Underwriters Laboratories (UL) announced a new digital platform and a third-party certification initiative designed to help building safety and fire professionals increase their safety protocols, demonstrate best practices...
In the construction industry, one of the important objectives, aside from completing the project within set timelines, is attaining code compliance and final approval(s). In the electrical field, there are some key factors...
Certification testers confirm if a datacom network or cabling in a structured wiring system is installed correctly to meet industry standards. Test equipment evolves and new models are developed to be ready when standards...
In August 2018, the National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies (NASCLA) launched the nationally recognized accredited trade examinations for electrical contractors and electricians. This new licensing...
The role of commissioning in design/build In the traditional world of the built environment, commissioning has proven to be a beneficial tool in determining the true efficiency of a building. A building commissioning plan...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is an industry organization made up of many parts of the construction industry including owners, designers and contractors. The USGBC promotes the construction of environmentally...
Field supervisors are your key people. For most companies, the quality of job site supervision is the difference between profits and financial ruin. The great ones provide you with essential feedback and creative ideas on how...
What would we do without them? Standards affect all of us, everywhere we go. The minute details of standards are required to allow widespread use of products and to facilitate commerce. Standards define measurements such as...
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) has published a new standard, 'Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard, Part 2: Balanced Twisted Pair Cabling Components, Addendum 4--Solderless Connection...
The controversy over proposed changes to model specifications took a dramatic turn at a January 24 symposium in San Francisco, sponsored by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). In a stunning turnaround, ARCOM...
About one-half of all electrical injuries and fatalities happen to people engaged in construction activities. (This information is from the Federal Register, “Rules and Regulations.” Vol. 55, No. 151, Monday, August 6, 1990...
Just a little over a year ago, TIA TR-42.1 and TR-42.3 officially decided to change the acronym for the telecommunications room from TC to TR to eliminate confusion and to ensure that the industry realized that a “room”...
