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European Construction Quarterly | Q1 2026
Executive Briefing
The European construction sector remains challenging. While infrastructure, energy, and data center projects continue to provide stability, weak residential construction markets, productivity challenges, and geopolitical uncertainty are weighing on short-term market development. At the same time, regulatory requirements, decarbonization, and new technologies are fundamentally reshaping competitive dynamics.
Our European Construction Quarterly summarizes the key developments of the past quarter and assesses their strategic implications for manufacturers in the construction and building materials industries.
At a Glance
Overall Outlook
Stabilization at a low level – early positive signals are emerging, but the market environment remains fragile.
Growth Drivers
Infrastructure, energy, data centers, as well as renovation and modernization.
Challenges
Productivity, labor shortages, volatile investment activity, and increasing regulatory requirements.
Spotlight
Scaling Innovation in Building & Construction.
Quarterly Highlights
This edition focuses on the key factors currently shaping the European construction industry, from construction market developments and regulatory changes to innovation and productivity. The featured topic, “Scaling Innovation in Building & Construction,” examines the conditions companies need to create in order to successfully scale innovation and build sustainable competitive advantages.
Download the latest European Construction Quarterly to gain valuable insights into market trends, regulatory developments and the strategic topics shaping Europe’s construction industry.
Content
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Business Climate Update
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Market and Economic Indicators
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Developments Across Europe’s Key Construction Markets
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Political and Regulatory Trends
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Quarterly Spotlight
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Approx. 28 pages
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