McGraw-Hill Construction and China International Contractors Association 2006 Global Construction Summit Highlights Innovation and Opportunities for Global Design and Building Leaders, April 25-27 in Beijing

McGraw-Hill Construction and China International Contractors Association 2006 Global Construction Summit Highlights Innovation and Opportunities for Global Design and Building Leaders, April 25-27 in Beijing

April 14, 2006

    NEW YORK, April 14 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The world's
leaders in design and construction will meet in Beijing on
April 25-27 to discuss global construction trends and
opportunities at the 2006 Global Construction Summit,
organized by McGraw-Hill Construction and the China
International Contractors Association.  

    The 2006 Summit, "Innovating for Excellence:
Opportunities for Global Players", draws senior
executives from leading real estate developers,
contractors, design firms, financiers, and government
agencies around the world. They will share best practices
and brainstorm solutions to problems in the increasingly
global $4.2-trillion construction marketplace.  The Summit
will address topics such as Innovative Project Financing,
Sustainability/Green Building in China, Needs of Global
Owners, and Managing Investment Risks in Global Mega
Projects.  In addition, participants will attend two
special ceremonies: 

    -- The Inaugural Business Week/Architectural Record
"Good Design is Good 
        Business" China Awards Luncheon
    -- The ENR Top International Firms Awards Dinner

    "We look forward to meeting with the world's
leading contractors, design firms, developers, financiers
and building product manufacturers in Beijing to discuss
global issues facing this great industry," said
Norbert W. Young, Jr. FAIA, president, McGraw-Hill
Construction. 

    Keynote speakers confirmed for the 2006 Global
Construction Summit include:

    -- Thomas J. O'Neil, Chairman and CEO, Parsons
Brinckerhoff 
    -- Gregory Hodkinson, Chairman, ARUP Americas
    -- Zhang Tao, Deputy Director General, Research
Department, People's Bank 
       of China (PBOC)

    The panel discussions will feature prominent speakers
from GE, Intel, P & G, Saudi Aramco, Eastman Chemical,
SOHO China, China Import & Export Bank, Standard &
Poor's, Bechtel, Bovis Lend Lease, Halcrow, Hill &
Associates, EDAW, OMA, SOM,  Armstrong, Johnson Controls,
China Machinery Group, China State Construction Engineering
Corp., Sinohydro, China Railway Engineering Corp., JMJ,
China Export & Credit Insurance Co., Thelen Reid &
Priest, and Tsinghua University. In addition, participants
will hear from senior representatives of the Chinese
government, including Ministry of Construction, Ministry of
Commerce, Beijing Municipality /Beijing Organizing Committee
for the Games of XXIX Olympiad, and West Regional
Development Office of the State Council. 

    For more information about the event, please visit
http://www.construction.com/event/BeijingSummit/, or call
[phone].  

    The 2006 Global Construction Summit is supported by:

    -- Associated General Contractors of America
    -- American Society of Civil Engineers
    -- American Society of Landscape Architects
    -- China Association of International Engineering
Consultants
    -- China Building Material Industry Association
    -- China Survey and Design Industry Association
    -- Construction Industry Institute
    -- Construction Users Roundtable
    -- New York Building Congress
    -- Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
    -- Tongji University School of Architecture and Urban
Planning 
    -- Tsinghua University School of Architecture
    -- U.S. Green Building Council

    The event is sponsored in partnership with Bentley. 
Gold level sponsors include by Assa Abloy, CENTRIA, China
State Construction Engineering Corporation, Dow Corning,
Emerson, Parsons Brinckerhoff, PPG Industries, Sloan,
Pinsent Masons, and Thelen Reid & Priest LLP.  Silver
sponsors include China Civil Engineering Construction
Corporation,  CGC Overseas Construction Co., China Road
& Bridge Corporation, China Henan International
cooperation Group Co., China Harbor Engineering Company
Ltd., China Metallurgical Construction Group Corp., China
National Chemical Engineering Group Corporation, China
National Machinery & Equipment Import & Export
Corporation,  China Petroleum Engineering &
Construction (Group) Corporation, China Railway Engineering
Corporation, China Shanghai (Group) Corporation for Foreign
Economic & Technological Cooperation, Halcrow Group,
Navigant Consulting, Project Management Institute, Shanghai
Construction Group, Shenyang Yuanda Enterprise Group,
SINOMACH, Washington Group International, and EMSI. 

    About McGraw-Hill Construction 

    McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill
Companies (NYSE: MHP), connects people, projects and
products across the design and construction industry. From
project and product information to industry news, trends
and forecasts, the Company provides industry players the
tools, resources and applications that help them save time,
money, and energy, especially through the new McGraw-Hill
Construction Network(R). Backed by the power of Engineering
News-Record (ENR), Dodge, Sweets, Architectural Record, and
10 regional publications, McGraw-Hill Construction serves
more than one million customers within the $4.6 trillion
global construction community. For more information, visit
http://www.construction.com .

    About China International Contractors Association
(CHINCA)

    CHINCA is a contractor trade organization that acts as
a link between the Chinese government and CHINCA's members
who operate in over 180 countries and regions.  Since 1988,
it has been engaged in promoting China's international
economic and technological co-operation, including
international project contracting and labor services. For
more information, see http://www.chinca.org .

    About The McGraw-Hill Companies

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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 290
offices in 38 countries. Sales in 2005 were $6.0 billion.
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http://www.mcgraw-hill.com .

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     Kathy Malangone
     McGraw-Hill Construction                              
                               
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     Rob Kulat                                             
 
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