It’s shaping up to be an exciting, and maybe challenging, year for low-voltage contractors. Hot topics this year are building occupant safety, smart buildings and cybersecurity. Occupant safety According to Kurt Brinkman, CEO...
While not specifically referencing Armageddon, the President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) has released a report, titled "Surviving a Catastrophic Power Outage," that may not be too far away from that...
As reported in late November , while utility power lines are often the victims of wildfires, they can, in some instances, also be the causes. In the case of the devastating Camp Fire in California, the preliminary evidence...
The HAPO Community Credit Union, with branches in Washington and Oregon, recently opened its 18th location in Vancouver, Wash., which achieved the WELL Building Standard certification, becoming the first credit union in the...
While a few states, including Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island, have established green banks, Washington, D.C., has become the first city in the nation to establish one. In sum, the goal of a green bank is to facilitate...
In November, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) launched a new certification program called LEED Zero, which is designed to address net-zero operations and resources in buildings. LEED Zero builds on LEED in general by...
Concern over grid reliability has been coming to the forefront in recent years, and a newly announced cutting-edge project involving a Midwest utility, an energy technology company, and the U.S. Department of Homeland...
By and large, according to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released last month, electrical construction is a safe industry, especially when compared to the construction industry as a whole. In...
Over the years, utilities around the nation have had to deal with wildfire-related damage to their transmission and distribution lines, especially those that traverse wilderness areas. Now, there is growing evidence that, in...
According to a new report released by Dodge Data & Analytics, titled "World Green Building Trends 2018 SmartMarket Report," 47 percent of those participating in the survey upon which the report is based expect to do more than...
On November 13, a total of 216 mayors representing cities in all 50 states signed an updated letter calling for continued deployment of solar power. "Cities and towns are natural centers of electricity demand, have the...
Electrical contractors who purchase LED luminaires should pay attention to the prices of these products because, according to Mike Watson, vice president and general manager of e-conolight (a division of Cree), prices are...
