Shrinking Domestic Budget Limits Construction Funding
Mar 1, 2008,
President Bush recently released a $3.1 trillion budget for fiscal year 2009 that plans to shrink domestic spending and proposes a 2.9% drop in infrastructure...
What's Wrong Here?
Mar 1, 2008, Joe Tedesco, NEC Columnist
How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight...
Can You Hear Me Now?
Mar 1, 2008,
Despite protestations from the International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI) Michigan Chapter, on Nov. 23, 2007, the 2005 Michigan Electrical...
Picture This
Mar 1, 2008,
What it's not: A new crown for the Statue of Liberty. What it is: The world's largest free-hanging chandelier, according to Meyda Lighting, builder of...
New Energy Efficiency Standards Fueled by Energy Act
Mar 1, 2008,
Signed into law on December 19, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 gradually halts the use of inefficient incandescent lamps and imposes...
Underground Project Colors a City's Downtown
Mar 1, 2008, Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
Below the busy streets of downtown Oklahoma City sprawls a vast network of tunnels and bridges that links 16 blocks and more than 30 of the area's buildings....
Product News
Feb 1, 2008,
Plenum-rated products Chicago plenum-rated downlights have been designed with the City of Chicago's Electrical Code in mind. Product features include...
Power Quality Considerations for Security Systems
Feb 1, 2008, By Jay Adams, Transtector, A Smiths Business
Reliable operation of security systems is obviously essential to protect company assets and ensure human safety. However, episodic equipment malfunctions...
Americans Embrace CFLs in Record Numbers
Feb 1, 2008,
When it comes to fighting climate change, many Americans are not only talking the talk, they're actually walking the walk. Case in point: the Environmental...
UPS Testing for Reliable Backup Power
Feb 1, 2008, By Joseph Ong, Fluke Corp.
No electricity provider in the world can guarantee an electrical supply that is free from voltage and frequency variations. The possibility of faults...
Publication Offers Energy-Efficiency Guidelines for K-12 Schools
Feb 1, 2008,
A recent publication from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), headquartered in Atlanta, educates architects,...
Convincing Clients to Go Green
Feb 1, 2008, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
I don't know about you, but I'm beginning to see the color green in almost everything I look at whether it's a piece of lumber in the hardware store,...
Solid-State Lighting Solution Shines Bright
Feb 1, 2008, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
The energy efficiency of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is expected to equal the most efficient white light sources by 2010, according to the U.S. Department...
Case of the Misleading Meter Draws Comments
Feb 1, 2008,
After reading the Forensic Casebook article in the December 2007 issue, I believe the author, Mr. Palmer, is incorrect on several statements. NFPA 70E...
Optimizing Energy Conservation in Today's Plants
Feb 1, 2008, By Dave Bovankovich, E-Mon, LLC
With the industrial sector consuming more than one-third of all the energy used in the United States, it's easy to see why facility managers are constantly...
What's Wrong Here?
Feb 1, 2008, By Joe Tedesco, NEC Columnist
How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight...
Illustrated Catastrophes
Feb 1, 2008, By Joe Tedesco, NEC Columnist
As usual, never consider the following commentary associated with these photos as a formal interpretation of the National Electrical Code (NEC). Without...
Stumped by the Code?
Feb 1, 2008, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
Q. What are the rules on spacing receptacles in a dwelling unit?...
Utilities Join Forces to Offer Unified Electric Line Specialist Training
Feb 1, 2008,
When it comes to training, Midwest ENERGY Association (MEA), Eagan, Minn., believes in the old saying two heads are better than one try 14 heads to be...
Seeing Green
Feb 1, 2008, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
Although concern for the environment and awareness of green technologies are at an all-time high, results from an online survey of 1,000 respondents conducted...
Nonresidential Construction Shows Vigor Despite Housing Slump
Feb 1, 2008,
Nonresidential construction employment eked out a small gain in January, implying that the spending rise of 2007 will continue, said Ken Simonson, chief...
Product Spotlight
Feb 1, 2008,
PLC relay This 10A, high-current terminal block relay with larger contacts can be used to extend service intervals up to two to three times the standard...
Massachusetts Leads New England in New Plant Start-Ups
Feb 1, 2008,
Boasting plans for 56 new plants to begin operation this year, Massachusetts remains the region's leader for new plant start-ups planned for 2008, according...
Everyone makes mistakes. Some are just funnier than others
Feb 1, 2008,
Spooling the Day Away While still in school studying to obtain my electrical engineering degree, I took a summer internship with an information technology...
Managing Non-Financial Performance Metrics
Feb 1, 2008, By Bradley Dawson, LTV Dynamics
There's one thing about financial statements many people forget: Historic relics of your business past, these documents tell you what has already happened,...
