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...
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...
Focus on Specialty Products
Nov 1, 2008,
Inspection window The Viz-IR inspection window maintains a guard between the user and energized electrical conductors and circuits eliminating the need...
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...
Box Fill Calculations
Nov 1, 2008, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
Box fill isn't just the number of wires in the box — it's the total volume of the conductors, devices, and fittings in a box....
Pacific Northwest Poised for Industrial Growth
Nov 1, 2008,
Despite the recent economic downturn, the Pacific Northwest market region, encompassing the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington and the Canadian province of British Columbia, has one of the highest concentrations of industrial project spending in North America....
Timing for Residential Housing Recovery Remains Uncertain
Nov 1, 2008,
The steep decline in sales of new single-family homes should be coming to an end in early 2009...
Iowa Bridge Spans the Gap Between Infrastructure and Art
Nov 1, 2008, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
Come nightfall, the city's Norbert F. Beckey Bridge, which stretches 1,500 feet from Iowa to Illinois across the Mississippi River, is awash in a rainbow of colors emanating from 43 light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures...
To Catch a Thief
Nov 1, 2008, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
For the last five years, Mesa has been battling an escalating copper theft epidemic....
