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CEA-CEDIA Committee Approves Home Theater Video and Smart Grid Installation Standards
May 4, 2012,
CEA and CEDIA R10 Residential Systems committee recently announced new standards to enhance the home theater experience and to provide the industry with an understanding of the issues related to smart grid devices...
Construction Spending Inches Up From February to March
May 4, 2012,
Private/public sector construction activity continue on opposite tracks as private activity is up 11.5% for the year while public activity declined 3.2% since March 2011 ...
Construction Employment Remains Nearly Flat in April
May 4, 2012,
Industry association notes workers are leaving industry as employment gains remain sluggish...
EBCI Indicates Improvement in North American Conditions Slowed in April
Apr 27, 2012,
NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions retreated nearly 13 points in April to 59.1, following a sharp run-up earlier in the year to its highest levels since 2005...
Los Angeles Program Puts Solar Energy on City's Rooftops
Apr 27, 2012,
On April 12, Los Angeles City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed into law a solar feed-in tariff program, which received unanimous votes by the City Council the previous week...
Navy Exercise Tests Smart Grid Capabilities at San Diego Installations
Apr 27, 2012,
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest engineers along with Navy Region Southwest (NRSW), Marine Corps Installation West (MCIWEST), and San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) capitalized on a Navy-wide security exercise March 22-23, to test the abilities of local Navy and Marine Corps installations to reduce electrical consumption...
Manufacturing Technology Orders Continue to Rise in 2012
Apr 13, 2012,
February U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $444.06 million according to The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT)...
FMI Releases Federal Construction Trends Whitepaper
Apr 13, 2012,
FMI Corp. recently released its latest whitepaper, "The Federal Construction Sector: Understanding a Transforming Market" ...
Construction Materials Prices Rise in March
Apr 13, 2012,
The cost of construction materials jumped in March, even as the amount contractors charge to complete projects remained stagnant, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released today by the Associated General Contractors of America...
Construction Employment Increases Year-Over-Year in 171 Out of 337 Metro Areas in February 2011
Apr 13, 2012,
Construction employment increased in 171 out of 337 metropolitan areas between February 2011 and February 2012, decreased in 119, and stayed level in 47, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released recently by the Associated General Contractors of America...
Architecture Billings Index Remains Positive for Fourth Straight Month
Mar 29, 2012,
Led by the commercial sector, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has remained in positive territory four months in a row...
EBCIs for North American Business Conditions Remain Strongly Positive in March
Mar 29, 2012,
Following a run-up of more than 20 points in January and February to its highest level in more than six years, NEMA's Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions retreated slightly in March, slipping 0.5 points to 72...
Studies Find Revealing Buildings' Energy Use Creates Jobs
Mar 29, 2012,
In today's economy, finding a proven catalyst for job growth — one that comes with no taxpayer price tag — is cause for excitement...
Study Predicts Healthy Growth for Energy Storage Industry
Mar 14, 2012,
The U.S. energy storage market is robust and offers tremendous potential for growth over the next five years, according to the findings of a just-released study sponsored by the Copper Development Association (CDA) and conducted by KEMA, Inc....
NEMA Endorses House Legislation to Spur Energy Storage Technologies
Mar 14, 2012,
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) on behalf of its Energy Storage Council recently applauded Rep. Chris Gibson (R-NY) and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) for introducing legislation to promote adoption of state-of-the-art energy storage technologies...
Nonresidential Construction Spending Slips 0.8% in January
Mar 14, 2012,
Total nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.8% in January to $566.4 billion, according to the March 1 report by the U.S. Commerce Department...
Construction Employment Increases in 28 States and Washington, D.C., Annually in January
Mar 14, 2012,
Construction employment rose in 28 states and the District of Columbia between January 2011 and January 2012, while 20 states lost construction jobs and two held steady — the best net positive showing for state construction employment since 2007, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of data from the U.S. Department of Labor...
Stevens Construction Institute, Inc. Releases White Paper on Productivity
Feb 28, 2012,
How can construction productivity be lower today than it was 15 years ago? asks a new report from Stevens Construction Institute, Inc....
PV Balance of System Market to Reach $24 Billion in 2016, According to New IMS Research Report
Feb 28, 2012,
PV balance of system (BoS) equipment revenues are projected to increase from $17 billion in 2011 to close to $24 billion in 2016 according to a new market report from IMS Research...
