We are asking a different question. Maybe 1 percent makes sense for a lot of things, but for critical infrastructure like hospitals, fire stations, maybe we should build to a higher standard.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “We are asking a different question. Maybe 1 percent makes sense for a lot of things, but for critical infrastructure…”
On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
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Advocating for higher construction standards for critical infrastructure.
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