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COIISTRUCTOR 9 THE MANAGEMENT MACAZINE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY William E. Dunn, Editor and Publisher N. Taylor Gragg, Editor M. J. Davis, Associate Editor Booth Mooney, Consulting Editor :oncrete :kly and G*6' Elizabeth Haney Production Mgr. Patricia Holt Editorial Asst. Vaughn Smartt Chapter Hews Ed. CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Chariton I. Mehl, James M. Sprouse, Arthur Hintze, Travis Brown, Don Giampaoli, Dale Witeraft, Arthur l. Schmuhl, Anne Raynor, Grant S. Shotwell, Richard M. Bowie, Rich ard C. Creighton, Joseph P. Athooh, John Bunyan CODSTRUCTOR COVER: The Herd Hat-symbol of th# conitrvctfen industry'* safety profram ARTICLES AND FEATURES Page First ACC National Safety Conference: Con tractors, safety engineers, labor leaders and government representatives will explore new methods for improving safety within the construction industry............................. 24 The development of hard hats is traced from the turtle shell worn by Neanderthal man to the fiberglass helmets of today.................. 28 Construction men and women whose lives have been saved by wearing hard hats talk about their exclusive organization, The Turtle Club 32 Explosives are technically safer, but blasting accidents are still caused by the same old safety violations............................................ 37 Women in Construction: what they stand for and what they do.......................................... 44 Legislative Outlook for 1968 48 ?/ Blue* expect getting ^stance s Calig Wire ' offices DEPARTMENTS President's Page ...................... Trend and Outlook.................... Labor Notes............................... Business Briefs........................... Legal Sidelights......................... News of the Month.................. 7 9 10 15 20 26 Calendar .................................... What's New ............................. Chapter News.......................... New Literature ......................... Classified/Advertisers' Index . . ACC Forms and Publications . . 49 50 56 63 66 67 JANUARY 1968 I COnSTRUCTOR THE MANAGEMENT MACAZ1NE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY William {. Dunn, Editor and Publisher N. Toylor Gragg, Editor M. J. Davit, Associate Editor Sooth Mooney, Consulting Editor Elisabeth Honey Production Mgr. Patricia Holt Editorial Asst. Vaughn Smartt Chapter News Ed. CONTRIBUTING EDITORS ChorUon I. Mehl, Jamas M. Sprouse, Arthur Hintto, Travis Irown, Don Giampaoli, Dale Witcraft, Arthur L. Schmuhl, Anno Raynor, Grant S. Shot* well, Richard M. Bowie, Rich ard C. Creighton, Joseph P. Ashooh, John Runyon ARTICLES AND FEATURES Page Survey indicates major hospital building boom in the near future........................................ 26 ACC refutes damaging statements about the construction industry contained in a text book written by a Yale University Professor 30 CONSTRUCTOR interviews T. A. Strawser, an artist, with something to say about "the men who build" ................................................... 32 COVER: Steel erection for ice arena in Squaw Volley, Californio CONSTRUCTOR presents a special preview of the 1968 Convention Exhibit, the largest ACC Exhibit to date...................................... 42 DEPARTMENTS President's Page......................... Trend and Outlook.................... Labor Notes........................ Business Briefs........................... Legal Sidelights ......................... 7 9 11 15 19 News of the Month.................. Chapter News........................... Calendar .................................... Classified/Advertisers' Index . . ACC Forms and Publications . . 37 62 70 70 71 TORUARr 1961 l COnSTRUCTOR THE MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY William I Dunn, Editor ond Publirhar N. Taylor Gragg, Editor M. i. Dawii, Aoeiata Editor Booth Moonoy, Consulting Editor Eliioboth Henay Production Mgr. Patricio Holt Editorial Asit. Vaughn Smartt Chopter Now* Ed. CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Charlton I. Mahl, Jamai M. Sprouse, Arthur Hintza, Travis Brown, Don Oiompooli, Dalo Wittreft, Arthur L Schmuhl, Anno Raynor, Oront S. Shot* wolf, Richard M. Bowio, Richard C. Creighton, Joseph P. Ashoah, John Runyan COnSTRUCTOR ARTICLES AND FEATURES Page "Big D" Welcomes ACC Convention/Exhibit 30 CONSTRUCTOR Reviews ACC's First National Safety Conference ........................................ 34 CONSTRUCTOR SPECIAL REPORT: The Maze of Federal Agencies, Forms and Regulations that Control Equal Employment.................. 41 COVER: Grouping of Dallas Scan**, the lotting lor AGC't 49th An* nuol Convention/Exhibit long span hat you <r jahty ccnr :u need r- Steel Strtm- ana Met* m the USCorpora*' DEPARTMENTS President's Page......................... Trend and Outlook.................... Labor Notes............................... Business Briefs........................... Legal Sidelights......................... 7 9 II 15 20 Calendar...................................... News of the Month.................. Chapter News........................... Classified/Advertisers' Index . . ACC Forms and Publications . . 28 38 53 70 71 MMCH 1961 COnSTRUCTOR THE MANAGEMENT MACAZINE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY am I Dunn, Ultor and Publiahar N. Taylor Orogg, Editor M. J. Davi*, Aaaociato Editor Booth Moonoy, Consulting Editor Biiabath Honay Production Mgr. Patricia Holt Editorial Asst. Vaughn Sntarff Cheptor Nawt Ed. coHTtiiuriNG editors Chorlaon I. Mahl, Jamaa M. (prouM, Arthur Hintxo, Travil Itoarn, Don Giampaoll, Dalo Witcraft, Arthur L Schmuhl, Anno Raynor, Grant S. Shotwall, Richard M. Bowit, Rich ard C. Creighton, Joaaph P. Aihooh, John Bunyan COnSTRUCTOR ARTICLES AND FEATURES Page Profile of AGC's 49th President, Fred W. Mast 24 Complete Convention Roundup . . . ............. 29 Joint ACC/Union Effort Trains Laborers In Baltimore ....................................................... 44 COVKt: ACC't nw Nottonei Pr#idtnt Frtd W. Matt of WaNKloo, Iowa DEPARTMENTS President's Page......................... Trend and Outlook....................... Business Briefs.............................. Legal Sidelights............................ 7 10 12 17 News of the Month ................ Chapter News........................... Calendar .................................... Classified/Advertisers' Index . . ACC Forms and Publications . . 48 52 70 70 71 AFRIl I96R CDnSTRUCTOd THE management macazine of the construction industry I L Dunn, r end Publihr N. Taylor Gregg, Editor M. J. Davis, Associate Editor Booth Mooney, Consulting Editor IP** tm oheth Honey production Mgr. Petrida Hell fdiroriol Asst. Vesfhti Smart! Owptor News Ed. eosmavTiNO editors 0terisen I. Mehl, James M. Serovs#, Arthur Hintse, Travis Ireern, Don. Giampaoli, Dale fmcreh, Arthur l. Schmuhl, Anno Raynor, Grant S. Shotevil. Richard M. Bowie, Richad C. Creighton, Joseph P. BAeoh, John Runyan ARTICLES AND FEATURES Page Wages, Prices, And The National Economy; An Examination Of The Country's Financial Ills And Their Relationship To The Con struction Industry ........................................ 25 A Construction Consultant Describes Systems Building In Europe And Measures Its Poten tial In The U S................................................ 33 The Award Winning Restoration of Ford's Theatre In Washington, D.C. Is Accom plished By Coe Const. Co. Inc. (ACC) .... 42 **---- todsrol Rsrsrv# Board M^nirmw.erJt,. William McChosnay DEPARTMENTS President's Page .................. . Trend and Outlook.................... Business Briefs........................... Legal Sidelights........................ 7 9 15 21 News of the Month.................. Chapter News ........................... Calendar ...................... Classified/Advertisers' Index . . AGC Forms and Publications . . 38 48 70 70 71 i I i \ i 'I till !i COnSTRUCTOR THE MANAGEMENT MACAZINE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY pitliom E. Dunn, Editor and Publilhor N. Taylor Gragg, Editor M. J. Davit, Associate Editor Booth Mooney, Consulting Editor Grtsbeth Honey Production Mgr. Patricia Holt Editorial Asst. Vaughn Smartt Chapter Newt Ed. CONTIIIUTINO EDITORS Charlton I. Mehl, Jamet M. Sprouse, Arthur Hintze, Travis Irown, Don Oiampaoli, Dale Wltcroft, Arthur L Schmuhl, Anne Raynor, Grant S. Shah well, Richard M. Bowie, Rich* aid C. Creighton, Joaoph P. Ashooh, John Bunyan UUnSIKUCTUK COVtt: Towr of th# Americas at Htmitfoir '66, ha Taxes World's Fair in San Antonio. ARTICLES AND FEATURES Page The Story of Hemisfair and The More Than $100 Million Worth of Construction Put in Place to Create It........................................ 13 A Leasing Consultant Examines The Pros and Cons of Leasing Construction Equipment . 24 Gilvin-Terrill, Inc. (ACC) Makes Safety Pay By Awarding Trading Stamps...................... 28 A Look at Marine World, The New MultiMillion Dollar Recreational, Educational and Scientific Complex Built By Williams & Bur rows, Inc. (ACC) ........................................ 32 Part I of A Two Part Report on the ACC Na tional Labor Conference ............................. 42 DEPARTMENTS President's Page......................... 7 Trend and Outlook.................... 9 CONSTRUCTOR Camera......... 38 Labor Notes.................................. 41 News of the Month..................... 46 Business Briefs............................. 48 Chapter News .............................. 50 What's New............................... Legal Sidelights......................... Manufacturers' News................ New Literature ......................... ACC Forms and Publications . . Calendar...................................... Classified Advertisers Index ... 54 60 63 64 66 68 68 *NI 196a 1 PORTABLE HIGH PRODUCTION AT LOW COST ROTARY DRILL SELECTIVE AIR BY OPERATOR 500 CFM HICH PRESSURE 700 CFM LOW PRESSURE CORSTRUGTOR Kl MANAGEMENT magazine of the construction industry AUGUST, 1968 ARTICLES AND FEATURES Page CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION (1) Company Management Training Program Pays Off For Ryan Inc. (ACC) ............................................................................................... 17 (2) Introductory Courses In Construction Replace Old "Shop Classes" In Selected Junior High Schools Around The Country.............. 20 (3) ACC Chapters Meet Educational Needs Of Members In Imaginative Ways ...................................................................................................... 26 (4) ACC Suggests Curricula Guidelines For Teaching Building And Heavy/Highway Construction ....................................................... 33 (5) Success Of Michigan State U. Construction Engineering Education Program Shows What Cooperation Between A University And Local Contractors Can Accomplish............................................... 39 Delaware Memorial Bridge Twin Span Nears Completion.................... 29 15-Ton Crane On The Roof Top Of A 44-Story Building Facilitates Construction .................................................................................... 49 DEPARTMENTS President's Page......................... 7 What's New ........................... 56 Trend and Outlook .................. Labor Notes............................... CONSTRUCTOR Camera......... News of the Month.................. 11 13 49 46 New Literature ......................... 63 Manufacturer's News .. 65 ACC Forms and Publications . . 66 JY Chapter News........................... 54 Classified Advertisers Index . . 68 101 ***UST 196J I i 1 MnSTRUCTDR -_c management macazine of the construction industry SEPTEMBER, 1968 ARTICLES AND FEATURES Pagt A Look At What Seven U S. Cities Are Doing To Solve Their Mass Transit Problems ............................................................................. 17 Traffic Demands Of Expo '67 Catalyze Ultra-Modern Highway Facilities In Canada ........................................................................................ 28 BART Contractors Accomplish Massive Construction Feats In Record Time................................................................................................... 33 Tribulations Of A Transit Authority: Appropriations Cuts And Public Protest Delay Groundbreaking Of Rapid Rail In Nation's Capitol 41 DEPARTMENTS f President's Page........................ 7 Chapter News ........................... 60 l Trend and Outlook ..................... 11 New Literature ........................ 63 Labor Notes............................... 12 Manufacturer's News.......... 65 * News of the Month.................. 48 AGC Forms and Publications . . 66 What's New ............................. 56 Classified Advertisers Index ... 68 StrriMBIR 1961 COnSTRUCTOR THE management magazine of the construction industry OCTOBER, 1968 ARTICLES AND FEATURES Page PREFABRICATION: An Examination Of Projects Using Types Of Pre fabricated Components .................................................................. 17 1. Precast Box--Allen Villa Project Continues Zachry : Methods ............................................................................. 21 2. Unimenf--Chemical Prestressing Reduces UnitWeight 23 SYSTEMS BUILDING: A Look At Four Complete Building Systems, and Prefabricated Components They Employ ................................... 25 1. Componoform--Rigid Frame Structure Offers Interior Flexibility ........................................................................... 27 2. Techcrete--$6.23 Per Sq. Foot Said Possible For System 30 3. CEBUS--Component Factory BuildingIn Maryland ... 32 4. SCSD--Calif. Schools Project Was First Large Scale U.S. i System ................................................................................ 36 UNION RESTRICTIONS: An Analysis Of Labor Union Efforts To Pre vent Various Forms Of Technological Advance In Building Methods ........................................................................................... 41 BATTELLE -REPORT: Preliminary Comments Concerning Both Man power And Building Methods....................................................... 43 CONTRACTOR REVIEW: The First Report Of A New CONSTRUCTOR Feature; A Contractor Reviews New Equipment And Materials 48 SEASONALITY AND WINTER CONSTRUCTION: Canada's Experi ences With The Subject Of An Upcoming National Conference Sponsored By The ACC................................................................... 56 DEPARTMENTS President's Page ...................... 7 What's New ............................. 72 Trend and Outlook .................. 9 Chapter News............. 77 e Labor Notes............................... 13 New Literature......................... 81 Calendar .................................... 69 Manufacturer's News .............. 83 News of the Month.................. 70 Classified Advertisers Index . . 84 OCTOBER 1968 I COnSTRUCTOR the management macazine of the construction industry NOVEMBER, 1968 ARTICLES AND FEATURES Page VALUE ENGINEERING: Questions And Answers About Participation And Non-Participation In This Corps Of Engineers Program .... 17 ARBITRATION VS. LEGAL ACTION: The Results Of A Study Into The Time And Money Involved.............................................................. 24 IMPACT OF MDTA: An Evaluation Of The Acceptance Of Manpower Development And Training Act Programs..................................... 26 TRUCK FLEET THEORIES: A Leasing Industry Spokesman Advises Con tractors Against Ownership ............................................................ 30 FIBERGLAS FORMS: Two Contractors Experiment With The Use Of Fiberglas Forms To Obtain Complex Concrete Shapes............... 33 WOULD YOU STRIKE?: An Answer To This Provocative Question That Isn't Just Theory . ......................................................................... 36 ACCIDENT PREVENTION: A New Program For Contractors Seeking Accident Prevention Aids................................................................ 40 TRUTH IN NEGOTIATIONS: Critics Charge Misunderstanding, If Not Abuse, Of This Act......................................................................... 41 DEPARTMENTS President's Page......................... Trend and Outlook.................... Letters........................................ Labor Notes............................... Legal Sidelights......................... News of the Month Calendar .................................... 7 9 10 11 15 46 52 Constructor Camera.................. Chapter News........................... What's New ............................. New Literature ......................... Manufacturer's News ............. ACC Forms and Publications . . Classified Advertisers Index . . 54 56 60 67 69 70 72 NOVIMti* 19 I COIISTRUCTOR the management magazine of the construction industry DECEMBER, 1968 ARTICLES AND FEATURES Page HIRING THE HARDCORE UNEMPLOYED Part I: Definition And Programs................................................... Part II: The St. Louis Experience................................................. Part III: Interview--Face to Face................................................. 17 20 25 SEASONALITY: Why Many Contractors Don't Do Winter Work........... 33 LABOR LAW: A Case For Reform.............................................................. 36 THE NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS: An Appraisal of The Legislative Year To Come ........................................................................................... 38 NIXON AND THE NEW ECONOMISTS: An Analysis Of Previously Noted Economic Preferences On the Part of the President-Elect 40 A CONTRACTOR REVIEWS: Introduction Of A Silenced Air Com pressor ................ .......................................................... ............. 43 DEPARTMENTS President's Page......................... Letters ........................................ Trend and Outlook.................... Labor Notes.................... Legal Sidelights......................... Constructor Camera.................. Contractor Review.................... 3 7 9 10 15 30 43 Calendar................................. 48 Chapter News...................... 52 What's New ............................. 56 New Literature .................... 63 Manufacturer's News ....... 65 ACC Forms and Publications . . 66 Classified Advertisers Index . . 68 DECEMBER 1961 1 Contractors Get Tough In Safety Problem Action IMPROVED SAFETY METHODS and how to apply them--before the federal gov ernment steps in with safety regulations of its own--was the prime topic at AGC's first Na tional Safety Conference held last month in Washington. More than 300 contractors, safety engineers, government officials and labor representa tives gathered for the two-day conference to seek new methods of establishing a better safety record in the construction in dustry. Opening the conference, AGC President B. B. Arm strong asked the delegates not only to develop ideas among themselves, but to take the ideas home and "get others committed" to safety. "Action Shortage" "There has been no shortage of words spoken about the sub ject of safety," said Mr. Arm strong. "In my opinion the shortage has been in the action needed to accomplish safety in our work and among our em ployees." Massachusetts Governor John A. Volpe praised the AGC for sponsoring the safety con ference but emphasized that unless the lost-time accident rate is brought down sharply "government is going to step in and do it for us . . . and when government does the job it al ways cost more. We must make it clear that management has a personal concern in the safety of each and every employee." H. S. Latham, Chief Safety Engineer of the Bureau of Re clamation and panel speaker on "How to Make a Safety Pro- 34 gram Work," agreed that the thrust of an effective safety program must come from top management. "Top management--and I mean the boss--must per sonally spearhead the program, not only by words but by ac tions. Subordinates and em ployees pay more attention to what they actually see than to what they are told," said Mr. Latham. Speaking on the same panel, Robert O. Nimmo, Peter Kiewit Sons Co., Omaha, said that management must continually work to overcome the tendency to overlook unsafe acts or con ditions. He said that this ten dency undermines the effec tiveness of safety programs be cause it indicates to the men on the job that sincerity is lacking. Mr. Nimmo advocated shut ting down a job where condi tions were especially bad: "Shutting down an entire job occasionally to correct particu larly bad conditions is one of the best means that manage ment has of letting everyone know that it is determined to have accident-free work." Foremen Is Key In the direct application of safety, panel members agreed that the foreman must play the key role. "If the foreman knows that his performance is being judged on the basis of the safety record of his crew as much as on the speed or quality of the work done, he will take pains to make his men aware of safety," said Joseph A. Courter and Co., New York. "All of the safety directors, posters and booklets are not worth one good foreman dedicated to job safety," said Mr. Courter. Incentives were discussed as one way to make safety inter esting to the man on the job Whether some kind of ment system, redemption stamp pro gram, or special bonus, contrac tors agreed that incentive pro grams get results. Personal Cost But safety incentives alone won't do it, said panel member Clark J. Potter, Ruby Construc tion Co., Louisville. "Safety education is probably the most effective motivating tool avail able," said Mr. Potter. He said an employee must be taught what an accident can cost him self and his family, as well as his employer. AGC President-elect Fred W Mast said that discipline cannot be accomplished without con tinued safety education. "We are going to have to start with young men and make it part of their apprenticeship training,' said Mr. Mast. "And it must be part of on-job-training." Con tractors at the conference felt they should insist that safety training be part of all appren ticeship programs. A panel led by AGC VicePresident Carl M. Halvorson examined the subject of safety devices on heavy equipment Mr. C. E. Burks of the Con struction Industry Manufac turers Association outlined the work that it is doing with other organizations in developing minimum performance stand ards for brake systems and roll over protection on heavy equip ment. The Corps of Engineers was CONSTRUCT# 'We have to tell our supertn(tndents and foremen that their tbility to prevent accidents will be a measure of their worth to the organization as much as their ability to produce and do miatity tcorfc." * _AGC President-elect Fred W. Mast "At this conference we are looking for new ideas and new concepts in safety, and I'm not really sure that we are going to find too many. There is no great influx of new ideas and new concepts. We must learn by the lessons of the past. We must put these lessons to good use, and drive them home hour af ter hour, day after day, fob af ter job." --Massachusetts Governor John A. Voipe ' job er. sed as interie job. merit P Prointrace pro- alone ember lstrucSafety e most avail!e said taught t himvell as red W. cannot ,t con.. "We t with part of ining," lust be ' Conce felt safety ppren- : Vicevorson safety pment e Con anufacled the h other eloping standnd roll equip- ars was iTHUCTO* criticized for issuing premature regulations on rollover protec tion without telling the equip ment manufacturers specifically what it wanted built into the equipment. During this discussion, John Palazzi of the Palazzi Corp., New Hampshire, suggested that the manufacturers make uni form control layouts for heavy equipment. He proposed that the manufacturers standanze equipment controls and mark' all levers clearly with a brass plate attachment. J. J. Williams, Morrison- Knudson Co., led a panel discussion on Pre-Placement Physical Examinations. Panel speaker Dale Marr of the Inter national Union of Operating Engineers in California said that his union was not only ready to discuss pre-placement physicals with contractors but wanted to "get busy in the en tire field of environmental health." The panel agreed that pre-employment physicals are imperative. Of concern to all conferees were the bills before Congress that would impose federal safe ty regulations on the construc tion industry. The point was made repeatedly throughout the conference that safety cannot be legislated or effectively en forced by a third party. Speaking for the California Operating Engineers, Dale Marr put it bluntly: "I person ally think that we are foolish to let the government tell us one single thing. We don't need their help.-But we do need the expertise represented by man agement." "We have got to send knowl edgeable people back to Wash ington and let our congressmen and senators know that we not only don't like it (Gov't. Regu lation) but aren't going to put up with it." In closing the conference, Mr. Mast recommended that the National Safety Conference be followed up with regional and local safety conferences. He said the AGC is ready to assist chapters that are inter ested in planning these safety conferences. Mr. Mast said that the suc cess of the meeting will not be measured so much by what was said but by what is done back home on the construction site. 1968 31 OnSTRUCTOR management magazine of the construction industry AUGUST 1968 ,/. v -y* * ' \-" em un is il tbr ie thiaf ability i every >v f \ CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION ii I