Hospitals may be institutions, but their institutional look is fading. Elements from the home, the hotel and the great outdoors are adding warmth and hospitality. This change has extended across healthcare from assisted...
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...
About two decades ago, a new technology began to revolutionize telephone services. Called Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), this approach moved phone traffic off telephone company lines and onto the internet. Soon...
Will we ever see buildings that consume zero energy? We already have. The National University of Singapore’s School of Design and Environment 4 building supplies 100% of its energy from on-site renewable energy sources with...
Humans have been harnessing water power for more than 2,000 years. Hydropower, the oldest source of renewable electricity in the United States, dates back to the 19th century. Today, it provides about 7% of American energy...
In the battle over carbon emissions and clean energy, buildings have been pushed to the front lines. A new report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), Washington, D.C., concludes that carbon...
Mayberry Electric, Atlanta, performed electrical work for a project that converted a two-story building that previously was a bank into a medical surgery center in Sandy Springs, Ga., just north of Atlanta. Advanced Urology...
Wheeler Electric Inc., Idaho Falls, Idaho, recently completed electrical work on two new buildings at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) also in Idaho Falls. The Cybercore Integration Center is a research, education and...
