Claire Swedberg

Austin is continuing a decade-long growth trend with no sign of slowing: new commercial towers are redrawing the skyline, while multifamily complexes and commercial spaces are springing up across Travis County, Texas...

Many essential tools of the electrical trade—pliers, hand drills, cutters, etc.—haven’t changed in decades. Today they are competing with high-tech solutions and devices for a place in the electrician’s toolbox. How much...

The prices of commodities such as copper, aluminum, switchgear, transformers and more are causing sticker shock for consumers. Project owners, manufacturers, distributors and contractors are all at the mercy of the economic...

As workplace hazards have evolved, personal protective equipment has had to adapt. A variety of high- and low-cost solutions offer many benefits, and contractors have a growing selection of choices to make regarding how they...

Sports and fitness technology—once a matter of wearable trackers and mobile apps—provides intelligence to and about athletes, trainers and sports fans. Over the past decade, systems have been installed to identify athletes’...

Smart city and building sustainability efforts are driving upgrades to electrical and low-voltage infrastructure. The focus today is installing unified systems with room to grow, connecting lighting and metering systems to...

As workers return to the office, companies are striving to make spaces healthier and more comfortable by creating work areas based on good ventilation, comfortable design and healthy lighting. This offers electrical...

To meet the demand of a growing community and deliver state-of-the-art diagnostics and treatment, the Mayo Clinic is doubling the size of its Phoenix area campus with a $648 million expansion. The multifaceted renovation and...

Today’s restaurants and stores are competing for consumers’ attention with highly convenient mobile ordering and online sales. Updating point of sale (POS) systems to help customers move smoothly through purchasing is a...

A new data center in the foothills of the Superstition Mountains in Mesa, Ariz., will display cutting-edge features and provide IT services to existing customers. Comarch Inc.’s North American Data Center begins operation in...

A team of electrical contractors is converting an existing auto plant into a new facility for Irvine, Calif.-based electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian Automotive. New electric SUVs and Amazon delivery vans are beginning to...

The minimal power requirements of LED lighting fixtures have paved the way for innovative low-voltage lighting infrastructures where luminaires are powered by nothing more than a single ethernet cable. Although the use cases...