Like so many other technology industries, lighting has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years. Perhaps no other form of lighting has had a more profound effect on the industry than LEDs. While cost continues to...
According to the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), Washington, D.C., construction companies comprise 13% of the global economy. And while the United States already plays a major leadership role in delivering...
My February column covers the reasons for power and loss budgets and how to interpret them. In this article, I’ll show you how to calculate loss budgets properly. Remember the differences: a power budget gives you the range...
Essential workers in blue-collar industries—including construction—are less likely to opt for a COVID-19 vaccine than those who work in more white-collar sectors, according to research by Morning Consult, New York. While...
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Washington, D.C., which represents companies that manufacture almost 99% of autos and light trucks in the United States, announced that it is actively and voluntarily getting behind the...
Weather can be an unforgiving antagonist. In the age of climate change, it can be extreme and unpredictable. Texas experienced a heavy dose of the weather's wrath when a precipitously cold front swept through the state...
Oregon State University’s Nexus of Energy Water and Agriculture Laboratory (NEWAg), Corvallis, Ore., is partnering with the Oregon Clean Power Cooperative to build an agrivoltaics research farm that will co-develop land for...
After declining for four years, a number of key trends—including the average size of the home and the number of bedrooms and bathrooms—reversed course in 2020 as a result of shifting buyer preferences in the wake of COVID-19...
Intrinsically safe circuits, per Article 100 of the NEC, are those incapable of producing an arc with enough energy to ignite a flammable or combustible material in the air under test conditions. Although Section 504.7 indicates that any wiring method could be installed, a variety of requirements apply to these circuits and systems.
I thought we would start the year with some miscellaneous fire alarm questions that you may or may not be aware of, but will be useful to know in the future. Good luck!