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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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Building Commissioning Services on the Rise
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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
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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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Bid Listing

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Stephen Carr
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May 2013

Bid listing is a method used in some areas of the country to prevent shopping after the fact. The concept is quite simple.

Estimating, Bid Listing, Bid Shopping

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2013 Construction Outlook
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Jeff Gavin
| January 2013
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In 2012, you could have felt hopeful about the economy on any given day. Some days, you also could have felt the opposite. It was the year of the rocky recovery.

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Showstoppers 2012
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Jeff Griffin
| January 2013
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In October, 20 exhibitors at the 2012 NECA Show in Las Vegas received Showstopper awards. Winners were selected from 122 entries, all prominently displayed at the front of the exhibit floor.

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Superstorm Sandy Strikes New Jersey and New York
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Mike Breslin
| December 2012
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What began as Hurricane Sandy affected at least 24 states from Florida to Maine with particularly severe damage in New Jersey and New York. Sandy was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record and the second-costliest U.S. hurricane in history, surpassed only by Katrina.

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PG&E Announces New Veterans-Only Job-Training Courses
December 2012
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Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) announced that it will offer two new training courses for recently discharged veterans, providing a career path into the energy industry through the utility’s PowerPathway program.

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A Primer for Paperless Estimating
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Stephen Carr
| December 2012
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While researching for last month’s article, I was quite surprised to find many contractors and estimators who did not understand the basic concepts of paperless estimating.

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Developing Additive Construction
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Andrew McCoy
| December 2012
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There’s an old joke about Michelangelo in which he explains how he was able to create his enormous 6-ton, 17-foot-high sculpture of the young, biblical hero David: Michelangelo shrugs his shoulders and confesses, “I just chipped away everything that did not look like David.”

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ROI 2012
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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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