May 2021

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Chicago Eyes Buildings to Meet Decarbonization Goal

Earlier this year, the city of Chicago set the goal of dramatically reducing emissions from the built environment in the city and furthering a “green economic recovery.” Buildings presently account for 70% of Chicago’s...

Green Building

May 15, 2021

Solar-Plus-Storage Provider Expands Offerings to Nine New States

Rick Laezman

As the coupling of solar panels with battery storage technology becomes more proficient, more customers and service providers are plugging in. On June 2 Houston-based Sunnova Energy International Inc. announced an expansion...

Your Business

May 15, 2021

Lack of Sufficient Funds Is an Obstacle to Some Contractors

Katie Kuehner-Hebert

As the country slowly emerges from the pandemic, opportunities within the construction industry are looking good—but a lack of sufficient cash flow could stymie contractors, according to an industry survey report by Billd, an...

Your Business

May 15, 2021

Building Material Shortages Reaching Crisis Point

William Atkinson

According to a May 2021 survey from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), shortages of materials for home builders are now more widespread than at any at any time since...

Your Business

May 15, 2021

Software Helps Customers and Utilities Calculate Energy Storage Cost Savings

William Atkinson

Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M., released a software tool designed to help utilities and utility customers (and the electrical contractors they hire) “assess the economic value of installing an energy storage...

Green Building

May 15, 2021

Nonresidential Green Building Market Grows

Rick Laezman

Spring is coming to the nonresidential green building market. Although residential buildings have captured much of the limelight as the role of buildings has increased in climate change mitigation efforts, the potential for...

Safety

May 15, 2021

June Is National Safety Month

William Atkinson

The National Safety Council (NSC), Itasca, Ill., has observed June as National Safety Month since 1996. This annual observance aims to promote a culture of safety both in and out of the workplace. For its 25th anniversary...

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Your Business

May 15, 2021

Report Details Concerns for Older Buildings

Katie Kuehner-Hebert

“Common Electrical Problems in Commercial Buildings,” a report by San Luis Obispo, Calif., electrical contractor Electricraft Inc., details issues that can exist within older buildings and offers suggestions to consider when...

QUIZ: Handle the Hazards

Being familiar with the OSHA requirements for electrical safety is everyone’s responsibility. Many OSHA electrical requirements are extracted from the National Electrical Code.

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QUIZ: How Well Do You Know the Micros?

The new technologies in fiber optic cables and cable plant installation are the micros: microcables, microducts and microtrenching. These can make cable plant installation easier, faster and cheaper. How well do you know the micros?

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May 2021

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Rock of Ages: How technology can help seniors safely age in place

Disinfecting With Light: Revisiting sanitizing UV-LEDs

Gearing Up In 2021: Pandemic drives development of PPE, worker safety guidelines

All Aboard! Carr & Duff modernizes Philadelphia’s historic 30th Street Station

Direct Strike: Protecting modern buildings from 300 million volts

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Chicago Eyes Buildings to Meet Decarbonization Goal

Solar-Plus-Storage Provider Expands Offerings to Nine New States

Lack of Sufficient Funds Is an Obstacle to Some Contractors

Building Material Shortages Reaching Crisis Point

Software Helps Customers and Utilities Calculate Energy Storage Cost Savings

Nonresidential Green Building Market Grows

June Is National Safety Month

Report Details Concerns for Older Buildings

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