June 2019: Renovation & Retrofit

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Ridgid's 12-Gallon Wet/Dry Vacuum

KenzaPad's Refillable Notepad Wallet

Milwaukee Tool's 40-in. Steel Work Cart

Post-It's Extreme XL Notes

Ranger Design's Steel Shelving

CerroWire's Raceway Fill Calculator App

Weather Guard's Aluminum Saddle Box

Greenlee's Deluxe A-Frame Mobile Wire Caddy

DeWalt's ToughSystem Portable, Stackable Radio and Charger

Fire Alarm System Challenges in Historic and Cultural Properties

Wayne D. Moore

Depending on where you live, you may either have only one or two historical or cultural properties, or you may have a much larger group that will need your services. Regardless of the number of historical or cultural...

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Integrated Systems

Jun 14, 2019

OTDR Gainers: How OTDRs Work, Part 3

Jim Hayes

My last two web exclusive articles (part 1 and part 2) have covered how optical time domain reflectometers (OTDR) work and make measurements. Now let’s get into several ways they try to confuse you. Have you heard of “gainers...

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Integrated Systems

Jun 14, 2019

Deepfakes: New Path to Biometric Hacking?

Deborah L. O'Mara

Deepfakes are the latest news in video altering. The technique generates a video of person from a single profile photo based on artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning algorithms using Python programming language. It’s...

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Your Business

Jun 14, 2019

New Clean Energy Rule Replaces Clean Power Plan

William Atkinson

The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, released last week, provides states with the flexibility to determine their own power generation supply sources, meaning fossil fuels can...

Carbon Emissions Image by Nikola Belopitov from Pixabay

Lighting

Jun 14, 2019

NYPA Takes Good Care of Its New Smart Street Lights

Rick Laezman

The surge in LED technology has ushered in a new era of efficiency in the lighting industry. All types of users have seen the savings. Even local governments are making the conversion. In 2018, the New York Power Authority...

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Integrated Systems

Jun 14, 2019

Redefining Security: As Connectivity Accelerates, Systems Bridge Multiple Markets

Deborah L. O'Mara

A new suite of security product emerging from the trenches is not specific to commercial or residential only. Instead, multimarket products applicable to both are evolving as the internet of things (IoT), connectivity, and...

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Green Building

Jun 14, 2019

Promoting Clean Energy to the Residential Market

William Atkinson

According to the just-released ninth annual "Deloitte Resources 2019 Study,” the knowledge gap between business customers and residential customers related to the benefits of clean energy is continuing to widen. While...

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Your Business

Jun 14, 2019

New Analytics From GE Help Utilities Improve Grid Operations

Rick Laezman

Technological innovation can be a blessing and a curse. For example, the increased penetration of renewable energy has created new challenges for grid operators. At the same time, big data can provide insight to help address...

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QUIZ: Knowing Who's Who

In my May Code Comments column, I wrote about the NEC and NFPA 70E definitions of a “qualified person.” Test your memory and your knowledge of this NEC term in the quiz below.

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QUIZ: Audible Fire Alarm Notification Appliances

How well do you know the application, design and installation factors for audible fire alarm notification appliances? These are some details that should be known for a more effective fire alarm.

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June 2019: Renovation & Retrofit

Table of Contents

Teaching an Old Building New Tricks: The Challenge of Adding Smart Technology to Existing Structures

Renew and Reuse: Reconditioned Electrical Equipment

This Just In! Efficiency Standards Are Working

Protecting Treasures: Art and History Preservation

Featured Products

Ridgid's 12-Gallon Wet/Dry Vacuum

KenzaPad's Refillable Notepad Wallet

Milwaukee Tool's 40-in. Steel Work Cart

Post-It's Extreme XL Notes

Ranger Design's Steel Shelving

CerroWire's Raceway Fill Calculator App

Weather Guard's Aluminum Saddle Box

Greenlee's Deluxe A-Frame Mobile Wire Caddy

DeWalt's ToughSystem Portable, Stackable Radio and Charger

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Fire Alarm System Challenges in Historic and Cultural Properties

OTDR Gainers: How OTDRs Work, Part 3

Deepfakes: New Path to Biometric Hacking?

New Clean Energy Rule Replaces Clean Power Plan

NYPA Takes Good Care of Its New Smart Street Lights

Redefining Security: As Connectivity Accelerates, Systems Bridge Multiple Markets

Promoting Clean Energy to the Residential Market

New Analytics From GE Help Utilities Improve Grid Operations

Why Vive Lighting Controls

June 2019: Renovation & Retrofit

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