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Maximize Service and Maintenance Revenue
by
Julie Knudson
| August 2012
| under
  • Your Business

Nearly all low-voltage contractors provide cable testing services. If you are one of them, are you getting everything out of the process that you can?

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Help Your Customer Help You
by
Thomas P. Hammerberg
| August 2012
| under
  • Systems

Good companies focus on providing a quality installation of life safety systems, but great companies build relationships to strengthen their bottom line. Life safety systems must be maintained and tested to ensure continued reliability, and someone has to do it. It might as well be you!

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Define the Energy Project
by
Thomas E. Glavinich
| July 2012
| under
  • Green Building

Beginning with the set of feasible energy project opportunities that you identified in Step No. 4, Step No. 5 further analyzes them as a group to develop a comprehensive energy program.

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Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
by
Denise Norberg-Johnson
| July 2012
| under
  • Your Business

If you are pondering the challenges of maintaining a respectable net worth during unpredictable economic times, you might wonder how the wealthy build and sustain economic security.

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Settling With Confidence
by
Gerard W. Ittig
| July 2012
| under
  • Your Business

In the construction industry, many projects end with unresolved claims. The outstanding matters may be a result of an accumulation of changes encountered during the job for which a final price, or even acknowledgment that there is an extra, remains to be negotiated.

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2012 Profile of the Electrical Contractor
by
Joseph M. Kelly
| July 2012
| under
  • Residential

For the past 50 years, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR has surveyed its readers every other year to get a snapshot of the industry and pinpoint emerging trends, opportunities and other changing dynamics.

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Web Exclusive
Smart Contractors Maximize Their Total Value With Top Distributors
by
Frank Bisbee
| July 2012
| under
  • Systems

The $48 Rolex watch is obviously a counterfeit. Counterfeit products are found throughout in the communications industry today. Some are even labeled and packaged to look identical to the real deal. Distributors can be great allies.

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Harnessing Potential: Renewable Growth
by
Darlene Bremer
| June 2012
| under
  • Green Building

For years, the United States has been looking for ways to end its addiction to fossil fuels and create a greener, cleaner and safer environment.

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Editors' Pick
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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Big Sockets to Fill
by
Craig DiLouie
| June 2012
| under
  • Lighting

On July 14, 2012, Department of Energy (DOE) standards covering many popular incandescent reflector lamps will take effect, eliminating a majority of lamps from the market in favor of more efficient, higher cost alternatives.

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Under Review
by
Joe O'Connor
| May 2012
| under
  • Safety

If you have ever challenged an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citation or looked into the appeal process, chances are you have heard about the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC).

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Preparing for the Worst
by
Darlene Bremer
| May 2012
| under
  • Safety

A customer of yours hears a tornado siren blaring in the distance and takes cover in his storm shelter. Soon after, a roaring freight train seemingly passes overhead.

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Zero Energy, Zero Injuries
by
Michael Johnston
| May 2012
| under
  • Safety

Safety is an integral part of the electrical construction business and, as such, is an important shared responsibility between employers and employees. Implementing safety-related work practices is not optional. It is a requirement.

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3M, NJATC Enter into Mutually Beneficial Training Partnership
by
Timothy Johnson
| May 2012
| under
  • Miscellaneous

Some partnerships aren’t only good for the parties involved. When they give back to their industry, they’re good for everyone.

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Editors' Pick
Raising the Bar
by
Joe O'Connor
| May 2012
| under
  • Safety

Ever wonder how companies win safety awards or achieve zero injuries? Safety benchmarking could be the explanation and the path to accomplish success with your safety program.

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The Key to Safety
by
Michael Johnston
| May 2012
| under
  • Safety

On average, 80 electricians are killed each year in workplace accidents, which are not limited to electrocutions. More than 10,000 electricians are injured each year with an average work time loss of 10 days per incident. These statistics are unacceptable.

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Identifying Opportunities
by
Thomas E. Glavinich
| May 2012
| under
  • Green Building

Step no.3 in the energy services project delivery process involves identifying potential energy project opportunities based on the results of steps No. 1 and No. 2.

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Accountants and Advisers
by
Denise Norberg-Johnson
| May 2012
| under
  • Your Business

Whether you are building a new electrical contracting business or have an established company, you must depend on financial professionals to help you make money.

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Dealing With Change
by
Gerard W. Ittig
| May 2012
| under
  • Your Business

There is a saying in the law that missing facts cause most litigation. In construction contract disputes, this expression can be refined to missing documents.

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Editors' Pick
The Year of Living Socially
by
Julie Knudson
| April 2012
| under
  • Your Business

Many companies will remember 2011 for its ups and downs, but history might also label it as the year electrical contractors (ECs) embraced social media. Cupertino Electric Inc., San Jose, Calif., got into the game in a big way last year.

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