Winds of Change
Jan 1, 2009, By Amy Florence Fischbach, Contributing Writer
Americans' demand for clean, reliable energy has blown the door wide open for electrical contracting firms specializing in wind farm work recently. According...
Anatomy of a Wind Energy Project
Jan 1, 2009, By Amy Fischbach, freelance writer
A coal-fired or nuclear plant can take a decade to build, but the construction of a wind farm can be completed in six months to a year. Here is a step-by-step...
Transfer Switches Simplified
Jan 1, 2009, By David Herres, Master Electrician
As backup power sources become more common in residential construction (Photo 1), many homeowners have learned about the needs and benefits of transfer...
New Home Sales Continue Downward Spiral
Jan 1, 2009,
Marking the slowest market conditions reported since January 1991, sales of newly built single-family homes declined 2.9% in November to a seasonally...
Economic Recovery Plans Include Infrastructure Improvements
Dec 1, 2008,
At a meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA) in Philadelphia, President-Elect Barack Obama asked the nation's governors to help craft a plan...
The Sky is Falling
Dec 1, 2008, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
Most everyone has read the children's story Chicken Little. Although the story is meant to teach courage, it can also be interpreted to mean don't believe...
All in the Family
Dec 1, 2008,
Newtown Square, Pa.-based Balfour Beatty Communities recently announced that financing has been secured for the Fort Jackson military family housing project...
Construction Rocks the Vote
Dec 1, 2008,
On November 4, voters in eight states expressed strong support for infrastructure investment by approving more than $12 billion for public works projects,...
Major Renovation Puts Los Angeles Theater at Center Stage
Dec 1, 2008, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
Since opening its doors in 1967, the Mark Taper Forum better known as the Taper has not only become a Los Angeles landmark, but is also one of America's...
Strength in Numbers
Dec 1, 2008, By Bob Mitchell, Integrated Management Group
Historically, traditional managers put very little stock in forming teams in the workforce. Their school of thought was to hire a group of technically...
Rock Bottom?
Dec 1, 2008, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
As the housing market goes, so eventually goes non-residential construction, say industry economists. With the value of U.S. construction expected to...
Keeping Your Electrical Project On Track
Nov 1, 2008, By David Brown, D. Brown Management
All electrical projects start with a schedule or, at the very least, some basic milestone dates. Meeting these dates is the simple, strategic goal of any project...
