April 2010

Cover Story

Green Lighting

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer

Staying on top of the latest green requirements in federal codes and standards for lighting products and systems...

Other Features

Experience Required

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer

Inside the training necessary for electrical contractors to become solar integrators...

Squeezing More Light Out of Tighter Energy Codes

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Eric Richman, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

What electrical contractors should know about energy code requirements and their exemptions/allowances relating to lighting power density and control...

Performance Testing of Ground-Fault Protective Devices

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Pat Beisert, Shermco Industries

Understanding NEC Art. 230.95 requirements...

National Electrical Code

Wiring Methods — Part 2 of 3

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant

Article 300 provides wiring method requirements including information on sizing and securing raceways...

Illustrated Catastrophes

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Brian J. McPartland, NEC Consultant

As usual, never consider the following commentary associated with these photos as a formal interpretation of the National Electrical Code (NEC). Without criticizing anyone or any product, the following scenarios present us with serious safety questions....

What's Wrong Here?

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM

Here’s your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else’s work from the safety of your living room or office. Can you identify the Code violation(s) in this photo?...

Code Quandaries

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant

Your most pressing National Electrical Code (NEC) questions answered. All questions and answers are based on the 2008 NEC...

Industry Viewpoint

A Bright Spot in a Gloomy Market

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief

Aging commercial and industrial building space in the United States offer opportunities for lighting retrofits...

Safety & Security

Arc Mitigation Techniques

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM

Readers’ questions answered on how best to address the dangers of arc flash events...

Smart Energy

The ABCs of Lighting Retrofits

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor

New technologies and financial incentives boost lighting retrofits in gloomy construction market...

PQ Corner

Uncovering Power Quality Culprits

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Roger Lawrence, P.E., CEM, FIEEE, RGL Solutions

There’s more to determining responsibility for power quality problems than meets the eye...

Construction Watch

New Hiring Incentives in a Troubled Economy

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Mark E. Battersby, Freelance Writer

Understanding tax breaks available from the 2010 Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act...

Builders Committed to Home Technology Adoption and Installation

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM

Study from the Consumer Electronics Association finds that builders continue to offer technology solutions to their customers, despite the sharp drop in housing starts...

Construction Employment Continues to Take a Hit

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM

Majority of U.S. metropolitan areas experienced double-digit declines in construction employment over the last year...

Analyze This

Analyze This, April 2010

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM

According to the “Year End 2009 Market Report” from the American Wind Energy Association, the U.S. wind industry broke all previous records by installing close to 10,000 MW of new generating capacity in 2009...

Project Spotlight

California High School Goes High Tech

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor

Shadow Hills High School incorporates VoIP telephone service, data networks, and broadband television into its design by FBA Engineering...

Product Spotlight

Focus on LED Luminaires

Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM

Spotlight on LED luminaires for electrical contractors, electrical engineers, and plant facility personnel...

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