In a single year, electrical contractors have redefined job-site safety—minimizing the risk of disease transmission while maintaining efforts to protect workers from injury. Indoor work, tasks that can’t be done while social...
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 and repair in all weather. She couldn’t...
Traditionally, warehouses have been sprawling, manually operated facilities with a handful of forklifts, a waiting room for truck drivers and stacks of paperwork to document transactions. However, shifts in retail...
The source of light pollution and its solutions have changed as outdoor lighting technology advances. While the effort to preserve the night’s dark skies and prevent light spillage into neighboring property has been underway...
Humans have been harnessing water power for more than 2,000 years. Hydropower, the oldest source of renewable electricity in the United States, dates back to the 19th century. Today, it provides about 7% of American energy...
While every construction project requires a temporary power source, there is no single method to getting vital energy to the wide variety of sites and projects. In fact, there are as many different temporary power...
During extraordinary times, some contractor teams take on extraordinary challenges. That’s what happened when Adams Electric Inc., Pueblo, Colo.; its subcontractors; and the entire team led by Mortenson Construction, Denver...
Whether buying online or directly from suppliers, electrical contractors’ access to equipment and materials has evolved as buying options expand. While a purchasing transition was already underway, COVID-19 has created more...
Most contractors work with building models to aid the design and installation of construction projects. As the systems being installed become more complex, so too do the tools to model them. One of the newest software...
As workers return to their jobs, travel resumes and schools and event venues begin to reopen, technology promises several tools to help ensure those who enter a facility or campus are healthy and maintain social distances. To...
As senior employees and managers approach retirement age, they could potentially take their “back in the day …” experience and skills with them as they leave. This naturally puts pressure on the company to ensure that its...
Not long ago, shared workspaces provided collaborative environments for travelers, entrepreneurs and people who need a place to meet or work as they conduct business around the world. The coronavirus pandemic left such sites...
