NEMA Publishes SSL Dimming Best Practices White Paper
Mar 10, 2010,
Rosslyn, Va.-based National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published LSD 49-2010, "Solid State Lighting for Incandescent Replacement—Best Practices for Dimming."...
FMI Releases NRCI for the First Quarter 2010
Mar 10, 2010,
Raleigh, N.C.-based FMI recently released its Non-Residential Construction Index (NRCI) report...
NECA Supports Legislation to Curtail Worker Misclassification
Feb 25, 2010,
In December, Sen. John Kerry introduced the Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act...
General Performance Standards for Commercial Wind Turbines Gaining Momentum in Maryland
Feb 25, 2010,
Maryland State Delegate Wendell Beitzel recently submitted a bill that would require the development of general performance standards for commercial wind turbines across Maryland...
Electrical Contractors Win Projects with VA and Corps of Engineers
Feb 25, 2010,
There continues to be a steady flow of contract awards for electrical contractors for construction projects at government facilities funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)...
January Construction Starts Experience Incraese
Feb 25, 2010,
Reed Construction Data (RCD), Norcross, Ga., recently announced that the value of construction starts in January 2010, excluding residential contracts, totaled $24.1 billion...
IEEE Publishes P1901 Draft Standard for Powerline Communications
Feb 9, 2010,
IEEE recently published the P1901 Draft Standard for powerline communications (PLC)...
November Manufacturing Technology Consumption up 16%
Feb 9, 2010,
November U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $178.83 million...
Non-Residential Construction Starts Experience Decline in 2009
Feb 9, 2010,
Non-residential construction starts fell 8.2% in December, compared to the previous year, and 6.9% for all of 2009, compared to 2008...
Construction Industry Continues to Suffer from High Unemployment Levels
Feb 9, 2010,
Overall U.S. job growth continued to be undermined by the severe downturn affecting the construction industry as another 75,000 construction workers lost their jobs in January...
Governor Schwarzenegger Announces First-in-the-Nation Statewide Green Building Standards Code
Jan 27, 2010,
Continuing California's efforts to fight climate change and protect the environment, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently announced the California Building Standards Commission (BSC) unanimously adopted the first-in-the-nation mandatory Green Building Standards Code (CALGREEN)...
Architecture Billings Index Remains in Negative Territory
Jan 27, 2010,
On the heels of a more than three-point drop in November, the American Institute of Architects' (AIA), Washington, D.C., Architecture Billings Index (ABI) had a negligible increase of less than one point in December...
NEMA's Business Confidence Indexes Post Positive Results to Kick Off 2010
Jan 27, 2010,
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association's (NEMA), Rosslyn, Va., Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions rebounded in January, rising nearly 9 points to 57.1...
No Recovery in 2010, Say Contractors in AGC Survey
Jan 27, 2010,
Nearly nine-in-ten contractors say there will be no recovery in 2010 as part of the "2010 National Construction Hiring and Business Outlook Forecast"...
Navajo Nation to Build Wind Farm in Arizona
Jan 12, 2010,
The Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Ariz., says it will build a $200-million wind farm near Flagstaff, Ariz., in conjunction with San Francisco-based Foresight Wind Energy and Edison Mission Energy...
DP&L to Build Largest Solar Power Facility in Southwestern Ohio
Jan 12, 2010,
The Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L), Dayton, Ohio, recently unveiled plans to construct a 1.1MW solar array near its Yankee substation in Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio...
IEEE Lays Groundwork for Adoption of DNP3 Protocol as New IEEE Standard
Jan 12, 2010,
Piscataway, N.J.-based IEEE, the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology, recently announced that work is underway for the formal recognition of Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3) as an IEEE standard...
Labor Data Points to Start of Job Creation Process
Jan 12, 2010,
The December 84,000 job loss figure recently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was expected, but a three-month data review suggests that labor conditions are improving at a pace better than expected...
Construction Prices Jump in November
Dec 22, 2009,
Federal data showing sharp increases in the prices of key construction materials, such as diesel, copper, and brass mill shapes, likely foreshadow future increases in construction costs...
IEC Welcomes North Carolina as its Newest Chapter
Dec 22, 2009,
Alexandria, Va.-based Independent Electrical Contractors' (IEC) National Board of Directors recently announced the chartering of the association's newest chapter, North Carolina IEC...
