Industrial Ethernet Infrastructure Could Top $1 Billion by 2011
Oct 1, 2007,
Astudy from Dedham, Mass.-based ARC Advisory Group titled Industrial Ethernet Infrastructure Worldwide Outlook forecasts the market for hardened industrial...
Southwest to See Steady Industrial Construction in Short Term
Oct 1, 2007,
Industrial Info Resources (IRR), Sugar Land, Texas, is tracking an estimated $45.7 billion in total capital and maintenance planned to begin construction...
Numbers Game
Sep 1, 2007, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
Every time I pick up a newspaper, turn on the radio, or tune in to the local or national TV news, all I hear about is how bad the residential housing...
Seeing the Light
Sep 1, 2007, By Gary Nangle, P.E., Cronis, Liston, Nangle & White, LLP
Although industrial lighting has historically been a step behind technologies used for other building types, many of the advancements made over the past...
2008 Truck & Van Preview
Sep 1, 2007, By the Editors of Fleet Owner magazine
Despite the big falloff in new truck sales this year due to the mandated introduction of EPA 2007-compliant diesel engines into 2008 model year trucks...
The Changing Face of CPM
Sep 1, 2007, By Tom Zind, Freelance Writer
The advent of ever-more powerful software has relieved contractors of tedious work ranging from bookkeeping to taxes to estimating. Time that used to...
Service Secrets
Sep 1, 2007, By Amy Florence Fischbach, Contributing Writer
Jim Kleiser, franchisee owner of Mr. Electric in Vancouver, Wash., started his own business with a service truck in his garage. In less than 18 months,...
Safer Aerial Work Platforms Only a Click Away
Sep 1, 2007,
It's a well-known fact that, when worn, automobile seat belts save lives. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), based...
ACEEE Scorecard Rates States on Energy Efficiency
Sep 1, 2007,
To identify those states committed to safeguarding the environment, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), Washington, D.C., has...
Construction Contractors Not Required to Sign Project Labor Agreement
Sep 1, 2007,
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently found that labor unions and the owner of an upcoming project cannot lawfully agree to require the owner's...
Nonresidential Construction Spending and Employment Reports At Odds
Sep 1, 2007,
Despite reports of year-to-year gains of 14% to 15% in nonresidential spending and investment in nonresidential structures, the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Solar Certification for Electrical Contractors
Sep 1, 2007,
In the four years since Malta, N.Y.-based North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) launched its Solar PV Installer Certification,...
Sunny Forecast for Power Plant Construction
Sep 1, 2007, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
Electrical contractors may want to grab a pair of sunglasses. Government legislation, growing demand for the use of environmentally friendly fuels, and...
Projected Construction Employment Numbers Not in Sync
Aug 1, 2007,
One of the most intriguing empirical puzzles brought about by recent U.S. economic conditions is the apparent disconnect between measures of output and...
Printed and Organic Lighting Market to Top Almost $3 Billion by 2012
Aug 1, 2007,
Owing to higher energy efficiencies and the ability to create novel lighting products, the adoption of solid-state lighting (SSL), such as organic light-emitting...
