President Bush last month signed le...

President Bush last month signed legislation that gives the mercantile relations Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) the authority to investigate major U building failures. It is awaited to help overcome the question s that plagued the investigation into the collapse of the World Trade Center
The National Construction Safety Team Act gives NIST authority to dispatch teams of adroits within 48 hours after major building disasters. It has a clear mandate to:
* Establish the likely technical cause of the failure.
* Evaluate technical aspects of