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Residential

With the growth in the market for the interconnected, electronic smart home, to the care and attention needing to be paid to retrofits of aging houses, there’s never a shortage of information in the residential market. Below you’ll find the residential articles from ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, covering the full residential spectrum.

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Wobbly Housing Market Getting Its Legs Back

Rick Laezman

March 2013

It’s been said that, if you talk to three economists, you will get no less than four different and equally plausible explanations for why the economy is the way it is. This same principle could be applied to recent observations about the nation’s housing market.

Industry Trends, Housing Market, Industry Watch

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High Rise With Intelligent Energy Storage Towers Over Rising Energy Costs

Mike Breslin

November 2012

Since the days of thomas Edison more than a century ago, electricity has flowed through the grid in one direction. Power is centrally generated, transmitted, distributed within cities to buildings and consumed immediately.

Residential, Systems/Integrated Building Systems/Low Voltage, Security Systems/Access Control, Energy Conservation, Energy Efficiency

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U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook for 2012 Released

Mike Breslin

November 2012

Freddie Mac’s September U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook Report showed that consumers and businesses have become more energy-efficient, thereby dampening the negative impact of recent fuel-price spikes on the economy.

Industry Status and Trends, Commodities & Economics, Industry Trends

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U.K. Home to Be Constructed Entirely From Waste

Rick Laezman

November 2012

With efficiency now occupying a top-tier status in the effort to transform energy use, it was only a matter of time before the spotlight trained on waste and building construction. An architectural firm in Brighton, England, has taken that concept to the extreme.

Residential, Contractor Business Operations, Green Building/Sustainable Construction, Industry Trends

More on Residential

Mass Appeal

Debbie McClung

| May 2005

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Residential

While the residential lighting market is still largely driven by new construction and retrofitting of single-family homes, emerging trends in multifamily residential dwellings are signaling new opportunities for the design and installation of indoor lighting products.

Going for a Swim

Mark C. Ode

| May 2005

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Residential

A major change has occurred in Article 680 in the 2005 National Electrical Code (NEC) that will affect all swimming pools not constructed using conventional steel rebar and concrete (gunite).

Marketing to Residential Customers

Denise Norberg-Johnson

| May 2005

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Residential

The next time you review your marketing strategy, consider expanding into the often-overlooked residential market. Many electrical contractors have chosen to concentrate on the cyclical commercial, industrial and institutional niches.

Integrated Building Systems (IBS) for the Residence

Marilyn Michelson

| April 2005

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Residential

The term “IBS” conceptually combines the installation and maintenance of all electrical and electronic systems, which includes telecommunications, life safety, security access control and local area networks (LANs).

Coming Home

Jim Hayes

| April 2005

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Residential

Now that fiber optics is finally being used for a broadband connection to the home, it's time to consider if it has a use in the home.

Theaters in Luxury Homes 2005

Pat Woods

| April 2005

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Residential

Freeway congestion, 60-hour work weeks, urban gridlock and family obligations have driven the work-and-play-at-home trend. Buyers want everything from home offices with high-speed Internet to home fitness rooms with the latest exercise gizmos and equipment.

Residential Updates: Let There be Light

Debbie McClung

| February 2005

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