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Articles in this section are intended to help electrical contractors grow and improve their businesses, from financial and legal advice to creating a service and maintenance department. You’ll find articles on estimating projects and more below. 

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Ideas That Work: Sealing Conduits With Bags, Improvising Wire Numbering and More
by
Staff  
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May 2013

Every month, Jack Pullizzi picks the top four Ideas That Work submitted by you, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR readers.

Ideas That Work
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Building Commissioning Services on the Rise
by
Rick Laezman
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May 2013

The volume of energy consumed by buildings and the importance of energy efficiency in reducing that consumption are both now well-established elements of today’s green power movement. At the point where the two converge, building commissioning services are about to take a spin.

Commissioning, Energy Efficiency, green building
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Celebrate Safety In May; 
Practice It Every Day

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Dennis F. Quebe
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May 2013

The Electrical Safety Foundation International (www.esfi.org) has sponsored National Electrical Safety Month each May for several years now.

President's Desk, Safety
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Ancillary Services Market Poised for Growth
by
Rick Laezman
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May 2013

As the world’s energy markets change and grow, so do the needs of energy providers to safely and efficiently manage the power they deliver.

Ancillary Services, Transmissions, Technology, Industry Trends

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ROI 2012
by
Denise Norberg-Johnson
| December 2012
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This month, with the end of the Mayan calendar, humanity will experience a “shift” and the rise in our vibrational energy will allow us to realize untapped abilities. However you interpret this idea, you already know that you have to change your way of doing business.

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Dive Right In
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William Atkinson
| December 2012
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While some contractors start out doing traditional work and then expand into low-voltage, others actually begin in low-voltage work and stick with it. Advent Systems Advent Systems, Elmhurst, Ill., employs more than 100 people in Chicago, Dallas, and Little Rock, Ark.

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Reaching the Peak: E-J Electric
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Claire Swedberg
| November 2012
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Mount Sinai Medical Center is undergoing a facility expansion, and E-J Electric Installation Co., Long Island City, N.Y., is providing the electrical construction management for the new 410,000-square-foot Center for Science and Medicine (CSM) building being erected on Madison Avenue in Manhattan.

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Army Corps of Engineers Clarifies Single-Phase Procurement in Design/Build Projects
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Rick Laezman
| November 2012
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One of the primary objectives of the design/build philosophy is saving time and money for everyone involved in a project. But those savings won’t be possible if all the parties don’t employ the right construction methods.

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Your Industry Is Counting on You
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Dennis F. Quebe
| November 2012
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By mid-December, nearly 5 million American businesses, including 130,000 in the construction industry, will have received a questionnaire from the government that they must complete and return or else face legal penalties. It’s the law. But, it’s also an opportunity.

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Tool Trends 2012
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Jeff Griffin
| November 2012
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Serious concerns may remain about the U.S. economy and how economies and events in Europe, the Middle East and Asia affect Wall Street and American business. However, electrical and data communications toolmakers seem positively bullish.

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What’s in Your Toolkit?
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Richard P. Bingham
| November 2012
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When I was learning carpentry from a master carpenter, I tried to do something with a tool close at hand instead of going to get the correct tool for the job.

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