmatic control. SDKs for Python and JavaScript.
Power BI
Official connectors for seamless BI integration.
Living Excel
Self-updating spreadsheets. No VBA required.
Dashboard Templates
12 pre-built analyses, ready to use.
Market potential, tailored to your business.
B+L develops tailored Market Studies around your products, target markets and business questions — combining proven market data, targeted research and expert interpretation to deliver insights built for your decisions.
Single Market Study
Sales forecast for your product across up to 30 countries, 8 building types, 3–5 year horizon. Single delivery.
Continuous Market Study
Our experts update your Market Study every quarter. Access updates via GBM, MILAN, API, Power BI or Living Excel.
Custom Market Model
Tailored market models for your products and markets — as web app, Excel, or Power BI.
Primary Research for your market
From multi-client studies to custom surveys and continuous association panels — we design, execute, and analyze primary research across the building industry.
Custom Surveys
Bespoke research around your exact questions — brand, usage, purchase intent, or competitive benchmarking.
Association Panels
Continuous panels for industry associations: monthly revenue tracking, climate monitoring, and automated reporting.
Multi-Client Studies
Large-scale surveys among contractors, architects and renovators — published as themed industry studies.
Understand what moves the construction market.
A yearly subscription with 4 quarterly deliveries in the MILAN Portal. DE, CH and AT are available instantly — other countries on request. Cancel anytime during the term.
Quarterly delivery
Four concise briefings per year with updated forecasts, macro indicators and market movers.
Ready for DACH
Germany, Switzerland and Austria available immediately. Further countries on request.
Free sample
Download a sample briefing in MILAN free — see the scope before you subscribe.
Market potential, down to postal code level
Where is your regional sales potential? RegioData answers this for 85+ product categories at postal-code level across Europe and North America — as Excel dataset or ready-to-use PotenzialApp.
85+ categories
Sales potential for insulation, windows, roofing, HVAC and dozens more building product groups.
Postal code level
5-digit postal codes across Europe and North America — ready for territory planning and CRM.
Set & PotenzialApp
Excel dataset for your own systems, or a configured web app your team can use without GIS skills.