The research desk
Every finding
starts with a record.
Our studies turn a defined company sample into practical comparisons. Each study names its denominator, observation date, classification method and limits. Use the downloadable records to reproduce the counts, and follow the source links before treating a company’s advertised service as the scope of your project.
Thirteen questions behind the word “builder.”
156 responsibility observations across 12 companies, supported by 69 distinct source pages. See what is advertised, optional, excluded or unestablished.
Read the responsibility study ↗fields per company
one consistent evidence method
One evidence method in every market.
Thirteen fields per company, with local matrices and a single record for firms serving multiple markets.
Open the regional study ↗Kansas City / October 1What does “builder” include?
The original 12-company scope study: full-home, structural, custom-project and package/design roles.
Read the scope study ↗Kansas City / local source deskWhere the parcel changes the process.
Nine jurisdiction paths, with official sources and the handoff questions they create for a home-and-shop project.
Open the local desk ↗Directory sample / reproducible dataDifferent roles behind one building label.
Compare advertised delivery roles across 60 distinct companies and 12 researched markets.
Inspect the sample ↗Geographic evidenceAn office is not a service area.
Separate named locations, service claims, project evidence and broad regional coverage before building a local shortlist.
Read the geography study ↗Evidence you can work with
Open the underlying records.
Research updates
Revisiting the KC exclusion pool.
Thirteen focused rechecks, two material context corrections, and an explicit record of the 27 exclusions not revisited in this pass.
Read the research change log ↗