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The Use of Voice Over Internet Protocol Grows
by
Rick Laezman
| July 2010
| under
  • Your Business

While most of the great, revolutionary benefits of the Internet have long since been recognized, there has been one holdout. Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) has never quite achieved a breakthrough into widespread adoption.

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Mastering the Smart Grid
by
Jeff Gavin
| July 2010
| under
  • Systems

The smart grid concept is transforming- how the United States will produce, deliver and manage electric power to factories, schools, offices and homes. A continental end-to-end rebuild may be years away, but its development is now.

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Western States Can Handle Surge of Renewable Power
by
Rick Laezman
| July 2010
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  • Systems

With all the current hype -surrounding the development of renewable power, one looming question remains. The proverbial elephant in the room is whether existing infrastructure is adequate to transmit all of this newly generated electricity from solar, wind, biomass and other green sources.

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Builder Confidence Continued to Strengthen in May
July 2010
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  • Your Business

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose for a second consecutive month in May to its highest level in more than two years, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

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OSHA Makes Changes to Existing Rules
July 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) planned some changes to rules that may affect electrical contractors and their employees. First, the final rule requiring employers to notify their workers of all hexavalent chromium exposures became effective on June 15, 2010.

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DOE Launches Energy Efficiency Grand Challenge
by
Rick Laezman
| July 2010
| under
  • Miscellaneous

With the sweeping changes planned for the nation’s generation and consumption of power, energy efficiency is considered to hold some of the greatest potential for a large-scale impact.

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Construction Employment Declines in Most Metropolitan Areas
July 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

Construction employment increased between April 2009 and 2010 in more metro areas (17) than at any point during the past 12 months, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America.

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Pulseclosing Technology Allowsfor Smarter Power Distribution
by
Mike Breslin
| July 2010
| under
  • Your Business

As the electric grid develops to incorporate renewable generation, more robust transmission and smart meters, utilities are beginning to work on the final segment of delivery by automating their distribution networks.

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Energy-Efficiency Spending Expected to Rebound
by
Mike Breslin
| June 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

A new survey of more than 1,400 North American executives and managers responsible for making investments and managing energy in commercial buildings found that planned investment in energy efficiency is expected to rebound in 2010.

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Report: Obama Administration Authorized to Step in to Help Transform Building Stock
June 2010
| under
  • Your Business

The Obama Administration is authorized to play a more active and supportive role in encouraging and progressing the energy efficiency and sustainability of America’s multifamily and commercial building stock, according to a report released by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

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Cape Wind Project Approved and Moving Forward
June 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

Interior secretary Ken Salazar approved the Cape Wind renewable-energy project on federal submerged lands in Nantucket Sound, which has long been the focus of debate in the state.

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DOD on Clean-Energy Offensive
by
Mike Breslin
| June 2010
| under
  • Miscellaneous

A recent report, “Reenergizing America’s Defense,” released by the Pew Project on National Security, Energy and Climate described how the Department of Defense (DOD) has initiated aggressive clean-energy programs in pursuit of its economic, security and environmental goals.

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The EPA Announces New Guidelines for Energy Star Homes
June 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

The U.S. environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced more rigorous guidelines for new homes that earn the Energy Star label.

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Geothermal Power Blowing off a Lot of Steam
by
Rick Laezman
| June 2010
| under
  • Miscellaneous

While the wind and sun grab most of the headlines about renewable power, another source of alternative energy is starting to make some noise—some noise that sounds like a steam whistle, that is. According to the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA), the U.S.

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Investment in Transmission Upgrades Continues to Grow
by
Rick Laezman
| June 2010
| under
  • Systems

If we build it, the power will come. This appears to be the mantra for U.S. electric utilities, which continue to pour more money into transmission upgrades.

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Obama Administration Invests in Smart Grid Worker Training
by
Rick Laezman
| June 2010
| under
  • Your Business

The Obama Administration has pinned much of its economic recovery efforts on an infusion of dollars into a massive campaign to upgrade and overhaul the nation’s energy generation and delivery systems.

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Wireless Power Technology Showcased at Chicago Museum
by
Mike Breslin
| June 2010
| under
  • Your Business

Nicola Tesla proposed the theory of wireless power transmission in the late 1800s and, in the early 1900s, he wirelessly powered lighting fixtures at his lab.

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Online Tool Tracks Solar Installations
May 2010
| under
  • Green Building

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) launched a Web site, “The Open PV Project,” that will serve as an online tool for the photovoltaic (PV) market.

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Report: Proposed Legislation Would Spur Job Growth
May 2010
| under
  • Your Business

Recently, the Electricity Storage Association (ESA) released a study that projects the size of the rapidly growing energy-storage market in the U.S. electricity grid.

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Poll: 75 Percent of Americans Approve of Solar-Energy Development on Public Lands
May 2010
| under
  • Green Building

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released new national polling data showing that 75 percent of those surveyed support the development of solar-energy plants on public lands not set aside for national parks or nature preserves. Gotham Research Group conducted the poll.

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