On July 16, windfarm developer Vineyard Wind and the Southeastern Massachusetts Building Trades Council signed a landmark agreement that guarantees local union jobs on the Vineyard Wind 1 project. The parties describe it as...
On July 22, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, Calif., and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Atlanta, announced the creation of an agreement in which both organizations will...
As more technologies become table stakes for contractors, the construction industry is becoming particularly keen on those leveraging artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning, according to InEight Inc.’s Global...
According to a May 2021 report from the National Safety Council (NSC), the organization “cautiously supports” the CDC’s May 2021 recommendations that fully vaccinated individuals can relax safety protocols, such as mask...
According to a report from Dodge Data & Analytics, Hamilton, N.J., total construction starts lost 7% overall in June over May. In fact, all three major sectors (nonbuilding, nonresidential building and residential building)...
Electric vehicle (EV) sales are growing nationally, and the industry is getting plenty of help from government incentives to support this rapid acceleration. Nearly every state in the country has adopted some sort of...
The National Safety Council (NSC), Itasca, Ill., plans to extend its “Work to Zero” initiative. Launched with a grant from the Pittsburgh-based McElhattan Foundation in January 2019, the initiative focuses on educating...
Renewables are leading the way in new electric-generating capacity because of growing interest in environmental issues and the cost of renewables is decreasing at a faster rate than other forms of electric-generating capacity...
According to a report from Arizton Advisory & Intelligence, Chicago, the U.S. market for cordless power tools is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 9.49% between 2020 and 2026. In 2020, the...
In May 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its guidance for employers, “What You Should Know about COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and other EEO Laws,” which covers COVID-19 in the...
The so-called "smart city" has been around for several years, as municipal governments have embraced various forms of digital technology to improve services, increase efficiencies and cut costs. Released in the second quarter...
When it comes to consumer preferences for electric or gas equipment and appliances in homes, there is no simple answer. However, electric tends to have an edge over gas. According to a report from the National Association of...
In a move that could be seen as the first step in a burgeoning nationwide trend, “Order Instituting Rulemaking to Modernize the Electric Grid for a High Distributed Energy Resource Future,” a new rulemaking launched by the...
According to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Arlington, Va., construction employment declined in 91 metro areas and showed stagnation in another 24 between February 2020, the last month...
According to the results of the latest American Staffing Association’s Workforce Monitor survey (conducted from June 10 to June 14 by The Harris Poll among 2,066 U.S. adults aged 18 and older), nearly six in ten U.S. adults...
Western states are facing an increasingly difficult and compounding set of challenges brought on by the accelerating effects of global climate change. The impact felt by the region is worsened by its dependence on...
A famous moment will soon be memorialized as a bronze statue. Jackie Robinson hit a three-run home run in his debut game 75 years ago with the Montreal Royals in Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. Then Youngstown, Ohio, minor...
For electrical contractors specializing in work for warehouses and logistics facilities, things are looking up. According to the “Global E-Commerce Outlook: What is Driving E-commerce Growth in Different Markets,” report from...
Some lighting systems are better than others for people with glaucoma, according to a May 2021 study published in BMC Ophthalmology. South Korean researchers conducted visual acuity, black-and-white contrast sensitivity and...
Dodge Data & Analytics, Hamilton, N.J., and its partner Bentley Systems Inc., Exton, Pa., released the first of a two-part report series focusing on digital technology strategies among civil contractors. This first report,...
