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-E CONSTRUCTION management magazine FEATURES JANUARY 1997 Vol LXXIX. No A RECORD YEAR FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION? Annual survey by BUILDINGS Magazine predicts a total market of nearly S196 billion for 1997. CONSTRUCTION AT A CRAWL? Not with these machines! A directory of the latest and greatest crawler tractors. A GIANT STIR FORWARD The Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Task Force. DISPUTE AVOIDANCE AND RESOLUTION Which techniques work best? The results of a major study co-sponsored by AGC. PULL-OUT GUIDE TO AGC PUBLICATIONS AND SERVICES A handy reference you'll want to keep year-round. ISSUES OF TODAY...VISIONS OF THE FUTURE--AGC'S 78TH ANNUAL CONVENTION AND CONSTRUCTOR EXPOSITION Six pages on what you'll do, what you'll see, what you'll hear, and where you'll stay in Washington. D C.. March 6th through 10th. Includes registration form. CHANGES IN CONSTRUCTION MARKETS: THE NEXT 15 YEARS .An analysis of social, demographic, and economic trends and their impact on the architectural and construction communities. ADVERTISER INDEX DIRECT RESPONSE PAGE--A NEW COMSTKUCTOB SERVICE! Get information FAST about the products and services advertised in this issue. AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION REVISES CONSTRUCTION ARBITRATION RULES New rules should dramatically speed up the arbitration process by giving more authority to arbitrators. NEW TECHNOLOGY BRIEFS Promising new con struction tools NEWSMAKERS 74 CLASSIFIEDS BO EDITORIAL Inside Capitol Hill: AGC's legislative agenda for 1997 ?) : ONSTS'jCTlON MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE February 1997 Vol. IXXIX. No 2 FEATURES A orVOICE REASON The Environmental Issues Council protects free enterprise, 14 pnvate property rights, and the environment through sound science. 20 INSIGHTS IN CONSTRUCTION--1997 Highlights of the survey report on the nation's leading construction companies by AGC and Deloitte & Touche LLP MODEST GROWTH FOR '97? The CIT Group/Industrial Financing industry 32 forecast reflects cautious optimism. GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES AGC hosts Sixth International Construction Conference 42 for the Confederation of International Contractors Associations (CICA1. FEDERAL MARKETS '97: WHITHER CONSTRUCTION? Infrastructure projects may 50 take a hit as Congress moves toward a balanced budget. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS, FISCAL YEAR 1997 Construction 58 budgets, agency by agency. AGC'S REAUTHORIZATION COALITION ACTIVITIES Working to make highway- 66 investment a federal priority. EXPO '97--A HANDY GUIDE The alphabetical listing of our exhibitors and their 68 products and services. IN THE CONTRACTOR'S INTEREST The influence and strength of AGC's Political 75 Action Committee. 1996 AGC PAC CONTRIBUTORS Those members whose generous contributions 76 help AGC's voice to be heard on Capitol Hill. AGC'S 53S CLUB Those members who contribute $1,000 a year to AGC PAC. 78 providing the majority of all funding. ADVERTISER DIRECT RESPONSE PAGE--A NEW CONSTRUCTOR SERVICE! Get 100 information FAST about the products and services advertised in this issue. 1 PERSPECTIVE Making ``GC of America more rele- to you > PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Moving Forward--Together: fr^dom. choice, and the rnvironmeni DEPARTMENTS 6 NEWSUNE AGC unveils new program management document U GUEST EDITORIAL A world of construction opportunities awaits you 10 AGC CONSTRUCTION NEWS A201 update 91 NEW TECHNOLOGY BRIEFS Promising new con struction tools 101 CLASSIFIEDS 104 EDITORIAL Overcoming junk science -'eon :" e- Si louu Un.on Stanon -isiouc renovation bv -KCS Contractors Dallas (AGO, a 1985 Build America Award winner, too rignt socium cocea 'oc*o' l.cmona Wash courtesy U 5 Dept oi Energy, Dottotn right Bonneville New Navigation loci. Columbia River Oregon and Wasn.ngtcn cour- V S Arm. Corps or Engineers a construction management magazine features March 1997 Vol LXXIX No 3 14 ARI TOO AT TNI HEAD OF YOUR CLASS? How the AGC/FM1 benchmarlung program can help your business move ahead. 18 CONSTRUCTION ISSUES 1997--MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IN WASHINGTON! Presenting The AGC Legislative Position Papers--the bottom line on priority legislative issues that affect the construction industry. 34 LEGAL ANALYSIS: WHO PAYS FOR DEFECTIVE DESIGN? Part l: Why a design-build contract does not guarantee an owner complete immunity for defective design. 36 PREVENTING SUBSTANCE MUSE How to institute a drug testing program at your construction company. 40 SQUASHING THE COMPETITION From walk-behind compactors to nde-on rollers, this new equipment smooths out your job. 43 ADVERTISER DIRECT RESPONSE PAGE--A NEW CONSTRUCTOR SERVICE! Get information FAST about the products and services advertised in this issue. 44 LITTLE ENGINES THAT CAN Versatile and scrappy, the skid steer loader continues to evolve. SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CONVENTION AND EXPO PARTNERS AGC of America 47 thanks the following companies for their generous support of the construction industry and the association at AGC's 78th Annual Convention: The Associates. Marsh & McLennan. Willis Corroon, AON Risk Services, American International Group. Forke Brothers--The Auctioneers, Inc., and all the exhibitors in the CONSTRUCTOR Exposition. 10 ADC CONSTRUCTION NEWS President Clinton sends his proposed FY 1998 budget to Congress. 49 NEW TECHNOLOGY BRIEFS Promising new construction tools. 52 REGIONAL ACTION CMSTMCTM MVBMT MAM S3 CLASSIFIEDS 56 EDITORIALS CONSTRUCTOR/Morch 1997 1  ;ons~ jciion management magazine www age org FEATURES April 1097 Vol- LXXIX. No 4 NATIONAL NEWSLINI AGC quashes proposed executive order on project labor agree ments; contributes S50.000 to Keep America Moving; creates two NAM councils. \ 6 14 ACC'S 1997 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Those AGC activists who give freely of their time and their expertise. 20 ISSUES Of TODAY-VISIONS OF THE FUTURE AGC holds national convention and construction equipment exposition in Washington. D.C., March 6-10. 28 CONSTRUCTOR'S GUIDE TO SCHEDULING SOFTWARE Manage your projects more efficiently with these construction-specific products. 30 TOMORROW'S C0NSTRUCT0RS...T0DAY A new era begins with 1997 AGC President J. Howard Mock, the chairman and CEO of Jaynes Corp. 36 WHO PAYS FOR DEFECTIVE DESIGH? Part D: How a contractor can unwittingly assume design liability. DIG THIS! Heavy construction depends on the power, speed, and high controllability 38 of the hydraulic excavator. So what else is new? A lot! Read for yourself in this guide to the latest models. 43 ADVERTISER DIRECT RESPONSE PAGE--A NEW CONSTRUCTOR SERVICE! Get information FAST about the products and services advertised in this issue. DEPARTMENTS 1i V0 AGC MCORNwSiWTRrUaCiNTIPOnN nMoNn#S AGC and USPS sign Pannering Agreement 44 NEW TECHNOLOGY GRIEFS Promising new construction tools 40 NEWSMAKERS News from AGC chapters and companies across America 49 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SI EDITORIALS Project Delivery Systems; ASHRAE Standard 62; Recordkeeping; Ergonomics CONSTHUCTOR/April 1997 I sr vou i f :>5';,jCTION management magazine www.agc.org Mcv IW7 Vol. IXXIX. No 5 FEATURES NATIONAL NIWSIINI AGC testifies in support of tax relief: AGC of South Dakou wins award for vocauonal education efforts: National Craft Training Conference to take place in July: Safety Management Course in August. TOOLS FOR THI 21ST CENTURY AGC's Building Division provides services, sup port. products, and publications available nowhere else. OSNA'S NEW SCAFFOLD STANDARD What you must do to comply. A field guide in plain English. HOW TO SUCCEED IN RUSINESS WITH THE GOVERNMENT AGC offers a senes of workshops with the United Slates Postal Service and General Services Administration. TO ENDORSE OR NOT TO ENDORSE? Why the ALA A201 revision presents a quandary to AGC contractors. EICHLEAY UPDATE What you should know about recent changes to this formula, which determines when and how contractors recover costs for government-caused delay. PROJECT DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR IUILDINO CONSTRUCTION What you need to be competitive in the 21st century. A landmark text just published by AGC. AOC VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACCREDITATION PROGRAM AGC chapters have accredited these education programs as meeting training standards established by AGC for construction craft programs. ARE SURETIES A NECESSARY EVU--OR AN ESSENTIAL PARTNER? How a claim against your bond could be an advantage. I ADVERTISER DIRECT RESPONSE PAGE--A NEW CONSTRUCTOR SERVICE! Get information FAST about the products and services advertised in this issue. < FUSIDINT'S message Ittome Tomorrow's instructors today nxigh bener tawledge of project systems. DEPARTMENTS 10 AGC CONSTRUCTION AS NEW TECHNOLOGY NEWS GRIEFS AGC's NAVFAC Committee Promising new construction meets with Rear Admiral tools David J. Nash. NAVFAC commander, at AGC head quarters in Washington. 47 AGC PUILICAT10NS ORDER FORM AG REGIONAL ACTION AGC's candidate wins tough election. 4* CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING S3 EDITORIALS w p y g w ' "g `g* | ^ y CONSTRUCTOR/Mcy 1W7 1 i ' ;36!PjCnOM MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE www.agc.org FEATURES June 1997 NATIONAL NEWSLINE Ergonomics showdown expected in late July. Vol LXXIX No 6 JOHN WARNER AND MAX IAUCUS: AMERICA'S HIGHWAY GUILDERS The staunchest transportation advocates in the U.S. Senate on the fight to save America's roads and bridges from the budget cleaver. A CANDID INTERVIEW WITH THE CHAIRMAN In which U.S Rep Bud Shuster discusses the banle for highway funding in the House of Representatives and the dramatic May 21 vote on the Shuster Amendment. CHOOSING THE RIGHT PROPOSAL Reauthorization after the budget agreement--a look at the major legislative proposals. IT'S SEEN QUITE A T.R.I.P. TOR A HIGHWAY CONTRACTOR'S BEST FRIEND The Road Information Program generates pro-highway news and provides research used by legislators, associations, and industry coalitions. KEY FACTS ABOUT AMERICA'S ROAD AND BRIDGE CONDITIONS AND FEDERAL FUNDING Please photocopy and distribute to others who can aid in the banle for reauthonzation. KEY FACTS ABOUT THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY TRUST FUND Please photocopy and distribute to others who can aid in the banle for reauthorization. rr-j.. WORKING TO MAKE AMERICA'S HIGHWAYS SAFER A profile of AGC s Highway Division JOINING FORCES: THE HIGHWAY COALITIONS AGC is an integral member of two power ful organizations working for highway reauthonzation. ESTIMATING SOFTWARE Specially designed for construction projects, these estimating packages can help you win bids. ADVERTISER DIRECT RESPONSE PAGE--A NEW CONSTRUCTOR SERVICE! Get informa tion FAST about the products and services advertised in this issue.* * MOTIVE NJCi Diversity Equals Gout "NKIT'S MESSAGE * Constructors Today "111 Grass-roots Political Action DEPARTMENTS AGC CONSTRUCTION NEWS NEW TECHNOLOGT BRIEFS Promising new construction tools S3 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING S EDITORIAL Diagnosis Before Cure: U.S. Rep. Henry Bonilla (R-Tex.) mi Bebek. Washington. D C. CONSTRUCTOR/June 1997 I WWWJ16C.ORG AGC's powerful new Website brings the world of construction to your fingertips. Tour it now! MANAGING WORKIRS' COMP Get a handle on your costs by starting an occupational injury management program. TAKING CARE Of (FUTURE) BUSINESS The Young Constructors Forum. AGC'S P.R. HOTSHEET Fill one out for each of your jobsites now! LABOR-MANAGEMENT PARTNERING The construction industry needs more skilled craftworkers. Can Partnering with labor unions help bring that about? A personal account. IN THE flELB Crowder Construction celebrates 50th anniversary. ADVERTISER INDEX/DIRECT RESPONSE PAGE Use this page to get information FAST about the products and services advertised in this issue. DEPARTMENTS 5 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Tomorrow's Constructors...Today Through www.agc.org 30 NEW TECHNOLOGY BRIEFS Promising new construction tools 42 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 'ION MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE www.agc.org July 1997 Voi LXXIX. No. 7 features mmm THE EFFECT OF SPECIAL PREFERENCE PROGRAMS IN CONSTRUCTION The 1997 James L Allhands Essay Winner. BACKHOE LOADERS Tough machines for dirty jobs--digging trenches, preparing footings, backfilling, and more. MAKING THE GRADE More powerful and hard-working than ever, new motor graders make the operator comfortable and the job easy. THE BASICS OF STRATEGIC PUNNING--A PRIMER ON THE PROCESS If you don't invest in the future, you may not have one. ESTIMATING STRATEGIES A plan of attack in preparing successful bids. ARE YOU COVERED? Design-build professional liability insurance. POSTPROJECT REVIEW An opportunity for increasing profitability. AN UNFAIR STANDARD Why the EPA's new Clean Air regulations are bad for America. `WHIRT'S MESSAGE 's Constructors... Htcugh Workforce I ['*icnvi I Viaiot pf Strategic THE FINAL SCORE 1997 Annual Report of the AGO Education & Research Foundation. URBAN UND INSTITUTE 1997 REAL ESTATE FORECAST Mid year outlook by sector, area, and enterprise. QUALITY OF IIFE.-PROTECTINO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT The case for providing Americans with a clean, safe environment BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARDS Application deadline: August 25, 1997. FACING UP TO THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE Today's engineering grads demand technology. So do owners. A SAFE HARBOR FOR EMPLOYERS How Section 530 can help you. ADVERTISER DIRECT RESPONSE PAGE Get information FAST about the products and ser vices advertised in this issue. DEPARTMENTS 10 MANAGEMENT RESOURCES AGO on the Web MW TECHNOLOGY FEAURES 104 Stanley Storage Systems 105 Grundomat piercing tool 104 Crysteel Parados box 111 NEW TECHNOLOGY BRIEFS Promising new con struction products 124 IN THE FIELD AGO across the nation 125 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 120 EDITORIALS Clean air through technology, not tyranny i 3N :C! ouetiywo -cwm, by XuocKMd Goro'ol Contocw d Aaionca 1957 E Si, N W Wotfvngico D C 20006-5i07 CaCN-gn' ' 997 ~-" xx>s J Am*r<o 3 SuOicnefxsni 'J 5 one Canodo AGC nowpy ' 2-^onl^ JobsC'Cmori J1 5/v NowTWffib** K)Ccnonon jno juN difOCXPVl t - .*** ooccuuScct.;.?;?5tsaac2rco>tivaaotnj oWAnoiosJsA5n,n,3rg*/yHDxrswDD2oCCjcn^o22fo00n00I'0r0uf6no6c-u-5u5oo1e'0o0js?/ivjuAa*ynodiatonoCOTcOoioriytlvoin$oS2i 52rfK05J0il.nSpg<cnog>HWni'oisj*iseu3fesCS$on4ndffeiabaducohdpo'RinjujuNtcfKhcXajinfiOi^gCbeT*sO't<'kOv i'VCMyOCJNdi>5'0fcSC*cuOxCvN'0S5#3n_5ft'CA?G5TO7CSEnoS1mi_9b5no7*wE$S1f3W5NansWchhVn-inrt^'geWWiomnoacsj*hh'minf<>Ogt'Oon'gnD-C0 - *c::- n* -sc '*4ooriibJ`iv ** loss a jqmogo c such maitnoi Any mow acCMpwd >s ui*#ct id 'wvincn as necRMcry at out sow disc'e^on Upon DuD"cai*orf cp C'a ocpo*m*rf' Q0vmanr txjv Or "y* at out cvtt#nf 'OW **<h fhe 31/1*0' J and/O' conff'EvSO's r.gnt Ml# ono niRtesi >n ond *0 no*Rf,Oi moiMd *<'ya^q _e "'ONs;' ars >us noQaiin# 'RQui'RS an Rkoteu *crfOnry 6* the canPiOuiO' *hot 4se material <i >r, no an infringement an the ngfitl y oN'R'S `/CW'Ols OuOisneO -n CON- *. oneway y ti. --oqaz-". Me rTyy^-o o oom ihocd "-Ov be 'eofoaucea or vied ow o' coww wiihoui O'-or icwcr^ficc oapprfovoail oo' o^porpopeei c< rodii >o in# mogcime C. > mmwo lewaog gnom. ;957 E S' MW Wosn.ngio DC 20006-5107 '2021393-2040 Fa. 12021626-7369 CONSTRUCTOR/July 1997 M-600C www.ogc.org:>jsTRucTtoN management magazine FEATURES August IW7 Vol IXXIX No 3 "H1 MANAGEMENT RESOURCES A20I seminars to be held nationwide; What's available at wwwjgc.org; Construction financial management conference: How much do you know about falling down on the job; AGCs Advanced Management Program; Scholarship applications go online; Senate reauthorizes OPIC. THE NEW A201 What's in it for the contractor? An overview and analysis. AGCS CONTRACT POCUMENTS COMMITTEE Working toward equitable risk allocation. KISS YOUR TYPEWRITER GOODBYE! AGC's contract documents on disk offer a revolution in document preparation, revision, and management. THE AGC PRODUCT UNE Twenty-eight pages of AGC products, publications, and videos. THE AGC CHAPTER DIRECTORY AGC maintains offices in all SO states and Puerto Rico, staffed with people ready to help you. OLD VS. NEW A201 Significant changes, presented in an easy-to-follow grid format. MULTI-DISCIPIINE CONFERENCE ON PROJECT DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION October 30 & 31, 1997, Portland Hilton. Portland, Oregon. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT? Is it really living up to its goals? An eye-opening study by the National Wilderness Institute reveals many flaws. DIG DEEP New trenchers for a variety of applications. ADVERTISER DIRECT RESPONSE PAGE Get information FAST about the products and services advertised in this issue. y in product actor protitai ; product lio ,1 advances y for informa' i/491-2 01-1985 kbhctivi Compromise is pan of life. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Wows Constructors ioday ..through equitable mk allocation. DEPARTMENTS AO MWTKNNOLOGY Mole Map System creates "as-built" maps for underground utilities. GB IN TNI FIELD Fuentes wins "Major Achievements in Construction" award. AS W TECHNOLOGY BRIEFS Promising new construction tools. A9 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 72 GUEST EDITORIAL Unfair government competition threatens consulting engineers. CONSTRUCTOR/August 1997 val of | ] loadara. whan you | workout ina. So i INSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE www.agc.org FEATURES mm November 1007 Vol IXXIX. No 1 1 f1 MANAGEMENT tESOURCES The AGC MasterCard; Congress at your fingertips; contract documents seminars; underground storage tank deadline. CLEAN WATER FOR A THIRSTY NATION CONSTRUCTOR interviews U S. Sen. Dirk Kempthome, the man who brought unfunded mandates to a screeching halt and led the senate to a 98-0 vote on safe drinking water. Can he achieve bipartisan reform of the Endangered Species Act? DON'T FIX IT IF IT AIN'T BROKEN! ACC opposes federal overlay to one-call programs. ABC'S MUNICIPAL-UTILITIES DIVISION "We are the voice of utility contractors." I AGC/ACEC WHITE PAPER: PRIVATIZATION Defining the degrees of private sector involvement in the public facility arena. i CAN EXCESS FLOW VALVES SAVE YOUR LIFE? The controversy over cost, effectiveness. SECRETS OF SUCCESS: NOW TO BOOST SAFETY PROGRAMS AT YOUR CHAPTER Through leadership and teamwork, the AGC of Virginia. Inc. got 100 percent of its members to participate in ACC's national safety competition--up from 23 percent--in just two years. HOW TO BECOME THE LEADER OF THE PACK The AGC/FMI performance benchmarking program can help you find out how to get on top and stay there. INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE FILES NEW PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY ENDORSEMENTS CAN COMPUTERS GIVI YOU AN EDGE IN METAL BUILDINGS? New software packages allow users to quickly and accurately design and deliver quality projects. CELEBRATING 75 YEARS AGC's South Florida Chapter. 1922-1997. DID FOOTBALL START ON A JOBSITE? Football is great for the construction industry-- [ but it's only returning the favor. FUTURE CONSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA Junior Achievement teaches youngsters about construction through its "Our City" program. DON'T JUST THROW 'EM THE KEYS It could be a costly mistake. If employees are abusing company vehicles, your company name might as well be "Sue Me" when dis played on the side. DEPARTMENTS FIKSPICTIVI AGC; Your political advocate ance 1918. FIISIDENT'S MESSAGE Tomorrow's constructors...today through leadership 39 NEW TECHNOLOGY BRIEFS Promising new construction tools 45 CIASSKD ADVERTISMG 43 ADVERTISER DIRECT RESPONSE PAGE Get information FAST about the products and services advertised in this issue. CONSTOUCTOS/Novenibef 1997 MANAGEMENT RESOURCES How construction firms manage cash: Project Manager courses: New fall protection regs; OSHA safety regs on www.agc.org; OSHA 500 course; Safety Training course: The Old Testament--Revised. BUILDER: A REVOLUTIONARY TOOL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Imagine the unpossible: All members of the building team--owner, architect/engineer, general contractor, and subs--sharing project information online in real time. Then realize: it's here today. A6C MEMBERS TEST PROJECT IRIS Paradigm buster is based on Lotus Notes. Online project management system from Centech Solutions handles workflow with aplomb. \ PAMS ISC'S EXCLUSIVE WIDE TO TME TAXPAYER EEUEf ACT Of 1997 j? AOC AM ITS ROL^LIUMnrDOTCOM Important victories...but much won lains. ) from the IRS. "A W niBMHcnM Ah overview ofNip new tax code by the Qns&u3Ion ConsortiumTM of Moote Stephens Noah America. ^ ^ SWEEPING ClAMtS TUI MHO YOWL FAMILY AID BUSINESS An in-depth analysis by KPNtC Peat Marwfck LLP. . - A COMPtfNENSIVI GUIDE TO Til MW OX COM What it is-*ndwhat it might have be^-^y Grant ThwanJXP^tf-^^. -^ CONSTIUOOrS 1ST! ANNUAL SOFTWARE INVENTORY Key information on 184 software products far every aspect of the constmcaoo business, 60 PAPERLESS WITH COMPUTER GUIDANCE CORP. Construction management system software can convert paper forms and documents to electronic files, provide searchable reports, and back up this data for storage. NOW WILL YOU FILL THESE SHOES? Is it tune to consider an executive search firm? Who they are, what they do, and how to find one that meets your needs. ADVERTISER DIRECT RESPONSE PAGE--A NEW CONSTRUCTOR SERVICE! Get information FAST about the products and services advertised in this issue. 71 IN THE FIELD News from AGC chapters and members across the nation www.agc.orgL ;>iS'?ucnoN management magazine September 1997 Vot. LXXIX, No.9 FEATURES I MANAGEMENT RESOURCES AGC, NCCER to hold teleconference for Careers in Construction Day; AGC to recognize excellence in construction craft training; Mike Hooks Inc. recognized for safety excellence on Corps job; AGC of America's prospective member five-week mailing program; Mass Mutual offers family business site on the Web. 3 :4 II IT. GEN. JOE BALLARD An interview with the soldier who is leading the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers into the 21st century. WHAT DOES UP--Seven steps to an effective fall prevention program. TWO HATS ARE BETTER THAN ONE But a smart owner will wear only one at a time. Why it's critical to separate the roles of "owner" and "manager" in the closely held business. A BETTER WAY TO MEASURE BUILDINGS BOMA publishes standard on new "whole building" approach. THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND AGC's Natural Resources Conservation Service Committee helps AGC and NRCS protect the environment. ance ARC'S HEAVY-INDUSTRIAL DIVISION A profile of activities, achievements. HEAVY-INDUSTRIAL APPROPRIATIONS BILLS A look at current legislation in Congress. a $130 1. But the tation, and ' paved the _ insurance WHO SUPPORTS AGC ON S. 10M/N.R. IVN4? AGC challenges the questionable science of EPA's clean air regulations. A list of Senate and House cosponsors. SUPER SAFETY How Fluor Daniel logs millions of safe workhours. SAFETY, STEP BY STEP Fluor Daniel's vice president. Corporate Safety, reveals secrets of success. QUALITY OF UFI The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the construction industry: Building America Together. ADVERTISER INDEX/DIRECT RESPONSE PAGE Use this page to get information FAST about the products and services advertised in this issue. rement ncr Him i( I k Senic ZvaBnmr Bcfaek. Wtshmgua. D C. ttsncnvi AGC and the Corps: A Valuable Relationship DEPARTMENTS S PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Tomorrow's Constructors...Today Through the Value of AGC Membership *1 NEW TECHNOLOGY BRIEFS Promising new construction tools 70 OASSEFIED ADVERTISING CONSTRUCTOS/Sepfembet 1997