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Construction Market to Increase 11% in 2010, Says McGraw-Hill Construction Outlook Report

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2009-10-17 04:31:09     
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McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), today released its 2010 Construction Outlook, a mainstay of business planning for construction and manufacturing executives, which forecasts an increase in overall U.S. construction starts for next year. Due to improvement for housing from extremely low levels and broader expansion for public works, the level of construction starts in 2010 is expected to climb 11% to $466.2 billion, following the 25% decline predicted for 2009.

"The U.S. construction market in 2010 will be helped by growth for several sectors, following three straight years of decline that brought total construction activity down 39% from its mid-decade peak," said Robert A. Murray, vice president of economic affairs for McGraw-Hill Construction, addressing more than 300 construction executives and professionals at the 71st annual Outlook 2010 Executive Conference in Washington today. "The benefits from the stimulus act will broaden in scope, lifting not just highway construction but also environmental public works and several institutional structure types. With continued improvement expected for single family housing, after reaching bottom earlier this year, the overall level of construction activity should see moderate expansion in 2010."

Highlights of the 2010 Construction Outlook include:

* Single family housing for 2010 will advance 32% in dollars, corresponding to a 30% increase in the number of units to 560,000 (McGraw-Hill Construction basis).
* Multifamily housing will improve 16% in dollars and 14% in units, after steep reductions in 2008 and 2009.
* Commercial buildings will drop 4% in dollars, following a steep 43% drop in 2009. The weak employment picture will further depress occupancies, making it even more difficult to justify new construction.
* Institutional buildings will begin to stabilize after losing momentum in 2009. Square footage will retreat another 2% after sliding 23% this year. The dollar amount of construction for this sector will edge up 1%, helped by a growing amount of energy-efficiency upgrades to federal buildings and continued strength for military buildings.
* Manufacturing buildings will drop 14% in dollars and 3% in square feet, hampered by the substantial amount of slack manufacturing capacity.
* Public works construction is expected to rise 14%, given more wide-ranging strength across all project types.
* Electric utility construction will slip 3%, continuing to settle back after a record high in 2008.


The 2010 Construction Outlook was presented at the McGraw-Hill Construction Outlook Executive Conference in Washington, DC, which brought together top management from all parts of the construction industry including firms involved in building product manufacturing, architecture and design, contracting, engineering, industry associations and other industry professionals. At the event, Frank Giunta of Hill International and George Pierson of Parsons Brinckerhoff offered insights to an industry emerging from the crisis:

"The stimulus funds are meant to be just that, a stimulus, not the be-all-end-all answer to infrastructure financing," said Frank J. Giunta, senior vice president and managing director of Hill International. "Both public and private sectors need to be innovative and rewrite the rules of project finance to address tremendous construction needs with minimal financing options."

"The efforts of the federal agencies at transparency and their willingness to engage with private industry is refreshing," said George J. Pierson, chief operating officer, Parsons Brinckerhoff. "We have to work together to meet the challenges of infrastructure and this economy."

For more information on the 2010 Outlook, visit website attend one of the regional outlook events taking place in Seattle (11/3/09), Salt Lake City (11/4/09), Denver (11/5/09), Atlanta (11/6/09), Minneapolis (11/17/09), Teaneck (12/4/09), Chicago (1/13/10), and Dallas (1/14/10). Robert Murray will also present the 2010 Construction Outlook in a net conference on December 16.

About McGraw-Hill Construction

McGraw-Hill Construction connects people, projects and products across the design and construction industry. For more than a century, the Company has remained North America's leading provider of construction project information, plans and specifications, product information, industry news, and industry trends and forecasts. In print and online, the Company offers a variety of tools, applications, and resources that easily integrate with its customers' workflows. Backed by the power of Dodge, Sweets, Architectural Record, Engineering News-Record, GreenSource, and 11 regional publications, McGraw-Hill Construction serves more than one million customers within the $5.6 trillion global construction community. To learn more, visit website.

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, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2008 were $6.4 billion. Additional information is available at website.

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