When lightning strikes a building, facility owners are either grateful for their lightning protection system, or wish they had one. That is more true today than ever—as weather gets more extreme, lightning strikes more common...
Keeping workers safe has taken on new meaning since the pandemic began. While traditional hazard protection requirements remain, the need for infection control added a new level of complexity. Contractors have adjusted work...
17% of the U.S. population is age 65 or older, a figure projected to reach 22% by 2050. In addition, seniors age 80 and older represent the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population—one that’s expected to be more than 19...
Today’s global concern about germs and germicidal treatment makes it a fortuitous moment for disinfectant LED lighting. While it remains a nascent area as research continues, markets are broadening and companies with...
Safety audits or comprehensive safety management program assessments can help determine the efficacy and thoroughness of a company’s hazard abatement and overall safety and health strategy. They can also check an organization...
As the safety leader of your organization, understanding the Host Employer/Contractor Information Transfer requirements of 29 CFR 1910.269 is critical to maintaining a safe work environment for your employees. OSHA experts...
With the emergence of new approaches to office layouts combined with the changing demands on work settings during the pandemic, office environments have been a hotbed of re-evaluation and transformation, and so have the needs...
In a single year, electrical contractors have redefined job-site safety—minimizing the risk of disease transmission while maintaining efforts to protect workers from injury. Indoor work, tasks that can’t be done while social...
Wiring to ensure quality and constant connectivity in commercial developments has become a larger part of the job for electrical contractors. A road map for success would be helpful. WiredScore may be one solution. Begun in...
President-elect Joe Biden’s administration likely will make major shifts in philosophy and direction at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Employers and employees can anticipate seeing a bigger emphasis on...
Our eyesight begins a slow decline starting at around age 30. By 80, the amount of light we take in has reduced to one-fifth of what we do at age 20. The construction industry is paying attention. Lighting professionals and...
When General Electric (GE) inked the deal to sell off its consumer lighting unit in May, the last of that industry’s three original innovators was officially out of the business of manufacturing light bulbs—or “lamps” as...
The source of light pollution and its solutions have changed as outdoor lighting technology advances. While the effort to preserve the night’s dark skies and prevent light spillage into neighboring property has been underway...
During extraordinary times, some contractor teams take on extraordinary challenges. That’s what happened when Adams Electric Inc., Pueblo, Colo.; its subcontractors; and the entire team led by Mortenson Construction, Denver...
The tools most often needed by electricians vary with the jobs they do, but there are basic tools most electricians carry or have access to when needed. We asked manufacturers of hand tools, handheld power tools and testers...
Whether buying online or directly from suppliers, electrical contractors’ access to equipment and materials has evolved as buying options expand. While a purchasing transition was already underway, COVID-19 has created more...
Fifty-six percent of European workers said they would like better workplace lighting, according to a survey conducted by Repro-light, a European consortium dedicated to creating the “Luminaire of the Future”—a smart, modular...
When the job calls for precision, efficiency and safety, technology typically comes to the rescue. Here are some new pieces of cool technology designed to make electrical contractors more productive and profitable. 360-degree...
Once experimental, modular construction could lower costs, meet tight schedules and reduce waste. Planned flagship projects—such as the AC Hotel New York NoMad in New York (the world’s tallest at 21 modular floors)—illustrate...
5G is designed to take mobile and fixed wireless to a whole new level. In fact, “groundbreaking” is an appropriate word for this telecom advance that will offer speeds and bandwidth unheard of today. While cost, refinement...
