December 2012: Lighting Special Report

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A Primer for Paperless Estimating

By Stephen CarrUnder (Your Business)

While researching for last month’s article, I was quite surprised to find many contractors and estim

Silent Night

By Susan BloomUnder (Lighting)

According to Department of Energy statistics, about 22 percent of all electricity generated in the U

Sizing Conductors, Part XIX

By Charles R. MillerUnder (Codes & Standards)

Article 240 in the National Electrical Code (NEC) provides general requirements for overcurrent prot

Saving Dollars & Energy

By Rae HamiltonUnder (Lighting)

Joel Spira, who founded Lutron Electronics Co.

Selling Points: Lighting Retrofits

By Thomas E. GlavinichUnder (Lighting)

The lighting retrofit was one of the first services that electrical contractors (ECs) entering the e

Continental Electrical Construction Lights Up Chicago

By Susan M. CaseyUnder (Lighting)

“The new and emerging energy market is creating quite a buzz among ECs at conferences like Lightfair

The Control Zone

By Craig DiLouieUnder (Lighting)

The next step is to develop the basis of design or design intent, which can be expressed using two b

The LED Inevitability

By Claire SwedbergUnder (Lighting)

With the growing popularity of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in different applications, manufacturers

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Efficiency, Renewables Gaining Traction

(Green Building)

By

Rick Laezman

December 2012

With all the popular momentum and political discourse buoying the transformation in the way the United States consumes and generates its power, measurable differences in energ READ MORE

Proceed With Caution

(Systems)

By

Wayne D. Moore

December 2012

While the economy takes its time turning around, each day I see more fire alarm system upgrades to replace obsolete equipment. READ MORE

New Standards Put EV Charging in the Fast Lane

(Green Building)

By

Rick Laezman

December 2012

If every form of promising new technology has a catch, then, with electric vehicles (EVs), that catch has to be the charging times. READ MORE

Economic or Not?

(Systems)

By

Mark C. Ode

December 2012

There are many reasons for motor failures, such as overloading, bearing failures, rotor failures, worn shafts, and short circuits or ground faults within the motor windings, a READ MORE