Electical Contractor

According to the Energy Information Administration, which gathers and analyzes energy data for the U.S. Department of Energy, commercial buildings currently consume 18 percent of the energy in the United States (www.eia.doe.gov).

Most of my readers know I encourage training, and some have stated I would like to augment it with something technicians can read and review in an after-work-hours venue.

To protect today’s public spaces, integration of systems is more important than ever. And in light of recent catastrophic events, the pluses of integrated fire and life safety communications have become perfectly clear.

Green buildings are moving into the mainstream of the U.S. construction industry. Increasingly, private and public owners are requiring that their building projects be designed and constructed in an environmentally responsible manner and be recognized as a green building.

The concept of what a building is and how it should function is changing rapidly in the 21st century.

Sell the product: your company Every time you sell a project to an owner, that owner is investing in you and your company.

With America’s most populous state leading the nation in the use of solar and other energy alternatives, the term “Sunny California” is even more appropriate.

The truth about transient voltage surge suppressors A series of fatal fires recently have put transient voltage surge suppressors (TVSS) to the forefront of news again. It wasn’t necessarily the normal application of such devices that created hazards.

Article 90—Introduction; Article 312—Cabinets, Cutout Boxes and Meter Socket Enclosures; Article 314—Outlet, Device, Pull and Junction Boxes; Conduit Bodies; Fittings; and Handhole Enclosures; Article 330—Metal Clad Cable: Type MC; Article 695—Fire Pumps; Article 700—Emergency Systems