Table of Contents - U.S. & Canada Pipe Forecasts, 2026–2035
Section 1 – Market Drivers and Trends
- Market Drivers: Ten Forces Are Reshaping Pipe Investment Priorities
- Regional Variability in Pipe Age Indicative of Growth Opportunities
- Aging Pipe Networks Drive Infrastructure Investment
- Three Phases of Price Shock, and a Fourth One Is Forming
- Housing Market Outlook: Market Levels Out After Post-Pandemic Slide
- Regional Housing Starts Signal New Pipe Buildout
- The Installed Base Confirms Rehab Is the Larger Opportunity
- Demographic Shifts Impacting Water Infrastructure
- Drinking Water Investment Needs Surge in Latest Survey
- Conveyance Systems Remain the Core of the Clean Water Funding Gap
- Water Losses Signal Pipe Rehab Geographies
- Utility Capital Plans Confirm Pipes as the Top Spending Priority
Section 2 – Water and Wastewater Pipe Segment Forecasts
- A Decade of Slow, Compounding Pipe Market Growth
- Urban Growth Outpaces Rural, Wastewater Gains Share
- New Construction Slows, Rehab and Replacement Accelerate
- Materials Shift Toward PVC as Ductile Iron Slips
- Market Shifts Toward Larger Transmission
- Geography Splits the Market Into Two Renewal Profiles
- Market Size and Market Growth Point to Different States
Section 3 – Strategic Implications
- Four Factors That Could Move the Forecast
- Opportunities Across the Value Chain
Section 4 – Research Methodology
- Forecast Methodology
- Assumptions: Cost of Pipe Material by Type
- Assumptions: Replacement, Rehabilitation, and New Build Rates