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Surety Bonds: The New Reality 

Mar 1, 2006, By Tom Zind, Freelance Writer

To many electrical contractors, surety bonds and those who provide them are a necessary evil. That view may even have hardened a bit in recent years as...

K-12 Education Update 

Mar 1, 2006, By Ellen Parson, Managing Editor

Driven by school-age population growth in the West and the South regions of the country, enrollment in K-12 institutions is expected to rise by nearly...

The Lowdown on Low-Voltage Wiring 

Mar 1, 2006, By Jaclyn Alcantara, Associate Editor

As a generation that has little or no memory of a time without PCs and MTV, young adults looking to buy their first home are likely to care more about...

New Concepts in Large AC Motor Protection 

Mar 1, 2006, By Alexander Kusko, Sc.D., P.E., Exponent Failure Analysis Associates, and Jean Y. Ayoub, M.S.E.E.,

Thanks to ongoing innovations in technology, electrical engineers' approach to motor protection has changed over the years. The traditional strategy to...

Survey Benchmarks EC Salaries 

Mar 1, 2006, 

According to the 2005 Executive Compensation Report, conducted by Specialty Consultants (SCI), Pittsburgh, salaries for executives at electrical contracting...

Lodging Sector Construction Hits New High 

Mar 1, 2006, 

The hotel construction market recently reached its highest total since 2000, growing to 3,067 projects with 415,977 rooms, according to Lodging Econometrics'...

Loser-Pays Provisions Simplify Collections 

Mar 1, 2006, 

Most major contract documents in the construction industry do not contain provisions, revealed the American Subcontractors Association (ASA) in a recent...

A Standard Divided 

Mar 1, 2006, By Beck Finley, Staff Writer

Not without controversy, the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) officially published MasterFormat 2004 in August of that same year. The new standard...

Inspiring Incentives 

Feb 1, 2006, By Beck Finley, Staff Writer

70,000: That's the number of skilled electrical workers the United States will need in the next 10 years, says a recent release from the National Electrical...

EPAct 2005 Offers Accelerated Tax Deduction for Lighting Systems 

Feb 1, 2006, By Craig DiLouie, Lighting Controls Association

On August 8, 2005, President Bush signed into law the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005). Estimated to cost the U.S. government about $14.5 billion...

Avoiding ASD Installation Pitfalls 

Feb 1, 2006, By Robert A. Cherry, P.E., O'Brien & Gere Engineers

Whether you're working in an industrial, manufacturing, or institutional environment, there's no doubt that electronically adjustable speed drives (ASDs)...

Tips for Recruiting Top Management 

Feb 1, 2006, 

According to veteran construction industry recruiter Scott Love of Fairview, N.C.-based Scott Love Associates, there are specific steps independent and...

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