Product News
Nov 1, 2006,
Multimeter Designed for commercial settings, the 117 Electrician's Multimeter includes integrated VoltAlert non-contact voltage detection that senses...
Afraid to Report Safety Hazards? OSHA's Got Your Back
Nov 1, 2006,
Part of cultivating a zero-accident culture is encouraging workers to speak up when they notice safety hazards. But what if the worker is afraid to point...
Product News
Nov 1, 2006,
Cable tray cutter The ETS8 cable tray cutter is a battery-powered tool designed for cutting wire mesh cable tray. It takes the cutter 2 sec. to cut 0.191-in....
In Search of the Perfect Project Manager
Nov 1, 2006,
Instead of spending so much time chasing after the ideal of that perfect project manager, it may be more profitable for construction companies to create...
Product News
Nov 1, 2006,
Back-up power system The new InfraStruXure system is integrated with a Smart-UPS VT power module, hot swappable batteries, and integrated power distribution....
BICSI Fall Conference Field Report
Nov 1, 2006, By Joe Knisley, Senior Editorial Consultant
The BICSI Fall 2006 meeting at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, held Sept. 18-21, drew more than 3,000 information transport system (ITS)...
The Ratings Game
Nov 1, 2006, By Steven Owen, National Code Seminars
What's the difference between a short-circuit current rating (SCCR) and an interrupting rating (IR)? If you're not sure, clearing up the confusion could...
Analyzing Communication Cable Noise
Nov 1, 2006, By John DeDad, Senior Director, Editorial and EC&M Development
Sometimes the best way to describe how to analyze a communication cable common-mode (CM) noise problem is to describe an actual procedure. The following...
Fire Alarm System Facts
Nov 1, 2006, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
Article 760 tells us how to install wiring and equipment for fire alarm systems, including all circuits these devices control and provide power to. What...
Dow Corning Reaches Milestone in Solar Energy Technology
Oct 1, 2006,
A new commercially viable solar-grade (SoG) silicon derived from metallurgical silicon purification promises to increase the availability of feedstock...
Stumped by the Code?
Oct 1, 2006, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
All questions and answers are based on the 2005 NEC. Q. Am I required to bond around reducing washers? A. Surprisingly enough, the answer is no. You don't...
Great Lakes Region Gets Boost in Industrial Construction Dollars
Oct 1, 2006,
Approximately $10.7 billion worth of industrial projects began construction during the first half of this year within the Great Lakes region with another...
Self-Grounding Cable Redefines Wiring Practices
Oct 1, 2006, By Ellen Parson, Managing Editor
With more than 500 condos under contract right now most of which fall in the $1-million and over category the staff at Milwaukee-based Roman Electric...
2007 Truck & Van Preview
Oct 1, 2006, By the Editors of Fleet Owner magazine
Fleet owners, especially those of medium- and heavy-duty power units, may not be in the best of buying moods next year, given their concerns about how...
The Case of the Self-Closing Switch
Oct 1, 2006, By John J. Nicholas, JNLV Consulting Co., Inc.
When a Southern California plastics extruding company planned upgrades to its main switchgear distribution, an experienced and well-qualified electrical...
Grounding Mobile Construction Equipment
Oct 1, 2006, By Jaclyn Alcantara, Associate Editor
As the nation's power demands have increased over the past few decades, the nature of the hazards posed by overhead transmission and distribution lines...
Coordination Guidelines for Susceptible Electronic Loads Part 2
Oct 1, 2006, By John DeDad, Senior Director, Editorial and EC&M Development
As noted in Part 1 of this article, starting on page 22 of the September 2006 issue, there are many factors to consider before deciding how to provide...
Short Circuits
Oct 1, 2006,
Raking Rookie Over the Coals About 20 years ago, I was working as an electrician on an upscale multi-story condo project with about 10 large units per...
Lodging Update
Oct 1, 2006, By Ellen Parson, Managing Editor
Of all the segments that make up the U.S. economy, the lodging industry was one of the most if not the most severely crippled after the 9/11 terrorist...
The Basics of Cable Lubrication
Oct 1, 2006, By Mark Lamendola, Codebookcity.com
Two contractors are swapping stories. The first one says, The cable got stuck in the middle of a long pull under concrete. Then it broke when we tried...
EMCOR Safety Program Produces Impressive Accident Reduction Results
Oct 1, 2006,
Despite the fact that EMCOR Group's annual injury rate is already 50% less than OSHA's published rates for construction and facilities services companies,...
The Agile Construction Advantage
Oct 1, 2006, By Dr. Perry Daneshgari, Michelle Wilson, and Heather White, MCA Inc.
Celebrated among many building management gurus as the latest fad in construction, construction has become increasingly popular in recent years. Taking...
Condo Mania
Oct 1, 2006, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
I recently had the good fortune of spending a week in the Colorado Rockies with my wife, taking a much-needed vacation. Although we've lived in the Kansas...
Kansas City Labor-Management Council Addresses Loss in Market Share
Oct 1, 2006,
On Sept. 25, the Kansas City, Mo.-based Labor-Management Council of Greater Kansas City (LMC) and its Construction Industry Steering Team, with sponsorship...
