Power Design, Inc. has been named as the electrical contractor on Howard University’s newest student housing development located in Washington, D.C....More
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) announced today that Michael Arledge, a journeyman electrician for Greiner Electric, Littleton, Colo., has been recognized as the organization’s 2013 Craft Professional of the Year...More
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) announced today the winners in its 2013 National Craft Championships competition, held at the association’s 21st Century Workforce Development Conference, April 30 to May3 in Birmingham, Ala....More
Aegis Mobility recently released the results of its third annual survey of commercial fleet operators and professional risk managers, which gauges corporate perspectives and attitudes toward employee use of mobile devices while driving on the job...More
More than 180 energy professionals from 50 companies gathered recently in Denver for the seventh annual Summit Awards, the awards ceremony honoring the past year’s top electrical and renewable energy projects completed by Rocky Mountain contractors...More
The Southern California regional office of Rosendin Electric has received three 2012 Awards for Electrical Excellence from the Orange County Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)...More
NEMA’s April Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American business conditions indicated continued improvement in the business environment, as the index edged up to 66.7 from the 65.9 recorded in March...More
Spending by homeowners on improvement projects is expected to accelerate as the year progresses, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released recently by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University...More
Kaiser Electric crews have completed extensive renovations to the two-story Pershing Hall on the University of Missouri (MU) campus in Columbia. The project is part of the university's Residential Life Master Plan, a five-phase plan designated to replace or renovate all residence halls on the MU campus....More
A new How Do We Know? infographic, “Home Improvements,” uses results from the 2011 American Housing Survey to show the kinds of improvements owners make and the amounts they spend on them...More
The overall growth of the home technology market remained consistent from 2011 to 2012, demonstrating home technology has a strong, stable foothold, according to new findings in the “11th Annual State of the Builder Technology Market Study”...More
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced new residential construction statistics for March 2013...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.
