We’re not psychics, but we have an idea what the future might look like. For years, we’ve monitored a number of trends, and their confluence seems inevitable. For instance, earlier this month, attendees of NECA 2018...
Do you know where Ben Franklin flew his famous kite to test the nature of lightning and electricity? It was in Philadelphia. Coincidentally, the City of Brotherly Love also is where the biggest show in electrical construction...
No, it’s not a new haircut. It’s a complete makeover. Thanks for noticing. We have two orders of business this month. First, the print edition redesign. Over the years, we’ve updated ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR’s appearance a few...
Renovation used to be the domain of carpenters, painters and interior designers. Now, more than ever, electrical contractors are renovating spaces with high-tech systems and the increased power that goes along with them. That...
May is Electrical Safety month. However, as Jim Phillips reminds us in his Arc Flash Safety column , every day is electrical safety day. We know you know that. This issue looks at safety and ergonomics for electrical...
Did you hear about the recent bomb cyclone? The storm clobbered portions of the Upper Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Here in the D.C. region, powerful, sustained winds knocked out power to hundreds of thousands. Most of...
We like to shine a light on opportunities available to electrical contractors. We seek out projects ECs are working on, unearth new products that help you get the job done, and make sure we’re all up to speed on the various...
So you might notice a change. The Integrated Systems Contractor section has graduated to become an integral part of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR’s monthly coverage. We have written about these topics (systems, security, fire/life...
The turn of the year is a pretty conventional time to introduce new things. We’re not really going to shake this magazine up too much right now. Just a little. Perhaps the biggest change you may notice immediately is greater...
If you have kept up with the 2017 Nobel prizes, you know three Americans won the prize in physiology or medicine for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm. For the nonscientific community,...
Sometimes you have a choice to get wet; sometimes you don’t. Splashing through puddles for fun is one thing. Forgetting your umbrella is another. Getting doused with 27 trillion gallons of rain, which is how much Hurricane...
You know what’s disruptive? Hurricanes. Wreaking havoc in the Caribbean, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria devastated Texas, Florida and beyond. Don’t worry. We are not turning ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR into a weather magazine....
