Starting with this issue, we are featuring a different Code change each month from Mike Holt, one of our contributing editors and NE Code experts. 210.12...More
General Motors Corp. said that Monsanto Co. has placed the first 50 orders for its new Chevrolet Silverado full-size pickup trucks that run on a blend...More
Metering professionals now have a home on the Web. Bud Russell, who served as a Navy electronics technician for six years and a PacifiCorp meterman for...More
BOSTON A Utah-based research company unveiled technology that could pave the way for a new generation of significantly more fuel efficient and quieter...More
ROCKFORD, Ill. Greenlee will commemorate its 140th anniversary as an organization with a year-long celebration beginning Jan. 1, 2002. We are planning...More
WHAT'S WRONG HERE? Give the specific 2002 NEC references related to any violations you find. Write Joe a Violation Notice rather than sending in a copy...More
The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network announced that construction for the Nine Canyon Wind Project, the largest U.S. wind project owned by...More
BETHESDA, Md. NECA has announced the new ANSI/NECA/BICSI 568-2001, Installing Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling infrastructure standard....More
Altamonte Springs-based Encompass Electrical Technologies-Florida, LLC, Florida's largest specialty subcontractor with annual revenues of about $200 million,...More
Residential conduit installation requires some special consideration when there's a possibility that screws or nails can cause penetration. When a raceway...More
CEE News readers e-mailed the following jokes in response to Mike Harrington's Calling all clowns request in the November End Note. My husband and I were...More
Okay, January is the time of year to make New Year's resolutions, so I would like to offer some resolutions for electrical contractors. I promise that...More
Q I have been asked if GFCI protection is required in patient washrooms. I do not seem to be able to find an answer in my Code book. A By patient washrooms,...More
GRAND EAGLE www.grandeagle.com Grand Eagle, a motor, switchgear and transformer provider, launched a new Web site that details the company's service and...More
An unattended self-service motor fuel dispensing facility requires an emergency control for remote pumping systems that must be a clearly identified,...More
This meter socket enclosure and other equipment were not going to come between a homeowner's new brick wall and wrought-iron fence and the existing property...More
Construction on Bob Vila's dotCOM dreamHOME is now underway in the Spanish Hills development of Las Vegas. The custom home building project uses Internet...More
The Home Automation and Networking Association, the Washington, D.C.-based trade association of the home control and networking industry, announced the...More
Tools cut narrow and straight trenches Developed for cutting narrow straight trenches in a variety of soil types, the Trencher Work Tools for skid-steer...More
Many of us are now shivering in the depths of January's deep freeze, and work has slowed down a bit for many companies. But that doesn't mean it isn't...More
If his wires hadn't been star-crossed, George Harrison may have become a sub-par electrician instead of a great musician. In tribute to the Beatle, we...More
While respondents to CEE News' 2002 ElectroForecast survey were not particularly optimistic about this year's business prospects, most weren't singing...More
The management of Ground Zero will not change hands. New York City officials announced that Bechtel Corp., a San Francisco-based construction giant, will...More
Low-voltage accent fixtures provide precise lighting The Magic Wand ALR12 and ALR18 low-voltage adjustable accent lights are compact, flexible and provide...More
About half of U.S. states require electrician licensing and many other states are in the process of mandating licensing. It's a complicated, controversial...More
LEDs have unique and compelling characteristics that make them ideal for industrial lighting applications. But there are a variety of misconceptions about LEDs, how well they work, how long they last, and more. Digital Lumens developed this whitepaper to dish up the facts around LEDs and address some common misunderstandings....More
An arc flash is associated with the explosive release of energy caused by an electrical arc, due to either a phase-to-ground or a phase-to-phase fault. This kind of fault can result from many factors – a dropped tool, accidental contact with electrical systems, buildup of conductive dust, corrosion or improper work conditions.....More
Abstract: In this webinar, Mike will not only explain the current NEC requirements for GFCIs and AFCIs, but he'll explain how they operate, what causes their premature failure, and when they won't provide the safety protection you might have thought they would.
Abstract: This webinar will teach attendees the difference between risk and hazard, and how the choice of system grounding has a direct impact on reliability and safety.
Arlington’s recessed combination power and low voltage boxes – TV BOX™ and Indoor IN BOX™ – offer secure, convenient & easy way to mount LCD or plasma TVs flush against a wall...More
