McGraw-Hill Professional and McGraw-Hill Construction Join Forces to Create Practical Resources for Building Industry

McGraw-Hill Construction and McGraw-Hill Professional, both businesses of The McGraw-Hill Companies, today announced the upcoming launch of the McGraw-Hill Construction Book Series. The two groups' collaboration will benefit the industry by bringing timely and practical resources to architects, engineers, contractors, specialty contractors, and other construction professionals.

Answering the building industry's need to improve quality, efficiency, and productivity, the books will provide strategies to reach these goals with cutting-edge information on new materials, trends, and techniques. Experienced construction industry experts delve into the hottest topics, trends, and techniques that are shaping the industry on a global scale -- making the series an invaluable tool for building professionals. Green building, structural concepts, building code issues, and best business practices are examples of the vital and relevant topics that the series addresses.

"McGraw-Hill Construction's unparalleled knowledge of the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction market, combined with McGraw-Hill Professional's content development skills and global distribution reach, will create a unique and compelling new series of books covering the most important issues and practices in construction today," says Steve Chapman, publisher at McGraw-Hill Professional.

"We are excited about the opportunity to partner with McGraw-Hill Professional to bring new intelligence to the design and construction community in the form of this new book series. We look forward to expanding our topics based on industry needs," says James H. McGraw IV, group publisher, McGraw-Hill Construction.

The books will feature a visual approach to information with numbered and bulleted lists, tables, charts, diagrams, checklists, illustrations, and sidebars that allow readers to gain at-a-glance insight into job-critical tasks. A total of four books will be published in the fourth quarter of 2006, with additional books in the planning stages for 2007. The first title in the series, Defect-Free Buildings by Robert S. Mann, will be published in October 2006. Additional titles include:

  -- McGraw-Hill Construction Locator by Joseph A. MacDonald
  -- Building Anatomy by Iver Wahl
  -- Construction Safety Engineering Principles by David MacCollum
  -- Solar Power Systems in Building Design by Peter Gevorkian

  About McGraw-Hill Professional:

McGraw-Hill Professional, a unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies' education division, is a leading global provider of print and electronic content and services for consumers and the business, scientific, technical, and medical communities. Its offerings include consumer, business, and technical reference books and online solutions on medical and health, engineering, and scientific topics. Headquartered in New York, the company has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Camden, Maine. McGraw-Hill Professional's many imprints and brands include: Schaum's, International Marine, and Osborne. For more information, visit www.books.mcgraw-hill.com

About McGraw-Hill Construction

McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, connects people, projects and products across the design and construction industry. Backed by the power of Dodge, Sweets, Engineering News-Record (ENR), Architectural Record, and Regional Publications, the Company provides information, intelligence, tools, applications and resources to help customers grow their business. McGraw-Hill Construction serves more than one million customers within the $4.6 trillion global construction community. For more information, visit www.construction.com.

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CONTACT: Tom Stanton
McGraw-Hill Education
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Bettina Faltermeier
McGraw-Hill Professional
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