Publication Date: 10-JAN-08

Pages: 56

Format: PDF

Price: $149.00

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Description

The exciting new report details the latest research on major issues facing today's global construction industry, with an emphasis on the trends in Europe and the U.S. The new research presented in the report indicates that advances in technology, shifts in the construction workforce, and increasing global competition are key concerns among industry leaders across Europe and the U.S. The report also emphasizes the driving influence of governance, environmental pressures, new procurement methods and the rising costs of construction materials.

McGraw-Hill Construction's research explores how these trends are shaping the increasingly interconnected global construction marketplace.

Contents

Page 2 - Introduction
Page 6 - The Global Construction Marketplace Today
The Global Construction Marketplace

• Today's Construction Industry
• The marketplace: A kaleidoscope of economies
• Graph - Global Construction Output (2006)
• The structure of the marketplace
• Pushing boundaries toward the future
• Integrating knowledge into business strategy
• Chart - The facts of life in the world of construction

• The factors that shape the global industry
• Chart - Global Drivers & Issues for Construction

• Western Europe
• Graph - EU Construction Shares (2006)
• Eastern Europe
• Graph - Construction Investment in the EU (1995-2007)
• United States (U.S.)
• Chart - U.S. Construction Outlook Through 2011
• Graph - Total Construction Contract Value
• Graph - Housing Starts
• Other Regions
• Emerging economies
• China
• India
• Economies in transition
• Chart - Transitioning Economies Around the World

• Construction in an interdependent world
• Graph - Change in Construction Investment Per Capita (2004-2006) By Region
• Impact of globalization on the construction industry
• Increased global Competition

• Shifting project portfolios
• Graph - World Share of Construction Investment
• Growing firms and consolidation
• Resource scarcity and materials pricing
• Graph - Percent Change in Materials Pricing Index

• Workforce in Europe
• Graph - European Firm Leaders: Expected Changes in Workforce Crunch in Next 5-7 Years
• Chart - Who is missing?
• Workforce in the United States
• The world of work is changing
• The need for holistic expertise
• The workforce problem
• Sustainability and the Workforce

• Protecting the construction workforce
• Safety Solutions
• Informal and migrant labor
• Graph - Migrant Population by Area (as a % of total population)
• Graph - Migrants from the EU Accession Countries Working in UK Construction
• Old-age dependency
• Graph - Old-Age Dependency Ratios - Selected Countries

• Workforce Solution Areas and Best Practices

• In an interconnected world, sustainability lies at the heart of the shifting global drivers
• Graph - Global Resource Use Share of the Built Environment
• Graph - Global Waste Share of the Built Environment

• Kyoto Protocol
• Chart - Meeting the Kyoto targets of 8% emission reductions by 2012
• U.S. measures - still mostly voluntary efforts

• What is a green building?
• Emergence of green building
• Chart - Green Building Councils (GBCs) Across the World
• Chart - Green Building Rating Systems Across the Globe

• Existing and historic buildings
• Chart - European firm leaders indicate four key drivers to future regional growth in green
• Chart - Projected Green Building Market Value
• Drivers of green building market growth
• In the U.S. green building is growing in every industry sector
• Graph - Sectors Expected to have Green Building Growth
• Green Tipping Points Occurring Across U.S. Construction
• Graph - Increases in Corporate Green Building leaders Over Time
• Project Description: Metropol Parasol in Seville

• Business benefits for going green
• Graph - Sales Growth Associated with Green Building According to AEC/Owner Community
• Graph - Corporate perception of Whether Green Fosters Innovation
• Perception Whether Green provide Opportunity for Market Differentiation
• Health and well-being also drive green building
• The cost myth
• Studies Show Benefits of Green Schools and Health Care Facilities

• Renewable Energy Shifts
• Solar Energy
• Wind Energy
• Project Description: First Green Refurbished Building in Australia

• The knowledge economy
• Innovation as a solution
• Obstacles to innovation in the construction industry
• Graph - Areas of Technological Innovation with Greatest Expected Impact on Future Business
• Breaking the barriers to encourage innovation
• Graph - Barriers to Innovation
• Graph - Motivation for Innovation
• Innovation Case Study - Millau Bridge, France

• Innovation Case Study: The Burj, Dubai
• Solutions to encourage innovation
• The European Construction Technology Platform
• The FIATECH Capital Projects Technology Roadmap
• Figure - FIATECH Capital Projects Technology Roadmap Vision

• Defining Interoperability
• The industry is paying for lack of interoperability
• Graph - Total AEC/O Costs of Non-Interoperability
• Demand for interoperability is bolstered by the growing global use of BIM
• Graph - Drivers of Non-Interoperability Costs

• Digital design improves the project lifecycle
• Graphs - Traditional Design vs. buildingSMART Design
• Prioritizing Interoperability and BIM
• Graph - Perceived level of Importance of Interoperability to European Firm Leaders

• Innovative approaches to new materials
• New methods for smarter building materials
• Nanotechnology
• Smart clothing
• Biomimetics
• Radio frequency identification (RFID)
• High performance and sustainable materials
• Materials pricing and outlook
• Graph - Unfilled Orders for Building Materials and Fabricated Materials (Percent Change)

• Vulnerability and security
• The corruption problem
• Solutions: Working around corruption
• Chart - Top Countries on Transparency Global Perception Index

• Ensuring quality and value in project procurement
• Graph - Most Used Project Delivery Methods in U.S. (by Project)
• Chart - Most Used Project delivery Method in Europe
• The Five Most Common Construction Contracting Methods

• Global contracting concerns and solutions
• New U.S. collaborative effort provides an alternative
• The Contract Debate: Top Concerns of the Owner Community
• Graph - Will the New ConsensusDOCS Provide Value to You?

• A creative approach to project financing
• The PPP advantage
• PPPs create a new approach to managing risk

• Building a successful PPP environment
• Establishing Government Support
• PPP in Europe: Nelostie Motorway
• PPP in the U.S.: Leasing Toll Highways and Bridges

• With today's speed of change, construction projects in 2020 will be very different
• Ultimately, it is the business sense, entrepreneurship, innovation, and imagination of humans which shape the future