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Are You Ready for the Next Opportunity?
by
Thomas P. Hammerberg
| December 2012
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  • Systems

Opportunities for new business in the commercial/industrial/institutional market continue to grow for electrical contractors. Two in particular—commissioning and integrated testing of fire protection systems and mass notification systems (MNS)—have a lot of potential for growth and new business.

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Who’s Driving?
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Darlene Bremer
| June 2012
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  • Systems

There’s more to security system work than installing a few cameras and card readers in a building, but to understand the depth of security systems work, you have to understand what drives it.

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Interdisciplinary Studies
by
Wayne D. Moore
| June 2012
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  • Systems

During the course of a typical workday, I suspect you design electrical systems.

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Stand Behind Your Work
by
Thomas E. Glavinich
| June 2012
| under
  • Your Business

Everyone is selling something, whether it’s a physical product or an intangible, such as professional qualifications. As electrical contractors (ECs), it is your job to deliver solutions for electrical needs.

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The Commish
by
Wayne D. Moore
| June 2011
| under
  • Systems

Conducting Proper tests and maintenance helps ensure an installed fire alarm system remains reliable.

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The EC as Detective
by
Jeff Gavin
| February 2011
| under
  • Your Business

While the term “retrocommissioning” (RCx) is being heard with more frequency, electrical contractors (ECs) may not fully understand what it is or what it entails. Evan Mills, Ph.D., of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has a useful analogy.

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