Research and Innovation in the Building Regulatory Process: Proceedings of the First NBS/NCSBCS Joint Conference, Held in Providence, Rhode Island, on September 21-22, 1976, in Conjunction with the Ninth Annual Meeting of the National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards (NCSBCS), IncU.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, 1977 - 504 pages |
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