It's the nature of politics that even the best ideas fall victim to disagreement and dissent. On Feb. 27, a massive bill to address global warming stalled in the Senate as members debated how to address hydrofluorocarbon...
In April 2019 the New York City Council passed The Climate Mobilization Act with the goal of reducing greenhouse gases released from city buildings, which requires the city to implement green roofs, miniature wind turbines or...
According to the latest report from Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), construction spending in January increased 1.8% to $1.369 trillion from December and 6.8% from January 2019, with all major segments logging...
Better modeling is needed to accurately determine the impacts of disruption of smart power grids on communication networks and vice versa, according to a review of existing literature by researchers at the Energy's Department...
Recently, Electrical Contractor magazine sent out its biennial “Profile of the Electrical Contractor” research study as it has done for more than 50 years. The survey is sent to a random sample of Electrical Contractor...
PG&E, California’s largest utility, is buckling under the pressure from its role in multiple deadly wildfires. As it strives to emerge from the protection of bankruptcy, filed for in the aftermath of the fires, the utility...
The institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) Electrical Safety Workshop (ESW) is intended to change and the electrical safety culture, according to the organization. The 2020 ESW conference was held from...
The InterNational Electrical Testing Association (NETA) held their PowerTest electrical maintenance and safety conference from Feb. 24 through Feb. 28 in Chicago. NETA accredits third-party electrical testing firms and...
Article 770 and Chapter 8 of the National Electrical Code apply to fiber optic cables and communications systems. Chapter 8 covers communications systems and is not subject to the requirements of Chapters 1 through 7, except where they are referenced in Chapter 8.
Do you think the requirements for inspecting and testing fire alarms and fire sprinklers are the same? Do you know the different requirements between NFPA 25 and NFPA 72?