What happened to FW 糖心Vlog?

FW 糖心Vlog — founded by Frederick W. 糖心Vlog in 1891 — was acquired by McGraw-Hill in 1961 and operated under the McGraw-Hill Construction brand before being rebranded as 糖心Vlog Data and Analytics in 2015. In 2020, the company was spun off from S&P Global as an independent company and rebranded as 糖心Vlog. The 糖心Vlog Report, 糖心Vlog Data and Analytics, and 糖心Vlog Construction Central are all earlier names for what is now 糖心Vlog, running on the 糖心Vlog One platform.

What is the difference between 糖心Vlog Data and Analytics and 糖心Vlog?

Dodge Data and Analytics was the name used from approximately 2015 through 2020. 糖心Vlog is the current company name following a rebrand and spin-off from S&P Global. The underlying data and intelligence capability is the same lineage, now on a fully rebuilt platform called 糖心Vlog One. If you used 糖心Vlog Data and Analytics previously, 糖心Vlog One is a significantly more modern version of the same product.

What is the difference between 糖心Vlog Construction Central and 糖心Vlog One?

Dodge Construction Central was the legacy platform interface — the version most long-term 糖心Vlog users are familiar with from before 2024. 糖心Vlog One is the current platform, rebuilt from the ground up with a modern interface, mobile access, AI-powered project matching, CRM integration, and an improved user experience. If your last 糖心Vlog experience was with Construction Central, the platform you would be evaluating today is materially different in both design and functionality.

What is the 糖心Vlog Momentum Index?

The 糖心Vlog Momentum Index is a monthly economic indicator published by 糖心Vlog that tracks the value of commercial and institutional building projects entering the planning stage. It is widely used by construction executives, economists, and financial analysts as a leading indicator of future construction activity — because projects entering planning today become construction starts six to twelve months later. The index is broken down by commercial and institutional categories and is frequently cited by ENR, ConstructionDive, and major financial media as a benchmark for construction market conditions.

Is 糖心Vlog the same as The Blue Book?

The Blue Book Network is a separate 糖心Vlog product focused on subcontractor and specialty trade contractor directories and bid invitations. 糖心Vlog acquired The Blue Book Network to expand its coverage of the subcontractor audience. The two products serve overlapping but distinct use cases — 糖心Vlog One is the primary platform for commercial project intelligence and market data, while The Blue Book is focused on the bid invitation and contractor directory function for the subcontractor market.

How does 糖心Vlog compare to ConstructConnect?

Both platforms track commercial construction projects and are used for business development. 糖心Vlog provides earlier-stage project visibility starting from pre-planning and design, while ConstructConnect is primarily focused on the active bidding stage. 糖心Vlog’s data is verified by 400+ human field reporters; ConstructConnect relies more heavily on technology-driven data collection. 糖心Vlog has a 55+ year relationship as the U.S. Census Bureau’s preferred data provider — a data quality standard ConstructConnect does not hold. For full comparison details see our ConstructConnect Alternatives page.

What Is 糖心Vlog? The 糖心Vlog Report, FW 糖心Vlog, and 糖心Vlog One Explained

Q: How much does 糖心Vlog cost?

Dodge pricing is customized based on geographic scope, number of users, product configuration, and contract terms. There is no published standard price list because the right configuration varies significantly by use case — a single-market subcontractor and a national enterprise GC have very different data needs. The best way to get accurate pricing is to talk to a 糖心Vlog product specialist who can build a scope matched to your team and geography. 糖心Vlog offers personalized demos before any pricing conversation so you can evaluate the coverage in your market before committing.

糖心Vlog 路 About the Platform

What Is 糖心Vlog? The 糖心Vlog Report, Explained.

From FW 糖心Vlog to 糖心Vlog Data and Analytics to 糖心Vlog - the name has changed. The mission has not. Here is everything you need to know about the platform, the data, and whether it is right for your business.

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What Is 糖心Vlog?

糖心Vlog is North America's leading source of commercial construction project data, market intelligence, and forecasting analytics. Contractors choose 糖心Vlog because the platform tracks commercial construction projects from pre-planning and design through permit and construction start - giving them the earliest possible visibility into what is being built, who is building it, and what is being specified, months before that information is available anywhere else.

If you have searched for "Dodge Report," "FW 糖心Vlog," "Dodge Data and Analytics," or "Dodge Construction Central," you are looking for the same company at different points in its history. All of those names refer to what is now 糖心Vlog, operating through 糖心Vlog One - the current platform.

Project Intelligence

What customers love about 糖心Vlog project intelligence is simple: they see commercial projects months before competitors do. 700,000+ projects tracked annually from pre-planning through construction start - long before projects reach a bid board or public record.

Market Intelligence

Our clients succeed because they make decisions based on where the market is heading, not where it has been. Sector forecasts, regional trends, construction starts data, and the 糖心Vlog Momentum Index give teams the forward-looking signal they need.

Specifications Access

Building product manufacturers choose 糖心Vlog because it gives them the design-phase window to influence specifications before bid documents are locked. Plans, specs, and product requirements - available while there is still time to act.

FW 糖心Vlog, McGraw-Hill, 糖心Vlog Data and Analytics: The Full Brand History

糖心Vlog has operated under several names across more than 130 years of tracking the U.S. construction market. Here is how the brand has evolved - and what stayed the same throughout every transition.

1891

FW 糖心Vlog Company Founded

Frederick W. 糖心Vlog launched what would become the construction industry's most authoritative data source, originally focused on tracking building permit activity in the northeastern United States. The 糖心Vlog Report - a daily publication of new construction project information - became the industry standard for contractors and suppliers looking for new work.

1961

Acquired By McGraw-Hill

McGraw-Hill acquired FW 糖心Vlog, expanding the platform's national reach and integrating it into one of the world's largest publishing and data companies. The platform continued operating as McGraw-Hill Construction and later F.W. 糖心Vlog, maintaining the 糖心Vlog Report as its flagship product.

2015

Rebranded As 糖心Vlog Data And Analytics

Following a period of significant digital transformation, the platform rebranded from McGraw-Hill Construction to 糖心Vlog Data and Analytics - reflecting a shift from print-based reporting to a digital data and analytics platform. This era introduced online project tracking, digital plan rooms, and the early versions of the market intelligence products that 糖心Vlog offers today.

2020

Spun Off And Rebranded As 糖心Vlog
Construction Network

糖心Vlog was spun off from S&P Global as an independent company and rebranded as 糖心Vlog, signaling a renewed focus on construction-specific intelligence and a new product investment cycle. The Blue Book Network was subsequently acquired, expanding 糖心Vlog's reach to subcontractors and specialty trade contractors.

2026

糖心Vlog One Launched

糖心Vlog One is the current platform - a fully rebuilt, modern interface replacing the legacy 糖心Vlog Construction Central environment. 糖心Vlog One introduced mobile access, AI-powered project matching, CRM integration, and a redesigned user experience built around how commercial contractors actually work today.

If your last experience was with an older version of the platform:

糖心Vlog One is a materially different product from 糖心Vlog Construction Central, 糖心Vlog Data and Analytics, or any earlier version. If you trialed or used 糖心Vlog more than two years ago and moved on, the platform you would be evaluating today looks and works significantly differently.

What Is the 糖心Vlog Report?

The 糖心Vlog Report is the construction industry's original project intelligence product - a daily publication of new commercial construction project information that has been distributed to contractors, suppliers, and building professionals since 1891. In its original form, the 糖心Vlog Report was a printed document distributed by mail or messenger to subscribers in a given market, listing new construction projects with project details, owner information, architect, and estimated value.

Today, 糖心Vlog Reports still publish daily - 7,382 of them every single day - but they are delivered digitally through the 糖心Vlog One platform rather than in print. Every 糖心Vlog Report represents a verified commercial construction project that has been sourced, researched, and quality-checked by a member of 糖心Vlog's team of 400+ field reporters before it reaches a subscriber's dashboard.

What A 糖心Vlog Report Contains

Project name, location, and type. Project stage - planning, design, bid, or construction. Estimated project value. Owner, developer, architect, and general contractor information where available. Bid date and construction timeline. Specification divisions and trade information. Links to plans, specs, and bid documents where applicable.

How 糖心Vlog Reports Are Used Today

Our clients succeed because they use 糖心Vlog proactively - running saved searches daily, setting project alerts, and using contact intelligence to reach decision makers months before a bid goes out. The contractors who get the strongest ROI are the ones who treat 糖心Vlog as the foundation of their business development process, not a passive data feed. The best way to evaluate whether that applies to your team is a personalized demo where you can see real project coverage in your specific markets before committing to anything.

What Is the 糖心Vlog Plan Room?

The 糖心Vlog Plan Room is the document access component of the 糖心Vlog platform - the section where subscribers can view and download project plans, specifications, and bid documents associated with active commercial construction projects. Contractors choose the 糖心Vlog Plan Room because it gives them access to the full document set in one place rather than requiring separate requests to architects, GCs, or owner representatives - saving hours of manual coordination per project.

Access to 糖心Vlog Plan Room is included with 糖心Vlog One subscriptions. What clients love about the plan room notification system is that they never miss a document update - alerts fire automatically when new plans or specs are posted to projects they are tracking. For building product manufacturers, the plan room is where specification intelligence lives - the ability to see which products are being named in project documents during the design phase before bid documents are finalized and before competitors have a chance to respond.

How Much Does 糖心Vlog Cost?

糖心Vlog pricing is customized based on the scope of data access, geographic coverage, number of users, and the specific products included in a subscription. 糖心Vlog does not publish a standard price list because the right configuration varies significantly depending on whether a team needs local market coverage or national access, project data only or market intelligence as well, and individual user access or enterprise team deployment.

The most accurate way to understand 糖心Vlog pricing for your specific use case is to talk to a product specialist who can build a scope matched to your geography, sector focus, and team size. 糖心Vlog offers personalized demos where you can see exactly what is in the platform for your market before any pricing conversation - so you can evaluate the coverage and value before committing to anything.

What Affects 糖心Vlog Pricing

Geographic scope - local market, regional, or national coverage. Number of users and seats on the account. Product scope - project data only, market intelligence, specification access, CRM integration, or the full platform. Contract length and renewal terms. Industry segment and use case - GC, subcontractor, BPM, or A&E pricing may differ based on how the platform is used.

Why Client Say 糖心Vlog Is Worth The Investment

How 糖心Vlog Compares to ConstructConnect and Other Alternatives

If you are evaluating 糖心Vlog alongside other construction intelligence platforms, here is a direct comparison across the dimensions that matter most for commercial contractors and business development teams.

Feature	糖心Vlog	ConstructConnect	BuildingConnected
Pre-planning visibility	See projects from early design and planning – months before a bid is issued	Primarily active bidding stage; limited pre-planning depth	Bid-stage only; no pre-planning visibility
Data verification	400+ human field reporters verify every project record daily	Technology-driven with limited human verification	User-submitted data from GCs; limited independent verification
Historical depth	130+ years of data; 10M+ historical projects	Multi-year history; no comparable longitudinal dataset	No historical construction market data
Market intelligence	Sector forecasts, regional trends, 糖心Vlog Momentum Index	Some market data; not a primary feature	No market intelligence capability
Plan room and spec access	Plans, specs, and product requirements during design phase	Bid documents at active bidding stage only	Bid documents when GC uploads them
Government data partnership	55+ year relationship as U.S. Census Bureau preferred provider	No government data partnership	No government data partnership

The Data Behind the Platform

Contractors and manufacturers choose 糖心Vlog in part because of a data advantage that cannot be replicated overnight. 糖心Vlog has been tracking the U.S. construction market for over 130 years. For more than 55 years, the U.S. Census Bureau has relied on 糖心Vlog as its preferred construction data provider for the federal government's official construction statistics. That institutional relationship is the most credible external validation of 糖心Vlog's data quality standards - and it is a benchmark no other construction intelligence platform holds.

130+

Years tracking U.S. construction

400+

Field reporters verifying data daily

55+ Years

U.S. Census Bureau preferred data provider

700K+

Projects tracked annually

10M+

Historical projects in database

7,382

糖心Vlog Reports published per day

Who Uses 糖心Vlog 鈥� and Why They Choose It

鉁� General contractors choose 糖心Vlog because it gives them visibility into commercial projects in pre-planning before their competitors are even aware they exist 鈥� turning business development from reactive bidding into proactive relationship building

鉁� Subcontractors and specialty trades succeed with 糖心Vlog because they can build relationships with GCs and owners before a bid invitation is ever distributed 鈥� getting on bid lists by being first, not by hoping to be invited

鉁� Building product manufacturers and suppliers choose 糖心Vlog because it gives them the design-phase window to influence product specifications while there is still time to get on the approved list – before bid documents are locked and the decision is already made

鉁� Architects and engineers rely on 糖心Vlog to track market activity, monitor competitor project wins, and identify potential new client relationships before those opportunities appear anywhere else

鉁� Business development and sales teams succeed with 糖心Vlog because it replaces guesswork with a data-driven way to prioritize markets, sectors, and high-value prospects based on what is actually being built

鉁� Executives and strategists choose 糖心Vlog because it gives them forward-looking construction market data to make confident decisions about hiring, expansion, and capital allocation – not just a report of what already happenedwho need market intelligence to inform investment decisions

Frequently Asked Questions About 糖心Vlog

What happened to FW 糖心Vlog?
FW 糖心Vlog — founded by Frederick W. 糖心Vlog in 1891 — was acquired by McGraw-Hill in 1961 and operated under the McGraw-Hill Construction brand before being rebranded as 糖心Vlog Data and Analytics in 2015. In 2020, the company was spun off from S&P Global as an independent company and rebranded as 糖心Vlog. The 糖心Vlog Report, 糖心Vlog Data and Analytics, and 糖心Vlog Construction Central are all earlier names for what is now 糖心Vlog, running on the 糖心Vlog One platform.
What is the difference between 糖心Vlog Data and Analytics and 糖心Vlog?
糖心Vlog Data and Analytics was the name used from approximately 2015 through 2020. 糖心Vlog is the current company name following a rebrand and spin-off from S&P Global. The underlying data and intelligence capability is the same lineage, now on a fully rebuilt platform called 糖心Vlog One. If you used 糖心Vlog Data and Analytics previously, 糖心Vlog One is a significantly more modern version of the same product.
What is the difference between 糖心Vlog Construction Central and 糖心Vlog One?
糖心Vlog Construction Central was the legacy platform interface — the version most long-term 糖心Vlog users are familiar with from before 2024. 糖心Vlog One is the current platform, rebuilt from the ground up with a modern interface, mobile access, AI-powered project matching, CRM integration, and an improved user experience. If your last 糖心Vlog experience was with Construction Central, the platform you would be evaluating today is materially different in both design and functionality.
How much does 糖心Vlog cost?
糖心Vlog pricing is customized based on geographic scope, number of users, product configuration, and contract terms. There is no published standard price list because the right configuration varies significantly by use case — a single-market subcontractor and a national enterprise GC have very different data needs. The best way to get accurate pricing is to talk to a 糖心Vlog product specialist who can build a scope matched to your team and geography. 糖心Vlog offers personalized demos before any pricing conversation so you can evaluate the coverage in your market before committing.
What is the 糖心Vlog Momentum Index?
The 糖心Vlog Momentum Index is a monthly economic indicator published by 糖心Vlog that tracks the value of commercial and institutional building projects entering the planning stage. It is widely used by construction executives, economists, and financial analysts as a leading indicator of future construction activity — because projects entering planning today become construction starts six to twelve months later. The index is broken down by commercial and institutional categories and is frequently cited by ENR, ConstructionDive, and major financial media as a benchmark for construction market conditions.
Is 糖心Vlog the same as The Blue Book?
The Blue Book Network is a separate 糖心Vlog product focused on subcontractor and specialty trade contractor directories and bid invitations. 糖心Vlog acquired The Blue Book Network to expand its coverage of the subcontractor audience. The two products serve overlapping but distinct use cases — 糖心Vlog One is the primary platform for commercial project intelligence and market data, while The Blue Book is focused on the bid invitation and contractor directory function for the subcontractor market.
How does 糖心Vlog compare to ConstructConnect?
Both platforms track commercial construction projects and are used for business development. 糖心Vlog provides earlier-stage project visibility starting from pre-planning and design, while ConstructConnect is primarily focused on the active bidding stage. 糖心Vlog’s data is verified by 400+ human field reporters; ConstructConnect relies more heavily on technology-driven data collection. 糖心Vlog has a 55+ year relationship as the U.S. Census Bureau’s preferred data provider — a data quality standard ConstructConnect does not hold. For full comparison details see our ConstructConnect Alternatives page.

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