- Author
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Milton, H. J.
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Berry, S. A.
- Title
- Metric Conversion in the Construction Industries: Technical Issues and Status. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS SP 598
October 1980
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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construction industry; metric system; construction management; construction materials; building codes; decision making; technology transfer; bibliographies
- Identifiers
- metrication
- Abstract
- This Special Publication was prepared at the request of the Metric Symposium Planning Committee of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). It is intended to provide information on technical issues and status of metric conversion in the United States construction industries. It will be made available to attendees at the NIBS Symposium on 'Metric Conversion in the Construction Community' to be held December 2-3, 1980, in Chicago, IL. In addition, it will be available to other affected parties in the construction community. The report contains information on planning for the metric change, current metric activities of professional and industry groups, technical implications in the construction industries, dimensional coordination, metric building products and services, research issues, and timing. It is intended to provide assistance for informed decisionmaking relative to metric conversion for the U.S. construction industries. Also included in the report is a bibliography of relevant construction industries' metric technical information.