2011 Construction Outlook Revealed in McGraw-Hill Construction Video

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Construction today released video highlights from its Outlook 2011 Executive Conference, where the industry's best minds and most experienced players discussed the economic outlook and latest industry trends. Outlook is the definitive event for construction professionals to prepare for the year ahead, and was held in Washington, D.C. in late October.

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The video features Robert Murray, McGraw-Hill Construction's vice president of economic affairs, who presents key findings from the closely watched 2011 Construction Outlook Report, a mainstay in construction industry forecasting and based on significant research and in-depth analysis of macro-trends. Murray expects an 8% gain in total construction starts for 2011.

In addition to the Outlook Report, the video shares insights from industry experts on crucial sectors -- green building, residential building, and the U.S. economy as a whole. Kermit Baker, chief economist at the AIA, reviews the housing recovery; Kathleen Camilli of Camilli Economics discusses the overall U.S. economy; and Harvey Bernstein of McGraw-Hill Construction presents the green building forecast.

View the video at http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/mcgraw-hill-companies/47384/ or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpi8d_M0rNg. Additional videos are available at http://construction.com/video/. Copies of the report can be ordered at http://construction.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0249-360828_ITM_analytics. Find us on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2949531, or check out future McGraw-Hill Construction events, including regional outlook events, at http://construction.com/events.

About McGraw-Hill Construction:

McGraw-Hill Construction connects people, projects and products across the construction industry. For more than a century, it has remained North America's leading provider of project and product information, plans and specifications, and industry news, trends and forecasts. McGraw-Hill Construction serves more than one million customers in the $5.6 trillion global construction industry through Dodge, Sweets, Architectural Record, Engineering News-Record, GreenSource, and SNAP. To learn more, visit www.construction.com or follow @mhconstruction on Twitter.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies:

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, Platts, Capital IQ, J.D. Power and Associates, McGraw-Hill Construction and Aviation Week. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2009 were $5.95 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/.

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