Losing Ground to Custom Installers
Apr 1, 2007,
Builders and contractors are working with custom technology installers as often as they employ security and electrical contractors...
OSHA Revises Electrical Installation Standard
Mar 1, 2007,
Although virtually all workers in the electrical industry realize the potential dangers of electricity, and safety records at many companies continue...
K-12 Education Construction Surges Again
Mar 1, 2007, By Stefanie Kure Senior Associate Editor
Electrical contractors take note: K-12 education construction is on the upswing for 2007 and is projected to remain strong for almost a decade making...
EquipmentWatch Launches New Online Fleet Manager
Mar 1, 2007,
EquipmentWatch, a leading provider of online heavy equipment data and sister online property to EC&M, recently launched its new EquipmentWatch Fleet Manager...
Congress Votes to Increase SAFETEA-LU Funds
Feb 1, 2007,
On Jan. 29, the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees voted to fully fund Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act:...
Apartment Rentals May Offset Sluggish Multi-Family Market
Feb 1, 2007, By Linda Frembes, Freelance Writer
While much fuss has been made in the news lately about price drops in the single-family housing market, the multi-family housing market has taken a few...
Wanted: Skilled Labor
Jan 1, 2007, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
According to the latest numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans are hard at work. At last count, the total U.S. unemployment rate...
Making Sense of Shifting Markets
Jan 1, 2007, By Dr. Perry Daneshgari and Michelle Wilson, MCA, Inc.
A market's size and characteristics have been primary indicators of any industry's health since the early 20th century. Understanding changes in such...
Portland Turns Up Heat on Demand for Solar Systems
Jan 1, 2007,
On Jan. 27, the City of Portland, Ore., launched Solar Now!, a one-year effort to increase demand for solar hot-water and photovoltaic systems. In partnership...
AIM High
Jan 1, 2007, By Brad Dawson, LTV Dynamics
Most electrical engineers are stymied by two seemingly insurmountable business truths. First, projects are usually contracted by architects or building...
Increased Spending in 2007 for Great Lakes Region
Jan 1, 2007,
Almost 300 projects worth more than $7.6 billion are expected to begin construction during the first quarter this year in the Great Lakes region, a 44%...
Focus on Transportation
Dec 1, 2006, By Jaclyn Alcantara, Associate Editor
Despite sky-high material costs, 2006 was a good year for transportation construction spending, thanks in part to strong state and local economies and...
California Solar Bill Finally Signed Into Law
Dec 1, 2006,
It took two years for the California legislature to agree on a final version of the Million Solar Roofs Plan, SB 1, but it was finally passed and signed...
Business Briefs for the Week of Nov. 13, 2006
Nov 17, 2006,
OSRAM SYLVANIA launches lamp-recycling program
Nov 16, 2006,
Company joins forces with lamp and ballast recycler...
Business Briefs for the Week of Oct. 30, 2006
Nov 3, 2006,
AFCIs Primed to Branch Out
Nov 1, 2006, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
Much like the debates that arose with the introduction of the ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) in the early '70s, the arc fault circuit interrupter...
Water, Sewage, and Wastewater Update
Nov 1, 2006, By Jaclyn Alcantara, Associate Editor
Estimated Growth Rate (Construction Put in Place) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Sewage and waste disposal 9% 16% 6% 7% 14% 15% 10%...
Pulizzi Engineering launches online shopping interface
Oct 31, 2006,
Interface provides secure credit card ordering ...
Schneider Electric to acquire American Power Conversion
Oct 30, 2006,
New business will include single- and three-phase UPS systems...
