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| | Check out EC&M Senior Director of Content Mike Eby’s picks for innovative apps and software, including lighting controls, asset management, hearing safety management, and more. |
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| | D.C. Office of the Attorney General alleges national electrical contracting company misclassified more than 500 workers as independent contractors. This settlement is OAG’s largest recovery to date in a wage enforcement action. |
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| National spending for improvements/repairs on owner-occupied homes is expected to rise only modestly this year, according to the LIRA indicator released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. |
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| | Online registration opened on January 15 for the Upper Midwest Electrical EXPO, the largest regional gathering of electrical professionals, products, and services in North America. The event will be held April 15-16 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. |
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| Construction input prices rose 0.2% in December 2019 and are up 1.0% year over year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released recently. |
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| | Fill in the blank. For the purposes of 210.71, examples of rooms that are not meeting rooms include _____. See the answer. |
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| Fill in the blank. An electrically driven or controlled machine with one or more motors which is used primarily to transport and distribute water for agricultural purposes, and is not hand-portable is called a(n) “_____.” See the answer. |
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| | When the temperatures plummet and ice covers the roadways, electrical contractors may need to take extra precautions to safeguard their electricians. Here are some ways that you can support your field workforce. |
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| Following severe weather events, electrical contractors’ customers may be faced with everything from downed wires in their neighborhoods to power outages. Here are ways to keep your contractors and their customers safe following a storm. |
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| | The legal battle ends two weeks after judge rejects the associations’ petition to block the state's minimum efficiency standards. |
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| The discussion focuses on the current state and future of OLED technology. |
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| | It's the 20th anniversary of EC&M's annual Product of the Year Competition, and we're in need of 12 expert electrical professionals to review and rate entries, helping to identify the winners in each of many categories. Read more details here. |
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| Do you know an up-and-coming young electrical professional who works for an electrical contracting firm and has shown extraordinary results on the job? If so, nominate him or her for consideration as an EC&M Under 30 All-Star. The deadline is March 2. |
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| | The requirements for PV system wiring methods underwent extensive revision with the 2020 NEC revision cycle. You can expect at least another round of heavy revision, because these systems are becoming increasingly ubiquitous. |
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| More Code catastrophes uncovered and corrected in these faulty installations |
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| | The Senate recently passed SB 5811, a bill that would enable the state to join the national Zero Emissions Vehicle program. HB 2515, a bill requiring all new vehicles in the state to be electric by 2030 was also referred to Committee for a hearing. |
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| | Don't miss the 14 innovative offerings that EC&M's editors selected for the first issue of the new year. Featured products include printers, cables, inverters, and more. |
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| Following are our picks for the absolute craziest Code catastrophes photos of last year, which violated the NEC. Shoddy electrical installers beware: You may turn up on this list next year. |
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