Subscriptions and Password

ENR's Cost Data

List of Large Construction Firms

Getting Coverage in ENR

Back Issues, Research and Reprints

Advertising in ENR

Other Questions

 

SUBSCRIPTIONS AND PASSWORD

Is all the content on enr.com free?
No. Any news article posted on enr.com is free for one week. After that, subscribers can access all our content for free with a username and password. Non-subscribers must pay $4.95 per article, and more for other content, such as cost index data, top lists and Sourcebooks. All the blogs, slideshows and podcasts are available for free to non-subscribers.

I am a subscriber. How do I get a username and password?
You must register your subscription by typing in your subscription account number. click here to access this page.

I just subscribed today. How soon can I get a username and password?
48 hours after you place your subscription order, phone our customer service staff at 877-876-8208 (if you are outside the U.S., call 515-237-3681), and they will give you your subscription account number. Then enter that number on this page.

You will then be asked to select a username and password. If you have any difficulty registering, phone 614-682-5105 and choose customer service from the menu.

I forgot my username or password. How can I find out what they are?
Call 614-682-5105 and choose customer service from the menu.

My co-worker is a subscriber, but he/she is not in the office today. Can I get free access to enr.com?
No.

My username and password for enr.com do not seem to be working. When I click on a table or article the website is asking me to pay. I need help.
Obviously, as a subscriber, you are entitled to such access, at no charge. This is actually a common problem, that is due to a flaw in the design of our website. The folks who can help you solve it are Sheryl Smith and Bob Harrington, the customer service team at ECNext. ECNext handles the technical aspects of our website. Their phone in Ohio is 614-682-5105. They work from 8am to 5pm, East Coast time.

I have moved. How do I notify ENR of my address change?
Call our customer service staff at 877-876-8208 (if you are outside the U.S., call 515-237-3681), or send us your new address by entering it in this page on our website:

Does ENR offer complimentary subscriptions?
Generally, no.

Are ENR subscribers entitled to receive any e-mail newsletters?
Certainly. Any subscriber to ENR who provides us with his or her e-mail address receives the following three e-mail newsletters.

 

ENR's COST DATA

Does Engineering News-Record publish data on construction costs?
Yes. ENR has been collecting and publishing price data on 75 different building materials, in 20 major U.S. cities, plus Montreal and Toronto, on a monthly basis for over 50 years. We publish a table of cement and concrete and aggregate prices in our first weekly issue every month, pipe prices the second week, lumber and drywall prices the third week, and steel prices the fourth week. We use a small amount of this data to create two index numbers each month, the Construction Cost Index and the Building Cost Index. The indexes are widely-used benchmarks for measuring inflation. More information about our cost data can be found by clicking here.

 

LISTS OF LARGE CONSTRUCTION FIRMS

What lists of large construction industry firms does ENR publish?
ENR publishes nine major lists of construction industry firms each year, all of which rank the firms based on sales revenues. We rank general contractors, design firms (architectural and civil engineering firms), specialty contractors, construction management firms, design-build firms, program management firms, environmental engineering firms, international contractors, and international design firms.

Does ENR rank contractors or design firms within specific market sectors, such as school construction, bridge construction, or wastewater treatment plant construction?
Yes. Our Sourcebooks rank both design firms and contractors in 60 different market categories.

Does ENR publish lists of "green" design firms or green contractors?
Yes. We issued our first-ever list of the Top 50 green contractors in September 2007, in our Top 400 Contractors Sourcebook. We published our first-ever list of the top green design firms in our Top 500 Design Firms Sourcebook in June 2008.

Does ENR publish lists of owners or developers?
We publish an annual list of the largest U.S. owners -- publicly-traded firms which spent the most money on new or expanded facilities. We do not publish any lists of developers.

Does ENR offer mailing lists or spreadsheets of the top firms?
Yes. ENR "Top Lists" are available for purchase. Please call Michael Costantino at 800-223-2194 x 748.

Does ENR offer lists of e-mail addresses of chief executives of these firms?
No. The executives have told us they don't wish to make their e-mail addresses public.

How can my company be considered for one of the lists of top firms?
Contact Scott Lewis, phone: 212-904-3507. He will determine what type of firm you work for, and if your firm is large enough, and if you fit the criteria he will add your firm to our survey mailing list.

Does ENR publish data on construction market volume?
Yes. We publish annual tables of U.S. market volume in our forecast issue, which is published in November. Much more extensive market data is available from McGraw Hill Construction Analytics. Information about their data can be found by clicking here.

 

GETTING COVERAGE IN ENR

How can I submit information about my company or my company's project for possible coverage in ENR?
By speaking with Grace Alicea, phone: 212-904-4776. She will tell you which ENR editor covers the type of projects your firm works on, and give you contact information for that editor.

Does ENR write about completed projects?
No. As a news magazine, our policy is to write about projects while they are under way, from early in the planning and design phases, through construction. So please contact us sooner rather than later.

My company makes construction tools or equipment. Who at ENR do I send information to, for possible publication in the Products section?
Please e-mail your information to: ENR_Products@mcgraw-hill.com. Our products editor is Rita Catinella. ENR Equipment Editor Tudor Hampton may be interested in new developments.

I want to send ENR details of a promotion or executive change at our firm. Who do I send information to?
For reasons of space, ENR prefers announcements at the vice president level, or equivalent, or higher. You may include low-resolution images as jpegs or tifs. In the announcement, you must include the name of the person's former employer and job title. E-mail your information to: ENR_People@mcgraw-hill.com; The selection of people items and use of photo images is strictly at ENR's discretion.

Does the ENR editorial calendar affect when I can submit a story idea?
No. The ENR editorial calendar is intended to help advertisers. It does not determine which topics we cover, or when we cover them. ENR is first and foremost a news magazine. If a topic, company, or project is newsworthy, we will write about it.

How can I submit a letter to the editor?
E-mail it to: ENRletters@mcgraw-hill.com. One of our managing editors will read it, and decide whether to publish it. We do not publish anonymous letters. Brevity is appreciated.

How can I submit an opinion essay to ENR's Viewpoint column?
Contact Viewpoint editor Bill Angelo. His phone is 781-937-9265. His e-mail is: william_angelo@mcgraw-hill.com

Does ENR publish project leads?
Yes. Each week in our Pulse section we typically publish between 20 and 40 project leads, in the planning, bidding, or proposal stages. However, the huge McGraw Hill Construction Network (F.W. Dodge), owned by our parent company, is the largest database of U.S. and Canadian project leads in existence. For more information about the MHC Network, go to: http://dodge.construction.com/

I am a freelance writer. Who do I contact at ENR to find out if I can get a story assignment?
Call Scott Lewis, phone: 212-904-3507

 

BACK ISSUES, RESEARCH AND REPRINTS

How can I search to see if ENR has published an article on a specific project or topic?
Use the search box located in the upper right hand corner of our home page.  However, the archive of stories on enr.com only goes back four years. If you are looking for older articles or need advice on how to search, call Scott Lewis, phone: 212-904-3507.  He can also advise you on the use of subscription-based databases that contain ENR, such as LexisNexis, Factiva or Ebscohost.

How can I buy a back issue?
If you know the exact date of the issue call 877-876-8208 (outside the U.S. 515-237-3681) or click here.

If you don't know the exact date, contact Scott Lewis, phone: 212-904-3507.

I am interested in getting permission to reprint an article from ENR, or to post an ENR article on my website.  Who at ENR do I ask?
Call ENR's editorial research director, Scott Lewis, phone: 212-904-3507, or e-mail: scott_lewis@mcgraw-hill.com. He is responsible for handling permission requests.

I have seen a photo in ENR that I would like to use. Who do I ask about that?
Call Scott Lewis, phone: 212-904-3507

 

ADVERTISING IN ENR

My company or client is considering placing display advertising in ENR. How can I get an ENR media kit and editorial calendar?
By calling sales assistant Pina Del Genio, phone: 212-904-6791.

My company is interested in taking out a classified ad in ENR. Who do we contact?
To take out either an employment ad, or an official proposal ad (for an RFP or RFQ), please call 888-814-0513, to reach an advertising sales representative.

 

OTHER QUESTIONS

How can someone be considered for selection as an ENR newsmaker or Award of Excellence candidate?
The person or their project must have been written about during the year in ENR, and must have done something to serve the best interests of the construction industry. The editors select 25 Newsmakers and the Award of Excellence winner each year. If you want to tell us about a person who has made a significant contribution to the industry we certainly want to know. If we have not yet written about them then your call may get us working on a story about them or their project, which will then make them eligible.

How can I get tickets to the ENR Award of Excellence events?
Call our event coordinator, Sandy Singh, phone: 212-904-6390.  We hold two events every year, on the same day, in late March or early April. One is the ENR Newsmaker Awards Luncheon, and one is the ENR Award of Excellence Dinner.

How can I submit photos for ENR's annual photo contest?
By looking for details on ENR's website in September each year. Every September we post a notice on our website announcing the contest, and inviting anyone who is interested to submit photos.  There is only a six week window in which to submit photos.  We accept photos in all formats (digital photos sent via e-mail, prints sent in the mail, disks, slides, whatever).  The deadline is always in early November.  The photos must have been shot during the previous year -- because ENR is a newsmagazine we want the photos to depict current projects and activities.

I have a question that is not addressed here.  Who can I ask?
Call Scott Lewis, ENR's editorial research director, phone: 212-904-3507.  Or e-mail: scott_lewis@mcgraw-hill.com

 

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