Essential workers in blue-collar industries—including construction—are less likely to opt for a COVID-19 vaccine than those who work in more white-collar sectors, according to research...
E lectrical contractors are known for having robust apprenticeship programs for people entering the trade—but what about mentoring up-and-coming professionals for future executive positions? Industry...
Even the best example of an electrical contractor’s safety program—celebrated for its exceptional OSHA statistics—will inevitably be centered around matters more important to the company...
Electrical contractors have known for a number of years that they need to either introduce or improve existing recruiting strategies to bring workers into the trade. The demand for electricians...
Weather can be an unforgiving antagonist. In the age of climate change, it can be extreme and unpredictable. Texas experienced a heavy dose of the weather's wrath when a precipitously...
Oregon State University’s Nexus of Energy Water and Agriculture Laboratory (NEWAg), Corvallis, Ore., is partnering with the Oregon Clean Power Cooperative to build an agrivoltaics research farm that will co-develop...
After declining for four years, a number of key trends—including the average size of the home and the number of bedrooms and bathrooms—reversed course in 2020 as a result of...
In providing or installing an emergency communication system (ECS) or mass notification system (MNS), the goal is to prepare for any emergency, fire or life safety situation—while following the mandates...
Last year could not have been predicted. There was a pandemic that shut down the worldwide economy, climate change impacts and unprecedented numbers of protests calling for racial justice. In...
The electrical construction industry hasn’t been spared the need for new safety protocols that minimize exposure to the coronavirus in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...
After years of resisting the idea of phasing out gas-powered vehicles, the auto industry has made it clear that it will embrace President Joe Biden’s plan to achieve net-zero carbon...
Deborah Kelly, a former line constructor in Alaska, loved her work. Until recently, she climbed utility poles with a mostly male crew, doing the heavy work of outdoor line construction...
That Sister Sledge song from the 1970s is about the importance of family relationships. There is a family of electrical standards that support each other among the 250–300 codes and...
More than 80 people began their careers as apprentice electricians with the East Midlands Electricity Board (EMEB) in September of 1971. 2021 marks 50 years since the 1971 class of apprentices—who would now be in their mid...
Ames Electric Services, a municipal electric utility based in Ames, Iowa, has teamed up with Iowa State University, also located in Ames, to provide support for a mobile microgrid project sought by the Iowa Army National...
Electric vehicles (EVs) have been on the scene now for many years. An important tool in the race to combat global warming, they are steadily gaining market share. Soon they are expected to become the dominant choice...
According to a report from Dodge Data & Analytics, Hamilton, N.J., total construction starts fell 2% in November 2020 to a seasonally-adjusted rate of $797.5 billion, following a strong gain in October. While nonbuilding...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been sweeping and pervasive. It has reached beyond those who have fallen ill, lost a job or who have been impacted by local and state stay-at-home orders. Supply chains have been...
Earlier this year, the American wind, solar, hydropower and energy storage industries united around a collective idea to generate over half of the country’s electricity within 10 years, according to a report from Wood...
A research report from UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health in Los Angeles, “High Frequency and Prevalence of Community-Based Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection,” tracked the results of more than 700,000 COVID-19 tests in...
On Dec. 27, President Donald Trump signed H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, into law. This massive year-end package includes a coronavirus stimulus bill amounting to $900 billion in emergency relief funds...
Remote working, as well as social distancing on job sites, due to the pandemic has expedited adoption of some construction technologies such as digital collaboration platforms, virtual scanning tools and safety-focused...
According to a report from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Washington, D.C., builder confidence, while still strong, is down from a record high in November. “Ending a string of three successive months of...