Implementing a Successful Electrical Safety Program
Jun 1, 2006, By Drake A. Drobnick, CSP, Thomas A. Edison Institute
During presentations I've given over the last several years, I'm always struck by the number of contractor questions I receive concerning implementing...
Heavy Equipment Theft Hits Close to Home
Jun 1, 2006, By Ellen Parson, Managing Editor
It seemed like any other Sunday morning to one job foreman. On his way to church with his family, he happened to pass by one of his construction sites...
Health Care Update
Jun 1, 2006, By Jaclyn Alcantara, Associate Editor
Plenty of inexpensive land, a burgeoning population, and lots of fresh air and blue sky what is bemoaned as suburban sprawl by some is seen as a well...
Subcontractors Get Yours
Jun 1, 2006,
It's never good when general contractors default on a contract. Not only does it cost the owner time and money, but subcontractors also suffer. When a...
Powerline Play
May 1, 2006, By Beck Finley, Staff Writer
Home automation began with lighting control. Basic on/off and dimming functions, as well as extensive pre-set lighting scenes activated by a single touch...
NEC and IECC: Friends or Foes in the Lighting Arena?
May 1, 2006, By Steven Owen, National Code Seminars
Is there a positive relationship between the National Electrical Code (NEC) and the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) in the area of lighting,...
Why Do Daylight Harvesting Projects Succeed or Fail?
May 1, 2006, By Craig DiLouie, Lighting Controls Association
In recent years, the sustainable design movement has returned daylighting to the fore of mainstream construction. In its simplest definition, daylighting...
New Cabling Association Takes Shape
May 1, 2006,
There's a brand new non-profit on the block, but the model for this organization is anything but. Officially launched recently to promote the application...
Shortcuts on the Fast Track
May 1, 2006, By Beck Finley, Staff Writer
Long Island City, N.Y.-based E-J Electric Installation Co. recently completed work on a 500MW natural gas power plant in Queens. The electrical contracting...
Focus on Lighting Design Software
May 1, 2006,
Single Line Drawing Generator This online drawing tool is an application-based Internet approach to generating specifications. The Single Line Drawing...
ABC Names Nation's Top Projects
May 1, 2006,
At its 2006 National Convention in Las Vegas held in March, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), Arlington, Va., recognized the nation's top 2005...
Retail Update
May 1, 2006, By Jaclyn Alcantara, Associate Editor
In the past year alone, the value of retail construction starts grew by nearly 25%, according to Jim Haughey, director of research and analytics for Norcross,...
