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Name：Norbert W. Young, Jr., FAIA

Position：President, McGraw-Hill Construction

Organization：The McGraw-Hill Companies

Field of Study：Architecture

E-mail: norbert_young@mcgraw-hill.com

A Short Bio

Norbert W. Young, Jr. is president of McGraw-Hill    Construction, the leading source of project news, product information, industry analysis and editorial coverage for design and construction professionals. McGraw- Hill Construction is comprised of such prestigious brands as Dodge, Sweets, Architectural Record, Engineering News-Record, Regional Publications and construction.com.  Together, these brands serve as the leading provider of print and electronic products and services to the industrial, commercial and residential construction and building industry.

Norbert joined The McGraw-Hill Companies in December 1997 as vice president, editorial, for Dodge.  Previous to Dodge, Mr. Young spent eight years with the Bovis Construction Group, a global leader in the management of high profile construction projects.  In 1994, he was appointed president for the newly created Bovis Management Systems (BMS), which was established to serve the construction and project management needs for both private and public sector clients on a national, as well as global basis, with experience in over seventeen countries.  Notable clients and projects which benefited from Mr. Young’s involvement include the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, Bank of America, NYNEX and Sun Microsystems. 

During the 1980’s, Young was a partner at Toombs Development Company, New Canaan, CT.  He managed all aspects of design and construction, including governmental permitting and approvals for the firm’s real estate developments in Philadelphia, Baltimore and New Jersey.

He started his career in Philadelphia as an architect, where he gained 12 years experience covering a wide range of building types and projects.  He holds a Master’s of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor’s of Arts from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME.

A registered architect, his professional affiliations include membership in the Urban Land Institute, the Construction Specification Institute and the International Alliance for Interoperability, where he serves as Chairman of the IAI-NA Board of Directors.  In addition, he serves as a trustee of the National Building Museum, is chairman of the board of regents of the American Architectural Foundation and is an Overseer for the Graduate School of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania. He is also a McGraw-Hill/s representative to CURT (The Construction Users Roundtable) and very active on their AEC Productivity Task Force. He is a Fellow of The American Institute of Architects and in 2005 he received the Edward C. Kemper Award from the AIA for outstanding service to the profession of architecture.

Norbert resides in Greenwich, Connecticut with his wife, Christine.

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