Nonresidential Construction Spending and Employment Reports At Odds
Sep 1, 2007,
Despite reports of year-to-year gains of 14% to 15% in nonresidential spending and investment in nonresidential structures, the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Solar Certification for Electrical Contractors
Sep 1, 2007,
In the four years since Malta, N.Y.-based North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) launched its Solar PV Installer Certification,...
Sunny Forecast for Power Plant Construction
Sep 1, 2007, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
Electrical contractors may want to grab a pair of sunglasses. Government legislation, growing demand for the use of environmentally friendly fuels, and...
Service Secrets
Sep 1, 2007, By Amy Florence Fischbach, Contributing Writer
Jim Kleiser, franchisee owner of Mr. Electric in Vancouver, Wash., started his own business with a service truck in his garage. In less than 18 months,...
Numbers Game
Sep 1, 2007, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
Every time I pick up a newspaper, turn on the radio, or tune in to the local or national TV news, all I hear about is how bad the residential housing...
2008 Truck & Van Preview
Sep 1, 2007, By the Editors of Fleet Owner magazine
Despite the big falloff in new truck sales this year due to the mandated introduction of EPA 2007-compliant diesel engines into 2008 model year trucks...
The Changing Face of CPM
Sep 1, 2007, By Tom Zind, Freelance Writer
The advent of ever-more powerful software has relieved contractors of tedious work ranging from bookkeeping to taxes to estimating. Time that used to...
Safer Aerial Work Platforms Only a Click Away
Sep 1, 2007,
It's a well-known fact that, when worn, automobile seat belts save lives. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), based...
Projected Construction Employment Numbers Not in Sync
Aug 1, 2007,
One of the most intriguing empirical puzzles brought about by recent U.S. economic conditions is the apparent disconnect between measures of output and...
From the Front Lines
Aug 1, 2007, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
There's a common saying electrical contractors have about electrical inspectors: Arguing with an inspector about the Code is like wrestling with a pig...
Wiring 911
Aug 1, 2007, By Burton Klein, P.E., Burton Klein Associates
What does an electrician working in a health care facility either as an employee or as a contractor need to know so that he doesn't jeopardize the safety...
ASA Sets Code of Ethics for Construction Subcontractors
Aug 1, 2007,
In response to the corporate scandals of the 1990s, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 began requiring public companies to disclose whether they have adopted...
