NEW YORK – February 22, 2013 – McGraw-Hill Construction's ENR (http://enr.construction.com) today announced their fourth ENR FutureTech Conference.  The event will be held Thursday, March 14, 2013 from 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco.

At the event, construction industry leaders will share the latest uses of construction technology and discuss how specialty contractors are adopting advanced modeling and production techniques.  Attendees will also learn about new mobile apps being used and how they are affecting project outcomes.

The event features a keynote address by David B. Bartlett, who leads IBM's Smarter Buildings initiative.  Additional scheduled speakers include representatives from Autodesk, Inc., Beck, Bergmann Associates, CASE Design, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Crate & Barrel, the digit group, inc., DPR Construction, EMCOR Construction Services, Foundation for California Community Colleges, MWH Global, Inc., New Parkland Campus at Parkland Hospital, Onuma, Inc., Thornton Tomasetti, Turner Construction Company, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Viewpoint Construction Software.

Sponsors of the event include Platinum sponsors, Autodesk, Inc., CMiC, and Viewpoint Construction Software; Silver sponsors, ARX, Bluebeam, EarthCam, OnCenter Software, and RedVector; Supporting sponsor, Society of Marketing Professional Services.  The event's complete agenda, speaker bios and registration information are available at http://enrfuturetech.com.  A limited number of press passes are available to credentialed media representatives; to request one, contact Kathy Malangone, Senior Director, Marketing Communications, McGraw-Hill Construction, +1 212-904-4376, kathy_malangone@mcgraw-hill.com. 

For more McGraw-Hill Construction events, visit http://construction.com/events.

About McGraw-Hill Construction:
McGraw-Hill Construction's data, analytics, and media businesses—Dodge, Sweets,Architectural Record, and Engineering News-Record— create opportunities for owners, architects, engineers, contractors, building product manufacturers, and distributors to strengthen their market position, size their markets, prioritize prospects, and target and build relationships that will win more business. McGraw-Hill Construction serves more than one million customers through its trends and forecasts, industry news, and leading platform of construction data, benchmarks, and analytics, including Dodge BuildShare and Dodge SpecShare. To learn more, visit www.construction.com.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies:
The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), a financial intelligence and education company, signed an agreement to sell its McGraw-Hill Education business to investment funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC in November 2012. Following the sale closing, expected in early 2013, the Company will be renamed McGraw Hill Financial (subject to shareholder approval) and will be a powerhouse in benchmarks, content and analytics for the global capital and commodity markets. The Company's leading brands will include: Standard & Poor's, S&P Capital IQ, S&P Dow Jones Indices, Platts, Crisil, J.D. Power and Associates, McGraw-Hill Construction and Aviation Week. The Company will have approximately 17,000 employees in more than 30 countries.  Additional information is available at www.mcgraw-hill.com  

Media Contact:
Kathy Malangone, Senior Director, Marketing Communications,
McGraw-Hill Construction, +1 212-904-4376, kathy_malangone@mcgraw-hill.com

/PRNewswire -- Feb. 22, 2013/

SOURCE McGraw-Hill Construction