NECA Releases New Electrical Installation Standards for 2001
Mar 1, 2001, By EC&M Staff
The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), Bethesda, Md., has published the tenth volume of its growing series of National Electrical Installation...
Doing Projects Online Boosts Your Bottom Line
Jan 1, 2001, By Ian Howell
Thanks to Web-based project management, playing phone tag and waiting for project information to arrive in the mail doesn't need to be standard operating...
Let the Good Times Roll
Jan 1, 2001, By Michael Eby
As we enter a new year - and as defined by the purists of our society, a new millennium - we'd all like to know where we're headed. What will business...
Retrofit Installations
Jan 1, 2001, By Paul Rosenberg
A telecommunications system retrofit can be far more complicated than installing a new cabling system.Planning for a retrofit installation involves a...
Get Real About Project Scheduling
Dec 1, 2000, By John A. DeDad
Not only are realistic project schedules useful to you during the preconstruction stage, they're also vital to successfully coordinating the day-to-day...
Preparation: The Key to a Solid Estimate
Nov 1, 2000, By Mike Holt
Although it seems to be common sense, the first step to successful and accurate bidding is planning ahead. Without planning, you're likely to miss the...
Ten Mistakes You Don't Want to Make
Nov 1, 2000, By Mark Lamendola
Today's market wants "faster" and "cheaper." In your effort to meet those goals, it's easy to forget some important principles. Your company has spent...
Ensuring a Good Bus Duct Installation
Oct 1, 2000, By John Paschal
Paying attention to certain details of bus duct projects will ensure trouble-free service....
Do Bolted Joints and Connections Get You Uptight?
Oct 1, 2000, By John DeDad
Most mechanical bolted joints and connectors come with the appropriate hardware, but what happens when you have to provide your own?...
Project Management: An Energy Service Company's Perspective
Sep 1, 2000, By Mary Kay Sheahan
By changing its approach to project management, an energy service company improves on-time performance while lowering costs - even during peak demand time....
Retrofit Secrets They Never Told You
Sep 1, 2000, By Mark Lamendola
As the demand for upgrading older buildings to today's data-capable standards increases, you can profit from retrofitting opportunities. But to do so, you need to change some rules of the game....
Secrets to Estimating Datacom Work, Part 2
Aug 1, 2000, By Paul Rosenberg
Knowing the steps involved with installing optical fiber systems can keep you from losing your shirt on your next datacom estimate....




























