NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw Hill Construction's ENR New York (http://newyork.construction.com/) will host its Higher Education Construction Conference on October 16, 2014 at McGraw Hill Headquarters, 1221 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan.
During the event, executives will hear updates on the capital programs of the region's major higher education institutions. The event features a keynote address by Lia Gartner, Vice President for Design, Construction and Facilities Management, The New School. Additional speakers include representatives from New York University, CUNY, Faithful+Gould, Fordham University, Structure Tone, and Tishman Construction.
The event also features New York Building Congress' presentation of its new report, "NYC-EDU: Building a 21st Century College Town." Attendees will receive a free copy of the report.
The ENR New York Higher Education Construction Forum is produced by McGraw-Hill Construction and Engineering News-Record, the leading source of news, data, trends and analysis for the construction industry.
Sponsors of the event include Gold Sponsors American Institute of Steel Construction, Faithful+Gould, Girder-Slab, Hunter Roberts, Lane Office, Skanska, Structure Tone, and Tishman Construction.
Exhibitors include Greenman-Pedersen, Inc., Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc., and VHB.
Supporting sponsors include American Council of Engineering Companies of New York, Associated General Contractors of New York State, Building Trades Employers' Association, Greater New York Construction User Council, New York Building Congress, Society for Marketing Professional Services - New York, and Subcontractors Trade Association.
For more information or to register, visit http://construction.com/events/2014/higher-ed, call 1-800-371-3238, or search Twitter for #ENRedu. Attendees are eligible to earn 3.5 AIA LUs. Discounts are available to members of supporting sponsor organizations as well as to media representatives and groups of four or more.
For more McGraw Hill Construction events, visit http://construction.com/events.
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Media Contact: Evelyn O'Neill, Marketing Communications, McGraw Hill Construction, +1 212-904-3322, evelyn.oneill@mhfi.com
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