The McGraw-Hill Construction
Outlook 2008. The Outlook 2008
Report was released and presented
during the 69th Annual McGraw-Hill
Construction Outlook Executive
conference held October 24-25, 2007
in Washington, DC.
The McGraw-Hill Construction
Outlook 2008, is a first-hand
view of industry trends and detailed
economic forecast that will affect
the construction industry in 2008.
Construction Outlook 2008 includes
everything Robert Murray, vice
president of economic affairs for
McGraw-Hill Construction, discussed
including over 50 charts, tables and
graphs.
Highlights of the 2008
Construction Outlook include:
• Institutional buildings will
rise 4% in dollar volume, while
square footage edges up 1%.
• School construction is expected to
strengthen again after its 2007
pause
• Public works construction will
move up 3%
• Commercial buildings will slip 6%
in dollar volume and 11% in square
feet.
• Multifamily housing will slide 8%
in dollars and 11% in units
With the Construction Outlook
2008 you will have all the
information needed to identify key
opportunities and target growth
markets (Regional and Project
types). Get the competitive
advantage needed to create critical
decisions.
This information is valuable for
building product manufacturing
firms, architectural and design
firms, financial and real estate
firms, and other industry related
professionals as they plan for 2008
and beyond.
The Construction Outlook 2008
Report will include:
Economic Environment projections
and Forecast Tables - Construction
Starts for 2008 National and
Regional Estimates.
Forecasts and estimates included
cover:
• Single Family Housing
• Income Properties
• Institutional Buildings
• Manufacturing Buildings
• Public Works and Electric
Utilities and more...
About the
McGraw-Hill Construction Outlook
2008 Author
Robert Murray
Vice President, Economic Affairs
McGraw-Hill Construction
Robert Murray is
vice president of economic affairs
for McGraw-Hill Construction, the
leading source of project news,
product information, industry
analysis and editorial coverage for
design and construction
professionals.
Murray joined
McGraw-Hill Construction in 1980 as
an economist, with a primary focus
on analyzing construction industry
trends. In the mid-1980s he directed
a team of economists that developed
the Construction Market Forecasting
Service, providing five-year
projections for 22 building types by
nine regions of the U.S. This
product has subsequently become the
pre-eminent forecast of the nation's
construction industry, and it serves
as the foundation for other
construction and real estate
forecast products offered by
McGraw-Hill Construction Research
and Analytics.
Murray is the
author of the McGraw-Hill
Construction Outlook, and also
coordinates the five-year industry
forecast and the Construction Market
Forecasting Service, which analyzes
national and regional trends for
building products. He received his
bachelor's degree from Princeton
University, and holds both an M.B.A.
and a Master 's degree in economics
from Columbia University.
