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...
New Products
Product News
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
High-intensity LEDs Designed for hazardous and safe area industrial applications, the Spotlighting XLT-eXtreme Light Technology line of high-intensity...
Product News
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Emergency lighting inverter The UltraLITE Model ELC is a compact centralized emergency lighting inverter. Featuring regulated output and transient voltage...
Product News
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Gasketed fluorescent fixture These dust- and moisture-resistant gasketed fluorescent fixtures (GFFs) include an NSF International certification and NEMA...
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