The market
Every project starts with entitlement.
Construction is one of the largest industries on earth. Before any of it is built, someone has to work out what the rules allow and how to get it approved. That work is still done by hand.
The size of it
Trillions in construction, every year.
Global construction output forecast for 2025, in constant 2023 dollars.
Source: Oxford Economics, 2025 forecastValue of US construction put in place in 2025.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2026Singapore construction demand projected for 2026.
Source: Building and Construction Authority, 2026Construction’s share of Indonesia’s GDP in 2025, its fourth-largest sector.
Source: Statistics Indonesia (BPS), 2026The friction
Fragmented rules. Real cost.
Thousands of jurisdictions write their own rules, and regulation is a large share of what a project costs.
US local governments, each able to set its own land rules.
Source: US Census of Governments, 2022US housing units authorized by building permits in 2025.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2026Share of a new US home’s price that comes from regulation.
Source: NAHB, 2021Average share of multifamily development cost that comes from regulation.
Source: NAHB and NMHC, 2022Who needs it
One problem, many buyers.
Developers and landowners
Anyone taking land through approval, from a single pad site to a master plan.
Engineers and consultants
The professionals who do entitlement work and want to do more of it, faster.
Attorneys and lenders
Those who assess entitlement risk before money or a legal opinion goes out.
Cities and counties
Governments that want complete, well-prepared applications.
Figures come from the sources shown on each card, with the year they refer to. Forecasts are labeled as forecasts.
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