- Author
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Henrickson, R. G.
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Corrigan, D. W.
- Title
- Overview of the Factors Impacting Metrication of the U.S. Housing Industry. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 73-421
December 1973
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900. Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
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metrication; residential buildings; construction industry; economic analysis; United States; factor analysis; problem solving; management information systems; great britain; surveys; impact; australia; standards; building codes; benefit cost analysis; conversion; interviews
- Abstract
- The report describes work undertaken to ascertain and delineate major problems associated with the metrication of the domesting housing industry of the United States. Source material includes, principally, the foreign experiences of Great Britain and Australia; information obtained from interviews with businesses and associations; and documents, both foreign and domestic. The results of the study indicate that the critical impact of metrication will be the redefinition or accommodation of the 15,000 housing codes at the local level. Coordination of the 127 standard-setting organizations in the United States is discussed.