[USMA:51331] Saint Lucia Metric Pocket Guide

2011-11-16 Thread Robert H. Bushnell
2011 November 16 Judy H. Rene Coordinator Saint Lucia Metrication Secretariat Dear Ms. Rene: I have been late in reviewing your draft pocket guide to metric measures. You have done well at including the USMA suggestions so I have only th

[USMA:51330] Re: Super Tall Buildings, the Engineering News Record and SI

2011-11-16 Thread John Frewen-Lord
Although many projects are designed by nominally US companies, most work is done by a local office using local people familiar with SI. In my experience as a quantity surveyor working internationally, the US offices of these companies are woefully unfamiliar with SI. I remember when I was once i

[USMA:51329] Super Tall Buildings, the Engineering News Record and SI

2011-11-16 Thread Ressel, Howard (DOT)
The Engineering News Record published an article about super tall skyscrapers. Amazingly the new One World Trade Center is about 6th on the list of tall buildings under construction (and there are many more that are taller and now completed) around the worked. As the US falls behind in the reach

[USMA:51328] Re: United Streetcar, doing it right

2011-11-16 Thread Martin Vlietstra
I own a Skoda. My one complaint is that the fuel consumption display gives mpg only (made for the British market). Otherwise I can confirm that its look and feel is very much VW - I have owned VW Golfs in the past. _ From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On