Jim Romeo

Now is the time to get excited about prospects for new starts and more sustainable architecture and facilities. This should be good for electrical contractors as infrastructure stimulus grows and technology develops...

Will we ever see buildings that consume zero energy? We already have. The National University of Singapore’s School of Design and Environment 4 building supplies 100% of its energy from on-site renewable energy sources with...

There’s a new flavor of human resources leadership today where the employee experience meets HR operations to create human experience management, or HXM—and technology is the accelerant. That’s how San Francisco-based SAP...

Many companies now offer software to manage funds, equipment and more on construction projects. But perhaps one of the greatest uses of software is managing people. Software to manage employees Human resource (HR) management...

Improve lighting, and you will improve a facility’s energy efficiency. Manage your lighting—with equipment, technology and best practices—and you will reduce overall energy consumption and reduce costs. As LED and other...

Recently, a Scottsbluff, Neb., home caught fire. Fortunately, the residents got out safely. The cause was a loose fuse holder connection that was glowing red hot and smoldering. Had an electrician performed any work on the...

The Espoma Co., Millville, N.J., produces organic gardening fertilizer. The staff is proud of its facility, with warehouses and structures that sport a rooftop solar-energy installation covering nearly 43,000 square feet. The...

Construction design projects rely on simulation software, such as building information modeling, to drive design and construction decisions. Building information modeling (BIM) and other simulation software usage is picking...

The coronavirus pandemic has made clear that there is a range technology available to buildings that serve different building constituents. “Smart building technologies are built upon connectivity among building equipment so...

Americans love recreational activities, when we used to go outside. We also rely on our Wi-Fi, and the creature comforts that come with the internet while enjoying rest and relaxation. RVs and the desire for Wi-Fi For...

Facial recognition has been a biometric technology under development for years. In the past, confidence in the technology waned as it presented risk of inaccuracy and even racial bias. The National Institutes of Standards and...

Wilmington, Del., is getting brighter and better thanks to smarter lighting. The city has a bold, aggressive plan to install LED lighting. Through its SMART City LED streetlight program, and with city council concurrence...