According to a new report from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), based on an analysis of new government data, construction spending hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.329 trillion, and grew 5.5...
On Oct. 30, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) renewed its Electrical Transmission and Distribution (ET&D) Partnership with industry stakeholders for another five years. The partnership is a formal...
While a number of low-voltage contractors specialize in one or more types of low-voltage (structured cabling, security, audio/video, etc.), some of them emphasize combining their offerings into a single integrated package for...
Dodge Data & Analytics released its 2019 Dodge Construction Outlook , a mainstay of construction industry forecasting and business planning. The overall sentiment of the new report is that the peak of construction has already...
A new report, " Fatigue in Safety-Critical Industries: Impact, Risks and Recommendations ," published by the National Safety Council (NSC), states that 69 percent of employees working in four safety-critical industries...
Category 4 Hurricane Michael, with 155-mph winds, hit the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, Oct. 10. According to Reuters, over 2.6 million utility customers were initially without power as the storm cut a path of destruction...
Even as recently as two years ago, utility-scale lithium-ion batteries were considered cutting edge technology, and just a few forward-thinking utilities were experimenting with the concept. These days, though, it seems there...
After five years of coordinated effort, St. Louis' newly renovated 630-foot-tall Gateway Arch and the renamed 90-acre Gateway Arch National Park (formerly the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial) reopened this past summer....
According to data released in mid-September by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Commerce, total housing starts increased 9.2 percent in August, to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1...
All of the signs are pointing to a significant growth curve for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and networks as a result of the continuing rapid growth in EV sales. According to a new Bloomberg New Energy Finance...
More than 130 organizations, led by non-profit Public Citizen , recently petitioned the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to establish a heat-protection standard for U.S. workers. The petition requests that...
In many ways, the 2018 NECA Convention in Philadelphia will be unlike any of the others that have been held in past years. In fact, there are so many new and unique events and attractions at this year's convention that it can...
