NEC Guidelines on Commercial Garages
Dec 20, 2010, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
Requirements for commercial garages per the National Electrical Code...
Christmas in November
Nov 23, 2010, By Mike Eby, Editor-in-Chief
Understanding the most important Code changes in the 2011 change cycle...
Metallurgical Coke Plant Runs Full Steam Ahead
Nov 23, 2010, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
Guarantee Electrical completes work on $290-million metallurgical coke plant in St. Louis despite compressed schedule and safety threats...
BIM on the Job Site
Nov 23, 2010, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
Translating BIM technology and processes into lean construction practices...
Give and Take: A Texas School Will Make as Much Energy as It Uses
Oct 21, 2010, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
$29-million Lady Bird Johnson Middle School is designed to produce as much energy as it consumes through use of efficient technologies and on-site power generation...
Delivering Data Center Efficiency
Oct 20, 2010, By Peter Panfil, Liebert AC Power, Emerson Network Power
How to maximize energy consumption and enhance efficiency in a data center without compromising performance...
Arc Flash Hazard Analysis Primer
Sep 28, 2010, By John J. Kolak, Praxis Corp.
Proper implementation of arc flash hazard analysis can significantly reduce injuries from arc flash and arc blast events...
Seeing Lighting Design in a Whole New Light
Sep 28, 2010, By John E. Reichardt, LC, LEED AP, Wiley|Wilson
How lighting design affects the overall building design and construction process...
The Backup Plan
Sep 27, 2010, By Chad Loomis, P.E., Cornell University
Meeting the requirements of NFPA 110 when developing an emergency power supply system (EPSS) testing program...
Dallas Theater is a First on Many Levels
Aug 24, 2010, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
McCarthy Building Companies constructs $84-million theatre that’s first of its kind in the world...
Stanford Engineers Discover New Solar Energy Conversion Process
Aug 18, 2010,
A new process discovered and proven by Stanford engineers simultaneously combines the light and heat of solar radiation to generate electricity...
The Data Center Diet Plan
Aug 1, 2010, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
Energy assessments by data center energy practitioners (DCEPs) to play key role in achieving energy savings in data centers...
The New Era of Electric Motor Requirements
Aug 1, 2010, By Tom Zind, Freelance Writer
Conforming to tougher federal efficiency standards ...
Seeing the Light
Aug 1, 2010, By Allen Pilgrim, Graybar
How to convince management it’s time for an industrial lighting upgrade project...
Reliable Sources
Aug 1, 2010, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
Setting U.S. standards for solar PV module performance and durability...
The Basics of Time Delay Relays
Aug 1, 2010, By David Bredhold, Eaton Corp.
Application requirements for time delay relays (TDRs)...
NFPA 70E: A Comparison of Recent Editions
Aug 1, 2010, By Thomas M. McCauley, P.E., Consolidated Consulting Corp.
How changes to NFPA 70E affect electrical safety in the workplace...
The Case of the Floating Dock
Jul 1, 2010, By John Cavallaro, P.E., Forensic Engineering, Inc.
Forensic investigation into boy’s death reveals lethal combination of severed ground wire and water buildup in junction box...
Designing for Electrical Safety
Jul 1, 2010, By Michael S. Morse, Ph.D., J.D., University of San Diego
How to avoid unnecessary liability risks and ensure your designs can withstand legal scrutiny...
Standards are Key to Widespread LED Adoption
Jul 1, 2010, By Joe Knisley, Senior Editorial Consultant
The solid-state lighting (SSL) revolution taking place in the lighting world today was brought up-to-date at a conference in New York this past March....
