M2
Momentum is building in the American
As the Federal landlord, we have
industrial machine, and an important
frequent contact with many federal,
component is use of SI.
state and municipal agencies.
Over the past year, we have spoken with
Another document, M1, was developed
thousands of manufacturers, designers,
to keep abreast of their metric
project managers, personnel in
conversion activities.
education, and representatives of
construction firms.
Title: M1, Metric Activity in US
Construction
The mood of the nation has shifted.
There is a significant and growing body
M1 is separate because metric
of people that realize that metric is a
projects and activities within
smart move for this country, and these
government are changing rapidly,
individuals support the movement toward
needing more frequent revision than
this system. There is ofcourse
design information.
M1 will be updated every few months.
The American construction community
specifically though has responded to
M1 can be downloaded by interested
the challenge. We now track which
parties from the Region 3 Bulletin
contractors have done metric
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construction, which can build in metric
with little difficulty, and which firms
All regional specifications will
have already bid metric projects in
soon be upgraded to conform to this
this country. These results will appear
document.
regularly in M1.
We welcome comments on this text.
While metric receives mixed initial
review, many tradespeople prefer it
Otto Schick
after some learning period.
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We have also encountered metric
capability where we did not expect it.
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We must conclude that original
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estimates of extensive effort to
convert did not materialize.
When partnering between government and
private industry is meaningfully
applied, conversion to metric, and
realization of the benefits of this
system, are no more difficult than the
introduction of any new technology or
policy.
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