The Engineering News-Record (widely known as ENR) is an American weekly magazine that provides news, analysis, data and opinion for the construction industry worldwide.
The magazine's subscribers include contractors, project owners, engineers, architects, public works officials and industry suppliers.
It also covers the construction industry's financial, legal, regulatory, safety, environmental, management, corporate and labor issues.
Its "construction economics" section covers the cost fluctuations of a wide range of building materials.
[8] On July 1, 2015, the magazine was sold to BNP Media, along with Architectural Record and SNAP (a bi-monthly beautiful print production associated with Sweet's).
The editors of Engineering News-Record collectively decide each year to recognize 25 individuals who they feel have served the best interests of the construction industry and the public.
The Newsmakers and the Award of Excellence recipient are all recognized at a black-tie gala held each year in New York City in March or April, considered to be the premier event for the engineering and construction industry.
Award of Excellence recipients include Robert Boyd, who brought engineering and managing excellence to Hydro-Québec's $15-billion James Bay Project, Fazlur Khan, avant-garde designer of tall buildings, and Vinton Bacon, whose fearless fight against graft in the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago brought an attempt on his life.
Engineering News-Record, as a service to its readers, compiles and publishes an extensive amount of data on building material prices and construction labor costs.