|  | | | | | The newest training facility is intended to serve apprentices in the greater Salt Lake City region as well as the entire state. WECA will register its first Utah commercial electrical apprenticeship class in early 2023. |
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| | Advertisement | Are you an electrician interested in EV charging stations? Find out how GBC’s online EV Technician training program can equip you with the skills to install, design & maintain residential or commercial charging stations. |
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| | | More than 4,400 students from 100 Arizona schools attended the 21st Annual Construction Career Days event. They had access to 78 companies to learn about various career opportunities that the construction and contracting industry has to offer. |
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| | | Whether you’re building small residential homes, or large, towering high-rise commercial buildings, chances are you’re doing the branch circuit wiring and the device installation, as well as the larger elements. We’ve all heard the euphemism “don’t sweat the small stuff,” but it doesn’t apply to branch circuit work in electrical construction. If yo... |
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| | | The holiday season is here! To help you celebrate, Group Editorial Director Mike Eby has compiled his annual list of 12 products that any electrician would love to receive this holiday season. Click through the slides to see what Mike feels would make a great gift to unwrap this year. |
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| | | Every year, photo galleries continue to be favorites for online EC&M readers. In 2022, there were so many new ones for readers to peruse — but we've narrowed this gallery down to the 10 most popular galleries from this year. See if your favorite gallery made the list, or check out one you may have missed throughout 2022! |
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| | | In Episode 4 of “EC&M Asks,” a new video series featuring subject matter experts (SMEs) answering reader-submitted questions regarding popular electrical topics, Randy Barnett, a journeyman electrician, inspector, author, trainer, and electrical safety expert covers audience questions about grounding- and bonding-related topics. |
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| | | It's no surprise that the National Electrical Code (NEC) continues to be an important subject of interest for EC&M readers. Throughout 2022, Russ LeBlanc, NEC Consultant, showed us some of the wildest Code violations that he found in the field through his "Moving Violations" video series. People who watch these videos undoubtedly are left wondering... |
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| | | Samantha Sprole was searching for a place to combine her values with her work life. Follow her journey across the world and the unlikely path that led her to the electrical industry. |
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| | | Hybrid and/or remote work have become mainstream buzzwords since the onset of the pandemic, spurring accelerated digital transformation across multiple industries. However, even before the pandemic, electrical contractors worked in hybrid and remote settings. This is one reason why the electrical industry has always been ripe with opportunities to ... |
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| | | It’s tough to say if forecasting 2023 market conditions for the electrical construction market will be harder this year than it has been in the past. That’s because you’ll have to factor in a unique mix of new and old macroeconomic factors when developing your electrical 2023 market forecast. What’s different about this year’s construction outlook ... |
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| | | In Episode 4 of “EC&M Asks,” our subject matter expert Tommy Northcott, P.E., a senior power engineer and branch manager for Jacobs Technology, Inc., answers more reader-submitted questions regarding arc flash hazards and what type of PPE to wear. |
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| | Advertisement | Two locations: Seattle and Boston! Register now for EC&M’s 2-day Code Change Conferences! |
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| | | In Episode 19 of “EC&M Tech Talks,” Randy Barnett, a journeyman electrician, inspector, author, trainer, and electrical safety expert, clears up some of the confusion regarding grounded conductors, grounding electrode conductors, neutrals, and equipment grounding conductors. |
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| | | In this episode of EC&M Code Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson and Code Consultant Russ LeBlanc discuss different interpretations of applying the requirements of Sec. 314.27(A)(2). |
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| | | In Episode 18, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson sits down with three electrical professionals from Rosendin Electric: Sandy Hankiewicz, Angela Rundle, and Jessica Ray. Together, they discuss what it's like for women to succeed in the traditionally male-dominated electrical contracting/engineering industry. |
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| | | Take this quiz about holiday lighting and enter for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Amazon, iTunes, or Cabela’s! |
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