ARCHITECTURE & FACILITIES

Caught in a Steel Trap

Rising costs for metal, concrete, and other construction materials have colleges in a bind amid a building boom

By SCOTT CARLSON

Last year, midway through planning construction of a new library at the University of Nevada at Reno, Lyle Woodward saw the prices of steel, concrete, and other essentials skyrocket. The project's cost, which had started...

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