ABC Construction Backlog Indicator Falls
Dec 20, 2010,
ABC Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) Falls 3.3% in September 2010...
NEC Guidelines on Commercial Garages
Dec 20, 2010, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
Requirements for commercial garages per the National Electrical Code...
Stumped by the Code?
Dec 20, 2010, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
Your most pressing National Electrical Code (NEC) questions answered...
Analyze This
Dec 20, 2010,
Percentage rise in the value of new construction starts in October. Despite this increase, the total is down 3% year-to-date from January to October 2009 levels...
Construction Unemployment Rate Jumps to 18.8%
Dec 20, 2010,
Construction unemployment rate is highest for any industry, roughly double overall rate as federal projects remain only bright spot for hard-hit sector...
Business Briefs for the Week of Dec. 13, 2010
Dec 17, 2010,
ABB, Allied Wire & Cable, Brithinee Electric...
Palmer Electric Wins UCF Contract
Dec 16, 2010,
Palmer Electric’s Low Voltage division will provide voice, data, and communications services on an as-needed basis campuswide...
DOE Releases GATEWAY Report on Chicago Field Museum Accent Lighting
Dec 15, 2010,
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published the final report from a demonstration conducted at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, to evaluate the feasibility of replacing halogen accent lighting with LED accent lighting...
Improvement Seen in Both Current and Expected North American Business Conditions in November
Dec 15, 2010,
The Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American business conditions climbed 14.5 points in November, rising to 62.5 from 48 a month ago...
Manufacturing Technology Consumption up 83.2% Year-to-Date
Dec 15, 2010,
October U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $387.13 million, according to the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTD)...
November 2010 National Employment Report
Dec 15, 2010,
Private-sector employment increased by 93,000 from October to November on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report...
Electrical Contract Awarded for Pueblo Airport Generation Station Projects
Dec 15, 2010,
Contract will create as many as 125 local jobs for electrical and instrumentation and controls construction work...
Revolving Loan Program to Help Industries Save Energy, Boost Profits
Dec 14, 2010,
AlabamaSAVES (Sustainable and Verifiable Energy Savings), a $60 million revolving loan program, will be a new tool to help Alabama businesses make upgrades that save energy, reduce operating expenses, and create work for state residents...
Cupertino Electric Completes Port of Los Angeles 1MW Solar PV System, Reducing Emissions and Energy Costs
Dec 14, 2010,
North America’s leading seaport to reduce annual electricity costs by more than $200,000...
UPS Market Returns to Double-Digit Growth in Q3
Dec 13, 2010,
After nearly two years of lackluster performance, the recovery of the global market for uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) is picking up steam, posting a 12.9% increase in the third quarter this year as compared to Q3 of last year...
PA Consulting Group Presents Utility Reliability Awards
Dec 13, 2010,
PA Consulting Group (PA) recently announced the recipients of its annual ReliabilityOne Awards at a reception in Washington D.C. before an audience of senior management at leading utilities, industry regulators, and energy industry experts...
APS Continues to Expand Solar Generation
Dec 13, 2010,
Two new solar plants to be located in Chino Valley and Hyder...
Business Briefs for the Week of Dec. 6, 2010
Dec 10, 2010,
Standard Solar, Dow Wire & Cable, DRIFIRE...
Third-Quarter 2010 Lighting Systems Index Improves
Dec 9, 2010,
Third-quarter 2010 NEMA Lighting Systems Index (LSI) performance bested the second quarter’s by 0.9% and was 5.6% ahead of third-quarter 2009’s...
Palmer Electric Completes Vision 360 Contract
Dec 9, 2010,
The project comprises a sanctuary, baptistery, classrooms, administrative offices, kitchen/dining area, and a recording studio...
El Paso, Texas, Begins Solar Rebate Program
Dec 8, 2010,
Rebates will be available to El Paso Electric residential and commercial customers to pay for a portion of solar panel systems to produce electricity...
Safety
Dec 7, 2010,
Labels and MSDS are two safety information resources you should review before using any chemical. From these, you can determine...
NEC in the Facility
Dec 7, 2010,
What happens when you just cannot agree with the electrical inspector or other AHJ? You can appeal the decision if you meet any three conditions...
Some Repairs Matter More Than Others, Part 5
Dec 7, 2010,
When equipment is so critical that every minute of downtime is costly, you don't want something as manageable as spare parts holding things up. Here are some pointers...
Electrical Troubleshooting Quiz
Dec 7, 2010,
You work at an 11-building site in which new buildings have been added over time. The buildings share a wired network that began in the late 1990s...
