Houses are being 3D-printed, and electrical contractors need to anticipate their role in this brave new world. The inevitable question that industry observers will ask is, “If building contractors can 3D-print entire houses...
“Everything’s up-to-date in Kansas City” goes the Broadway tune from “Oklahoma!” In terms of de-icing and snow-melting sidewalks in wintry cities, Kansas City, Mo., is beyond up-to-date. As snow fell on city streets in...
The NECA Project Excellence Awards are given to NECA members across the country that display extraordinary project work. NECA received more than 80 entries this year, out of which 16 winners were selected. These projects were...
As healthcare demands rise, several companies have teamed up to build a modular solution intended to offer fast additional surgical or patient treatment capacity. Hunt Electric Corp., Bloomington, Minn., is at the center of...
Nashville, the “Music City,” has plenty to offer visitors. Part of the Nashville experience is catching a show at the Grand Ole Opry, popping into one of the city’s honky-tonks, dancing in the street—a different type of...
Despite a global pandemic, weeks of wildfires and the ongoing challenges of serving as an international travel hub, Oregon’s Portland International Airport is several years into a project to update and expand its facility...
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...
Most transmission line construction projects go from point A to point B, removing the old conductor and materials and installing a new conductor. The New River to Wire Road project that Service Electric Co. (SEC) is...
Have you ever felt the spray of Niagara Falls aboard a Maid of the Mist boat? If so, you shared the experience with millions of visitors to one of America’s longest-running tourist attractions. Getting close wasn’t always...
Passengers traveling through Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station used to gaze up at a traditional, split-flap mechanical sign, while the whirring and clacking sounds of the updating train and platform information echoed around...
In March 2020, Brian O’Donnell, business manager at IBEW 131 in Kalamazoo, Mich., received a call from a contact at Pfizer Inc. concerning extensive plant modifications. Pfizer is headquartered in New York and has several...
The University of Nebraska—Lincoln’s (UNL’s) east campus library building was constructed in the 1960s and designed for its time. That means the C.Y. Thompson Library was centered around book research and independent, quiet...
Mule, horse, bicycle, scooter, car—and soon, autonomous vehicle. With each mode of transportation has come dramatic changes, and the introduction of self-driving vehicles is no exception. This time, however, it’s not simply a...
Boston’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross, consecrated in 1875, is the oldest and largest church in New England and has hosted historic gatherings. In 1964, John F. Kennedy’s family members and dignitaries gathered there for a...
In Alaska, just across the Bering Strait from Asia in the northwest extremity of the United States, vulnerability to air attack is an ongoing concern. Clear Air Force Station, in the center of the state about 80 miles south...
The renovation of three active Chicago Transit Authority subway stations showcases Aldridge Electric’s innovation in transportation infrastructure construction and demonstrates the types of one-of-a-kind solutions Aldridge...
Centennial Plaza in Canton, Ohio, built to honor the city’s connection to the National Football League (NFL), was scheduled to be dedicated in Sept. 17, 2020. Canton, where the NFL was launched in 1920, is home to the Pro...
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...
Advancements in nuclear energy, healthcare and our understanding of the cosmos will soon be propelled forward by isotopes generated at Michigan State University’s (MSU) Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). The $730 million...
Hollywood, Calif., is the original movie-making mecca. Sunshine-filled days established it as a place to make films year-round. What better setting to build a museum celebrating the industry? It didn’t happen fast, but it...
