The Basics of Using Circuit Breakers with Surge Protectors
Oct 1, 2009, By Dion Neri, MCG Surge Protection
Clearing up confusion over what type of circuit breaker to use with surge protectors...
Analysis Finds Construction Employment Losses Severe in Most States
Oct 1, 2009,
Construction employment in United States sees sharp declines in all but two states from August 2008 to August 2009...
Analyze This
Oct 1, 2009,
-65,000: Number of jobs lost in the construction field in August. With monthly losses averaging 117,000 over the six months ending in April, employment...
Keeping Track
Oct 1, 2009, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
Electrical contractors do much more than track their fleets with the help of mobile resource management (MRM)...
Product News 2/2
Sep 1, 2009,
Pipe grounding connectors The CPC Tamper-Resistant Series of pipe grounding connectors features a nominal pipe size range of 0.5 in. through 6 in. and...
Transformers
Sep 1, 2009, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
In Alameda, Calif., a single-screen movie theater was restored to its original purpose and Art Deco glory after incarnations as a roller skating rink...
Test and Measurement Tools Shine Bright
Sep 1, 2009, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
It's no surprise that test and measurement instruments occupy a coveted spot in many an electrician's tool bag. In an effort to capture a piece of this...
Focus on Monitoring Equipment
Sep 1, 2009,
Trip coil monitor The self-powered SEL-2652 trip coil monitor indicates circuit breaker status with a clearly visible external LED and a contact output...
Refrigeration Systems and the Electrician
Sep 1, 2009, By David Herres, Master Electrician
One of the great inventions of our time in terms of its social impact and influence on the health care and food preservation industries refrigeration...
Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control?
Sep 1, 2009, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
Galvanized rigid steel and aluminum are the traditional materials for electrical conduit, but since their introduction in the 1960s, plastic and competitive...
The Changing Power Needs of Nursing Homes
Sep 1, 2009, By Burton Klein, P.E., Burton Klein Associates
In the 1960s, a group of surgeons and anesthesiologists in Arizona came up with a revolutionary concept that would forever change the face of medicine:...
Go Mobile with CMMS
Sep 1, 2009, By Kris Bagadia, PEAK Industrial Solutions
One of the key factors in the success of any computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) implementation is the amount and quality of the data input....
Acute Care Hospital Applies 3-D Modeling and Lean Construction Principles
Sep 1, 2009, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
Boasting a population of almost 3 million, St. Louis is America's 16th largest city. To help safeguard its citizens' health, the metro area recently opened...
Analyze This
Sep 1, 2009,
-6.5% Percentage drop in NEMA's Primary Industrial Controls Index during the second quarter of 2009 vs. the first three months of the year. Although the...
What's Wrong Here?
Sep 1, 2009,
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
Sep 1, 2009, By Brian J. McPartland, NEC Consultant
These two installation photos were contributed by Pierre Belarge, president of Electrical Training Solutions in Elmsford, N.Y. Belarge, who is an International...
Flip That Building
Sep 1, 2009, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
I've professed my fascination for new products and cool tools in this column in past issues. What I may not have shared with you is that I'm also obsessed...
BICSI Spring Conference Field Report
Sep 1, 2009, By Joe Knisley, Senior Editorial Consultant
As was evidenced by the content of educational presentations, products displayed on the exhibit hall floor, and casual conversations between colleagues,...
Survey Finds Stimulus Funds Slow to Impact Construction Industry Employment
Sep 1, 2009,
The stimulus plan appears to be having little influence on construction companies' ability to expand payrolls, according to a recent survey from the Associated...
How to Create a Yellow Page Ad that Doubles Your Leads
Sep 1, 2009,
There's a long-standing tradition in the electrical industry of contractors overspending on Yellow Page ads and receiving rotten results, according to...
Product News 1/2
Sep 1, 2009,
Analysis software ETAP 7.0 software features new analysis modules, time-saving capabilities, and online energy management modules integrated to improve...
Learning the Limitations of Metal-Clad Enclosures
Sep 1, 2009, By John J. Kolak, Praxis Corp.
There's a common misconception among many professionals in the electrical industry that can be prove to be deadly under certain circumstances some technicians,...
Focus on Construction Equipment
Aug 1, 2009,
Track trencher attachment Designed for use in wind energy applications, the CL80 cable layer attachment sorts, configures, and feeds three cables, one...
Survival of the Fittest
Aug 1, 2009, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
With depleted backlogs and fewer projects on the horizon, the firms on EC&M's 2009 Top 50 electrical contractors list restructured in 2008 to face the challenges this year and beyond....
Suburban Chicago College Adds Technical Education Center
Aug 1, 2009, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
Sustainability plays key role in design of this LEED facility...
