AIA to Release Six New Documents
Sep 26, 2008,
The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Washington, D.C., recently announced the upcoming release of six new AIA Contract Documents on October 17...
Construction Employment Down in August
Sep 26, 2008,
Seasonally adjusted construction employment fell by 8,000 in August and 437,000, a 5.7% decrease, over the past 12 months...
PV Systems on Hawaiian Schools Pull Double Duty
Sep 10, 2008,
Solar panels atop Samuel Enoka Kalama Intermediate School, Makawao, Hawaii, mark the seventh school in the Maui District to take part in the Sun Power for Schools program...
Electrician County Licensing Law Upheld
Sep 10, 2008,
A controversial bill requiring electricians working in Dutchess County, N.Y., to hold a county-issued license recently passed the county legislature....
Study Argues for U.S. Job Growth by Building Green
Sep 10, 2008,
A new report recently released shows that the United States can create two million jobs by investing in a rapid green economic recovery program...
Pentagon Issues Subpoena for Electrical Deaths in Iraq
Sep 10, 2008,
The Pentagon's inspector general recently issued a subpoena to contractor KBR Inc., Houston, as part of an expanded investigation into electrical work at U.S. bases in Iraq...
2008 IEEE Annual Election Period Now Open
Aug 27, 2008,
Ballots for the 2008 IEEE Annual Election have been mailed to all eligible voting IEEE members and may also be accessed electronically on the IEEE website....
Electricians Ranked 5th On CLRC’s “Most Wanted” List
Aug 27, 2008,
In response to a survey sent by Washington, D.C.-based Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) to more than 6000 union contractors of all crafts, only one-third of the respondents say that currently there is an ample supply of craft labor for their projects....
Architecture Billings Index Continues to Show Decline
Aug 27, 2008,
Despite having its highest score since January, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for July marks the sixth month of consecutive negative scores. ...
ASA Establishes Excellence in Ethics Certificate for Exemplary Subcontractors
Aug 27, 2008,
In an effort to recognize construction subcontractors that strive to uphold the highest ethical standards in business, the American Subcontractors Association (ASA), Arlington, Va., recently released criteria and requirements for a new ASA Excellence in Ethics Certificate...
AWEA Claims PTC Expiration a Threat to Wind Power Expansion
Aug 13, 2008,
U.S. wind farms now generate more electricity than any other nation in the world and are on track to expand by more than 45% this year, but the expiration of the federal production tax credit less than five months from now threatens this progress...
LEED Green Building Rating System Works Toward Third-Party Certification
Aug 13, 2008,
U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) V3, the certification bodies for the LEED Green Building Rating System were recently announced....
Amended SSL Criteria Causes Confusion
Aug 13, 2008,
On June 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a modification to its Energy Star light fixture criteria, despite incompatibility with previously announced Department of Energy (DOE) solid state lighting (SSL) criteria...
Non-Residential Building Starts Decline in July
Aug 13, 2008,
The value of non-residential building starts nose-dived 31% in July, compared to July 2007, according to Reed Construction Data, Norcross, Ga. ...
New Energy Standards Approved in California
Jul 30, 2008,
The California Energy Commission recently approved dozens of energy-efficiency building standards for new construction....
EPE Power Station Expansion Creates Construction Jobs
Jul 30, 2008,
About 200 construction jobs are expected to be created in coming months for the first phase of the $217-million addition to El Paso, Texas-based El Paso Electric’s (EPE) Newman Power Generating Station ...
Experts Predict Worker Shortage in Nuclear Industry
Jul 30, 2008,
According to Washington, D.C.-based trade group Nuclear Energy Institute, the current average age of nuclear workers is just over 48, and one in three nuclear workers will be eligible to retire in 2012....
USA Study Provides Roadmap for Solar Industry
Jul 30, 2008,
A new report produced by Clean Edge, San Francisco, and Co-op America, Washington, D.C, offers a comprehensive roadmap for utilities, solar companies, and regulators to reach 10% solar in the U.S. by 2025....
FPL Announces New Solar Energy Projects
Jul 10, 2008,
Miami-based Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) recently revealed plans for new solar energy projects....
North American Industrial Project Spending Rises 18%
Jul 10, 2008,
Despite reporting 18.08% growth in May 2008, Sugar Land, Texas-based Industrial Info Resources’ North American Industrial Project Spending Index is at its lowest point since December 2006. ...
