

Dodge is the largest provider of project news, plans, specifications
and analysis services for construction professionals in the
United States and Canada. For over one hundred years, our mission
has been to distribute reliable, detailed information from early
in the planning stage through construction start. Thousands
of construction firms and building product manufacturers rely
on us daily to do their jobs faster, better and more productively
than ever before. The combination of our digital database housing
over 60,000 sets of electronic plans and specifications coupled
with the availability of over 100 Plan Rooms nationwide, makes
us the leading source for construction plans and specifications.
Our project database of more than 600,000 active projects is
unsurpassed in the industry.
Dodge Project News Available online and in print, Dodge Project
News allows immediate access to the powerful database of over
600,000 active building and non-building projects throughout
North America, from pre-planning through construction. Our
comprehensive information provides project details as well
as contact information for all the industry professionals
involved in the projects.
Dodge Plans Access to over 60,000 digitized plans, specifications
and addenda, Dodge Plans offers comprehensive building documents
on new construction, renovation and on private and public
jobs. Automated take-off programs, spec page searches and
the ability to download and print copies are just a few of
this products features.
Dodge Analytics Provides the critical information needed
to assess current market conditions and anticipate future
trends. An extensive county-level database includes 30 years
of historical data covering some 7 million individual projects,
providing a sound foundation for historical reviews.
Dodge is part of McGraw-Hill Construction. McGraw-Hill Construction
connects people, projects and products across the design and
construction industry. From project and product information
to industry news, trends and forecasts, we provide industry
players with the tools and resources that help them save time,
money and energy.
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McGraw-Hill Construction Enjoys Strategic
Alliances with the Following Prestigious Construction Industry
Organizations
ACE Mentor Program
This program encourages high school students
to consider AEC careers. Started in New York by Dr. Charles
Thornton (ENR 2001 Person of the Year), it has about 10 chapters
in East Coast cities with plans for expansion. Leaders in
AEC firms mentor the students in a one-year program, bringing
teams into their offices and/or on job sites. Each chapter
offers annual scholarships. McGraw-Hill Construction is involved
in supporting chapters and offering scholarships; employees
serve on chapter boards and provide publication services.
American Architectural
Foundation (
www.archfoundation.org)
The American Architectural Foundation's
(AAF) mission is to promote awareness of the impact of architecture
on every person. MH-CIG is the major sponsor of Accent on
Architecture and the production of its annual video shown
on PBS stations throughout the country. MH Professional Books
is publishing a book on the 25-Year Award buildings and is
supporting a traveling exhibit as a companion to the book.
Norbert Young is a member of the Board of Regents.
The American Institute
of Architects (
www.aia.org)
The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
is the professional organization for architects with approximately
67,000 individual members, providing legislative support,
industry research, continuing education programs and other
professional/business support. Under a multi-year alliance
agreement extending to 2005, Architectural Record is the member
magazine and is the #1 source of continuing education for
architects. Other initiatives include sponsoring keynote speakers
at the annual convention, a Business Week/Architectural Record/AIA
design awards program, joint research, GrassRoots sponsorship,
scholarships for chapter executives to attend their annual
CACE meeting, support for the UIA, Sweet's catalog distribution
program, and membership in the allied organization. As AIA
brings its revamped web site on line, there will be connections
with all MH-CIG brands.
American Society of
Landscape Architects (
www.asla.org)
The American Society of Landscape Architects
(ASLA) represents some 14,000 member firms providing landscaping
services. MH-CIG is negotiating initiatives for jointly publishing
Product Profiles and Directory, the F. W. Dodge discount program,
a Lifetime Learning program, and an online bookstore.
Associated Builders
and Contractors (
www.abc.org
)
The Associated Builders and Contractors
(ABC) has a 23,000 membership of firms dedicated to the merit
shop philosophy and 83 local chapters. A national agreement
is pending; however, in the interim we have a standard Dodge
discount program, an annual convention exhibit, 12 joint plan
rooms, an ENR affinity program and a co-branded web page with
information exchange (legislative data for ENR/construction
industry headlines).
Associated General
Contractors of America (
www.agc.org)
The Associated General Contractors of America
(AGC) has 36,000 members firms, which includes 8,000 general
contractors and 14,000 specialty contractors. Dodge has six
joint plan rooms and five virtual plan rooms with AGC. There
is also an ENR/DB affinity program, co-sponsorship of a project
delivery summit and a co-branded web page for exchange of
information.
Civil Engineering
Research Foundation (www.cerf.org)
The Civil Engineering Research Foundation
(CERF) is dedicated to the transmission of technology from
the laboratory to the marketplace. Under our alliance agreement,
we co-sponsored their International Technology Symposium,
MH-CIG is a member of the Corporate Advisory Board, and MH-CIG
co-sponsors the National Council for the Construction Industry,
a networking group of association and government executives.
Construction Specification
Institute (
www.csinet.org)
The Construction Specification Institute
has 18,000 architects, engineers, specifiers, contractors
and product manufacturers, with 142-chapters. It develops
specification standards and information flow processes. MH-CIG
is active in their annual convention and exhibition with Sweet's
sponsoring an award program for the building product manufacturers.
MH-CIG was also the corporate sponsor for the 2001 Emergent
Building Technologies Conference. Some other initiatives include
an ENR affinity program, support for the Product Representative
Academy, publishing the Manual of Practice, Lifetime Learning
distance education, and leadership in the Overall Construction
Classification System (OCCS) initiative.
Design-Build Institute
of America ( www.dbia.org)
The Design-Build Institute of America has
650 AEC firms who work with the design-build delivery system.
MH-CIG publishes the member magazine, Design-Build, as well
as a membership directory and we participate in their annual
convention.
International Alliance
for Interoperability (
www.iai-na.org)
The North American Chapter of the IAI is
dedicated to developing the aecXML schema and an international
system of industry communication through the Industry Foundation
Class (IFC) building model. Norbert Young is chair of the
North American Chapter and MH-CIG personnel are involved in
the various domains working on these initiatives.
Society for Marketing
Professional Services (
www.smps.org)
The Society for Marketing Professional
Services (SMPS) has 4,500 members dedicated to business development
for architectural, engineering and contracting firms. MH-CIG
sponsors their annual conference, has a co-branded web-page
offering exchange of information, provides professional books,
magazine and distance educational programs. SMPS co-sponsors
the former Dodge regional construction outlook conferences
and a Canadian marketing conference is in the planning stage.
A related organization, Professional Services Marketing Association
(PSMA), with 1,000 CEO's of ARC firms, is managed by SMPS
and many of these same programs will be provided for it.
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