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Publication Date: 01-JUL-06
Pages: 36
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Price: $79.00
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Description
34 page report on key trends in the construction industry. The construction industry faces tremendous challenges today. Understanding market trends and issues and how the industry may function in the future can be a key to success. Norbert W. Young Jr., FAIA, president, McGraw-Hill Construction and Harvey M. Bernstein, F.ASCE, vice president, Industry Analytics and Alliances, McGraw-Hill Construction, offer the following analysis. Your Competitive Advantage
This report provides you with instant access to a succinct snapshot of the construction industry to help you build a firm knowledge base about market conditions, trends, and leaders. Use the report to discover new opportunities by monitoring the trigger events and early indicators. Find out how McGraw-Hill Construction Research and Analytics can change the way you do business and pick up the pace of your decision cycle. More detailed and longer term projects are available from McGraw-Hill Construction Research and Analytics group in Lexington, Massachusetts. For further information on the purchase of statistical and forecast products, please call 1-800-591-4462, or visit the McGraw-Hill Construction Analytics' website at www.analyticsstore.construction.com. About the Authors
Norbert W. Young Jr., FAIA
President, McGraw-Hill Construction
Norbert W. Young Jr., FAIA, is president of McGraw-Hill Construction. A registered architect, his professional affiliations include membership in the Urban Land Institute, the Construction Specification Institute and the International Alliance for Interoperability, where he serves as chairman of the IAI-NA Board of Directors. He serves as a trustee of the National Building Museum, a chairman of the board of regents of the American Architectural Foundation and an overseer for the Graduate School of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania. He is a committee member of the Construction Users
Roundtable and sits on the board of the Salvadori Center for Education and the Built Environment. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and, in 2005, he received the Edward C. Kemper Award from the AIA for outstanding service to the profession of architecture. Harvey M. Bernstein, F.ASCE
Vice President, Industry Analytics and Alliances, McGraw-Hill Construction
Harvey M. Bernstein, F.ASCE, oversees McGraw-Hill Constructions' Research and Analytics division. He has served as a member of Secretary of State Colin Powell's Advisory Committee on Leadership and Management. Currently, he is a member of the Princeton University Civil and Environmental Engineering Advisory Council, the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Policy Advisory Board and a visiting Professor with the University of Reading's School of Construction Management and Engineering in London, England, where he serves on their Innovative Construction Research Center Advisory Board. He has written numerous papers and reports covering innovation, productivity, energy conservation and green building and co-authored the book Solving the Innovation Puzzle: Challenges Facing the Design and Construction Industry. Contents
Page 2. Introduction Page 4. The Construction Industry Today:
Profile
Chart - Global Construction Output (2005)
Globalization
Charts (2) - Change in Construction Investment Per Capita (2000-2004), by Region: Global Construction Output (%) 2000; Global Construction Output (%) 2004
China
U.S. Activities
Opportunities and Forecasts
Status of Innovation and Technology Adoption
Voice of Industry
Future Predictions
Chart - Construction Outlook Through 2010
Chart - Construction Values from 2004 to 2006
Chart - Construction Values from 2004 to 2006: Nonbuilding Construction Types
Chart - Construction Values from 2004 to 2006: Nonresidential Building Types
Productivity
Chart - Constant $ of Contracts/Workhours of Hourly Workers Page 10. Interoperability:
Interoperability Solution
Benefits of Interoperability
Methods of Interoperability
Paperless Design and Construction
Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Page 12. Sustainability/Green Construction:
Market Trends and Outlook
Market Drivers
Chart - Projected Green Building Market Size
Level of Activity
Profitability of Green Building
Chart - Firms' Involvement in Green Home Building Over Time
Chart - Sales Growth Projection of Green Building Market According to A/E/C Industry
Chart - Profits Associated with Commercial Green Building According to A/E/C
Industry
Products and Information
Future Sustainable Cities Page 16. Innovation:
Table - Profitability
Benefits of Innovation
Chart - Top Builder Challenges to Using Innovative Technologies in Homes
Encouraging Innovation
Bringing Innovations to the Marketplace: Pathways Page 18. Construction Trends:
Labor/Workforce
Most Critical Labor Trends
Major Areas of Influence
Table - Shifting Firm Structure Demographics - 2004 Bureau of Labor Statistics Population Survey
Job Availability
Labor Unions
Training and Education
Cost Effectiveness in the Workforce
Outsourcing
Materials
Cost, Volatility and Availability
Chart - PPI - Iron and Steel Scrap
Chart - PPI - Asphalt Paving
Trends in New Materials
Methods
Modular Construction
Infrastructure Improvements
Evolutionary Bridge and Highway Construction
Automated Construction Systems
Project Delivery/Procurement
Design-Bid-Build
Construction Management-at-Risk
Table - Procurement Criteria
Design-Build
Security/Surveillance
Products
Surety Bonding
Changing Face of U.S. Surety Players
Getting Surety
Table - 2003 Top Ten Writers of Surety in the U.S.
Table - 1998 Top Ten Writers of Surety in the U.S.
Government Bureaucracy
Local Government Examples of Bureaucracy
State Government Examples of Bureaucracy Page 30. The Construction Industry Tomorrow:
Technology
People
Buildings
Firms
Master Builders
Infrastructure
Ethics
Globalization
Sustainability
Other Aspects of Construction in the Future Page 34. Resources and References
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