The Built List. Research by construction PR consultancy LMC

[edit] The Built List shines spotlight on 100 industry influencers

From a social housing activist whose work honours his father’s memory, to the founder of the world’s largest construction video channel ... meet the Built List 2026 superstars.

A new list of 100 influential voices driving change and shaping improvements in the built environment has been revealed today (date).

The ‘Built List’ follows new research by construction PR consultancy LMC (Liz Male Consulting), which promotes the industry’s change makers and innovators.

“We want to shine a spotlight on the campaigners, activists, change makers and thought leaders who are turning important conversations into action, shaping policy and public understanding, and building the profile of our sector,” said LMC managing director, Dan Gerrella.

“This is a huge opportunity to celebrate the work of a much wider and more diverse community of influencers and communicators who are making a difference, yet who might not always be at the forefront of people’s minds. It also provides all of us with the opportunity to identify, connect with and build relationships with trusted individuals on the key topics driving our industry today.”

The Built List 2026 is a subset of LMC’s much larger industry influencer database, used as part of the agency’s influencer marketing and collaboration services.

The selected 100 VIPs have been divided into five categories:

• Fire and Building Safety
• Digitalisation
• Sustainability
• Diversity and inclusion
• Skills, recruitment and retention

Unlike most influencer lists, LMC’s research is not based on simply finding individuals with the highest social media follower count, but instead uses a broad range of criteria to understand their influence and impact.

A study carried out over six months was made of individuals who were visible and active across the industry before LMC looked at three key metrics: engagement rate, media coverage and visibility.

• Engagement rate: An analysis of the level of engagement achieved on the influencers’ last 10 social media posts, as well as their follower count on their priority platforms.
• Media coverage: Looking at where individuals appeared in the media, with impact also assessed based on domain authority and potential reach.
• Visibility: Including judging their proactive involvement in conferences, contributions to events and other communications activities.

Dan added: “The list is deliberately not ranked and it’s not a competition. If we’re going to drive change in these five key areas, we need to broaden our communications tactics as an industry. That is where the Built List comes in – spotlighting new voices who are reaching audiences in different ways.”

LMC offers an influencer collaborations service, designed to help organisations and industry stakeholders in the built environment to create meaningful influencer partnerships.

To download a copy of The Built List visit LMC’s website: https://bit.ly/47ziQqd

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