January 1997

The use of soft-metricated reinforcing steel as the metric standard for rebar in the U.S. has been officially adopted. Specifications for soft-metric rebar are now available from...

In last month's column, I began a two-part article on the design-build method of contracting. I pointed out that the approach is arguably in conflict with "low bid" statutes, ...

Recycling once meant community paper drives. The local Boy Scout or Girl Scout troop collecting scrap newspaper to earn money for a trip to summer camp. Recycling never seemed...

President Clinton made official his choice of Federal Highway Administrator Rodney Slater to succeed Federico Pena as secretary of transportation at a Washington, D.C., press ...