What's Wrong Here?
Feb 1, 2010,
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...
Focus on Photovoltaics
Feb 1, 2010,
PV module This photovoltaic (PV) module kit with battery backup provides power for remote applications. The solar power modules can be applied to low...
Construction Market Expected to Drop 4% in 2010 after 13% Decline in 2009
Feb 1, 2010,
While 2009 was likely the bottom for the construction industry in terms of percent decline, 2010 will likely be the bottom in terms of dollar volume....
Stimulus Serves as Bright Spot in Grim 2010 Construction Outlook
Feb 1, 2010,
Nearly nine-in-ten contractors say there will be no recovery in 2010, based on a new national construction hiring and business outlook forecast released...
Developing a Branch Office Strategy
Feb 1, 2010, By Rodney Schultz, Powercom Industries
Everywhere you look these days, electrical contractors are relying on a depleting backlog and sheer management skills to get through the economic downturn,...
Surviving the Recessionary Aftershock
Feb 1, 2010, By Brad Dawson, LTV Dynamics
I think we all breathed a collective sigh of relief on September 15, 2009, when Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve Chairman, announced that the recession...
Training Days
Feb 1, 2010, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
To say that continuing education has changed quite a bit from the time I first entered the electrical industry, back in 1987, would be an understatement....
Colorado Ski Lift Project is a Revelation
Feb 1, 2010, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
Anyone involved in the construction industry knows that extreme weather conditions can affect a project's timeline as well as its success. When Peak to...
Renewable Energy Distributed Generation
Jan 1, 2010, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
Can electric utilities keep up with the demand for renewable energy?...
St. Louis Car Dealership is on the Road to LEED Silver Certification
Jan 1, 2010, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
Dave Mungenast Lexus in St. Louis constructs $16 million showroom and service center to LEED specifications...
Product News
Jan 1, 2010,
Industrial connectivity system The Arrow Hart brand LynxPower industrial connectivity system features four application packages. The SoftPower application...
Illustrated Catastrophes
Jan 1, 2010, By Brian J. McPartland, NEC Consultant
Whoever performed this installation must not have even known that the NEC has rules for temporary wiring....
Product News
Jan 1, 2010,
Dimmers The Titan Commercial Dimmers product line has been expanded to include 3- and 4-wire models for use with 120V and 277V fluorescent dimming ballasts....
Focus on Boxes & Enclosures
Jan 1, 2010,
New product spotlight on boxes and enclosures for electrical contractors, electrical engineers, and plant facility personnel...
The Prospect of Home Power
Jan 1, 2010, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
Future power generation opportunities for end-users at home...
The Case of the Deadly Arc Flash
Jan 1, 2010, By Benjamin D. Miller, P.E., Miller Engineering
How defective test equipment coupled with lack of training led to tragedy for electrical workers at a shopping mall...
Troubleshooting Building Control Systems
Jan 1, 2010, By Jim Shields and Hilton Hammond, Fluke Corp., and Greg Jourdan, Wenatchee Valley College
Electrical service technicians today must understand the communications problems that crop up in multilayered building control systems...
Minority Report
Jan 1, 2010, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
Update on whether or not certified small and disadvantaged businesses are getting their fair share of stimulus package funds...
Conceptual Estimates, Budgets, and Design-Build
Jan 1, 2010, By Linda Candels, Candels Consulting
Comparing and contrasting the similarities and differences between common estimating approaches...
10 Tips for Growing Your Electrical Business in Lean Times
Jan 1, 2010, By David Brown and Sheila Burres, D. Brown Management
Marketing strategies for growing your electrical business during a recession...
Putting Prefab into Perspective
Dec 1, 2009, By Dr. Perry Daneshgari, Heather Moore, and Phil Nimmo, MCA, Inc.
Understanding prefabrication and its effect on job pricing and profits for electrical estimating...
Product News
Dec 1, 2009,
Load center The Square D service upgrade load center allows users to complete residential electrical service upgrades while minimizing the risk of disturbing...
Product News
Dec 1, 2009,
Protection relay devices The POWR-GARD protection relay line includes ground fault relays, resistance grounding systems, motor protection relays, feeder...
Lighting Upgrades and Power Quality Problems
Dec 1, 2009, By Eric Witkowski, Manitoba Hydro
How to ensure total harmonic distortion (THD) doesn’t dramatically increase following a lighting retrofit...
