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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - MARCH 12, 1998

IntelliSense^TM Maximum Strain Monitoring System Wins Prestigious NOVA Award

(Ann Arbor, Michigan) The Construction Innovation Forum, Inc.® (CIF) has awarded a NOVA Award to IntelliSense^TM Maximum Strain Monitoring System.

The NOVA Award, which has been referred to as the "Nobel Prize" for construction, is awarded annually to revolutionary solutions, processes or products that improve the quality, efficiency, and cost effectiveness of construction. The award was given to IntelliSense Maximum Strain Monitoring System at CIF's Tenth Annual Innovation Celebration Banquet. More than 600 construction industry representatives from throughout the world attended the banquet held March 12 at the Laurel Manor in Livonia, Michigan.

Strain Monitor Systems (SMS) IntelliSense is a line of strain memory metal alloy-based passive sensors. Limited only by the needs of the user, strain can range from as little as 20 micro-strains (or .002% of elongation) to that causing complete fracture of the structure. When strained, the alloy instantly and irreversibly transforms from a non-magnetic to a magnetic state. This transformation to ferro-magnetism precisely and proportionally correlates with the strain applied to the structure. Upon repeated strain, the alloy remembers its maximum strain. The degree of strain is permanently recorded in the metal's properties and is easily readable with magnetometers. Data can be conveyed to a computer at pre-set intervals or when a strain exceeding a pre-set limit occurs.

Other winners for 1998 include: MOST Nationwide Boilermaker Programs, Open-Cell Bulkheads, and Soff-Cut® Early-Entry Dry-Cut Concrete Sawing Systems.

The Construction Innovation Forum is an international, non-profit organization established in 1987. Roger Lane of the Detroit Edison Company is the organization's Chair. The Forum is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan at 350 South Main Street, Suite 350, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-2108. Telephone: 734/995-1855; fax: 734/95-5002; e-mail: info@cif.org; web site: http//www.cif.org.

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