June 2012: Green Building Special Report

 

Featured Articles

Cashing in on Real Money

By Richard P. BinghamUnder (Green Building)

You’ve heard the claims: This product will save electrical energy!

Current Events: Smart Power Storage

By Debbie McClungUnder (Green Building)

Thus far, the structure and integrity of the grid have limited the deployment and effectiveness of i

Taking a Load Off

By Chuck RossUnder (Green Building)

After engineer David Kaneda’s firm moved into its own self-designed zero-energy building, an analysi

Harnessing Potential: Renewable Growth

By Darlene BremerUnder (Green Building)

For years, the United States has been looking for ways to end its addiction to fossil fuels and crea

Stand Behind Your Work

By Thomas E. GlavinichUnder (Your Business)

Everyone is selling something, whether it’s a physical product or an intangible, such as professiona

Gauging Expectations

By Thomas E. GlavinichUnder (Green Building)

In this column, I analyze the energy opportunities identified in previous articles from a technical,

Making the Connection

By Jim HayesUnder (Systems)

The original intent of this month’s column was to discuss fiber use in the smart grid, but I have f

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It Takes More Than Carrots
(Safety)
By
Diane Kelly
June 2012
In the United States, more than 1 million people over the age of 40 are blind, and an additional 2.4 million are visually impaired to some degree. READ MORE
Demand for Wireless Broadband Rises
(Your Business)
By
Rick Laezman
June 2012
You can never get too much of a good thing. That seems to be what Americans are thinking when it comes to their wireless connectivity. READ MORE
The Three-Ring Rule
(Your Business)
By
Fred Sargent
June 2012
It never fails. Five minutes before the end of the workday on Friday, the phone rings. READ MORE
Finding Work in All the Usual—and Unusual—Places
(Your Business)
By
Dennis F. Quebe
June 2012
New opportunities for marketing electrical contracting services are showing up in some unusual places these days, including the back acreage of airports and certain dark, draf READ MORE
Making the Connection
(Systems)
By
Jim Hayes
June 2012
The original intent of this month’s column was to discuss fiber use in the smart grid, but I have found it is hard to define the smart grid. READ MORE

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Products Featured In This Issue

Cool Tools: Portable Generators
Compact generators are one of the most-used types of equipment on electrical projects, providing temporary power sources on job sites where commercial power is not yet availa READ MORE
Cables, Conduit & Cable Tray
1 Cable > Cables Unlimited’s OptiFlex hybrid cables offer deployment lengths up to 550 ft. with less than 10 percent voltage drop (based on radio power up to 950 watts). READ MORE
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