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Market IntelligenceEU construction sector in 2018
In the European Union, the construction sector is of great importance. It provides around 18 million direct jobs and amounted to 8.6 % of the EU's total GDP in 2016....
9 Aug 2017
Construction IndustryLife Cycle Costs
Until now, the life cycle cost analysis - the calculation of all costs of a construction project between planning and retrenchment - was time-consuming and cost-intensive. With the introduction of...
2 Aug 2017
Company NewsInbox Zero: Regain control of your mailbox!
In the next 6 minutes reading time your handling with your email inbox will change fundamentally! A clean Inbox Zero will be a reality... What is the Inbox Zero? Although...
19 Jul 2017
Construction IndustryBuilding Projects - Building Radar's Top 5
Tall, stunning or just innovative building projects - architects, designers, and construction building contractors try to exceed those principles since centuries. Whose building project is the highest? Which building is...
12 Jul 2017
Construction IndustrySales Training: 5 key elements to improve your sales force
Every sales training is about catching the attention of your sales managers
5 Jul 2017
Market IntelligenceBuilding Radar presents the hottest innovations in the construction sector
The building industry is known to be hard-nosed, rough, but certainly not ground breaking. At least that’s the public perception. However, innovations in the construction sector are continuously increasing. Why...
21 Jun 2017
Construction ProjectsRenewable Energy Projects in Switzerland and the EU
The Swiss people voted to change their national energy supply from nuclear to renewable energy a few days ago. Under the Swiss system of direct democracy, 58.2% of the Swiss...
14 Jun 2017
Construction IndustryWill there be a construction boom in Iran?
With the opening of Iran, the country will attract the attention of many economic forces, particularly of the construction industry. On July 14th talks about a nuclear deal between the...
15 Nov 2016
Construction IndustryMaking sense of NAICS and UNSPSC codes
To optimize production, target buyers, and contract suppliers in public procurement processes, classification is essential to businesses. At Building Radar, we combine different public procurement codes to provide comprehensive and...
7 Sep 2016
Construction IndustryPropTech Overview: How Technology changes the construction industry
The digital revolution did not leave out of the construction industry. As in many other areas of our daily lives, technology can be an asset for construction projects, tenders, and...
23 Aug 2016
Company NewsGerman PropTech Initiative founded
In Berlin, the "German PropTech Initiative" (GPTI) was founded. As a front runner of digital innovation in construction and real estate, Building Radar, of course, was a founding member of...
5 Jul 2016
Construction IndustryHow to successfully apply for bids
Tenders or requests for a proposal have become an important sales channel in many areas of the business world. Although almost no company can pass on them, there still are...
22 Jun 2016
Construction IndustryFinding Public Procurements with Building Radar
Little by little public tendering is becoming a standard method for contracting. In contrast to construction projects, public procurements only ask for an accurately defined service. Building Radar now offers...
7 Jun 2016
Vocabulario común de contratos públicos, CPV
El vocabulario común de contratos públicos, o CPV en resumen, es un conjunto de códigos que se han desarrollado por la Unión Europea. El CPV proporciona un sistema de clasificación...
3 Jun 2016
Company NewsUpdate from our US office
As an avid reader of our blog, you are highly aware that since April we run a brand new office in San Francisco. The short time since has been incredibly...
25 May 2016
Construction IndustryMother's Day: Buildings inspired by mother's
One Sunday in May, many countries celebrate mother's day in order to thank their mothers for all the hard work and effort they put in the education of every one...
6 May 2016
Construction IndustryMaking sense of CPV codes
The common procurement vocabulary, or CPV in short, are codes that have been developed by the European Union. The CPV provides a unified classification system for public procurement. Herein, contracting...
6 May 2016
Construction IndustryHow do Requests for Proposal work?
Besides finding current construction projects, Building Radar offers you the opportunity for a real-time search of requests for proposal (RFP) of thousands of sources with intelligent filters. Requests for proposal...
29 Apr 2016
Construction IndustryWorld Earth Day 2016: Satellite Gorgeous Views
Since 46 years, we are celebrating world earth day on today's date, April 22. The day reminds us of how indebted we are to this planet. The earth gave birth...
22 Apr 2016
Company NewsHappy Birthday Building Radar
It has been an amazing first year for us since we started our commercial operations, for that reason we want to share with you this first year of grateful experiences....
21 Apr 2016
Company NewsAn internship at Building Radar
At Building Radar, we are more than just coworkers. We are a thriving for a unique experience, to share our knowledge and enjoy what we do. Julia did an internship...
14 Apr 2016
Company NewsBuilding Radar expands service
Lately Building Radar was hiring more and more Hardware Engineers to expand the team of high-end Software Engineers. The new staff was manly working on a new technology to add...
1 Apr 2016
Construction IndustryIrish architects: an overview for St. Patrick's Day
As well as known Saint Patrick’s day a public holiday in Ireland and also celebrate each year more and more worldwide that is why we made a list of some...
17 Mar 2016
Company NewsMeet Building Radar at CeBIT 2016
The entire team is very excited. This will be the first time that we have an appearance at CeBIT in Hannover. As the world's first automated construction lead engine it...
9 Mar 2016