Residential Electrical Contracting
Single-family homes and multifamily residential projects are big businesses for electrical contractors, and ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Magazine has you covered with news and monthly articles about electrical contractor residential work, the National Electrical Code sections related to dwelling units, smart homes, new lighting and home innovation technology and more.
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Residential
Home Is Where the Office Was: Work on converting offices to residential units depends on project location
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High office vacancy rates wrought by the pandemic and the popularity of remote work have caused concern for many U.S. cities. Meanwhile, the cost of housing exceeds the reach of many Americans.
Residential
Cool It: Back to the basics on HVAC equipment
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Periodically, we must return to the basics on short circuits, ground faults and overload protection for motors and air conditioning equipment, also known as HVAC systems.
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Custom Homes Stand Out in a Tight Housing Market
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That Rings a Bell: Installing a video doorbell in an existing system
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MultiFamily and Single-Family Housing Starts Travel Divergent Paths
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Building Energy Efficiency Improves Neighborhood Grid Resilience
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Declining Production of Multifamily Housing Drags Down the Market
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EV Charging in Affordable Multifamily Housing
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A Whole-Home Possibility: Generating a power solution, part 2
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Residential Services Businesses Experience Growth
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Getting Smart With Homes: Midlevel residences become more intelligent
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![Automation at Home: Electrical contractors are integral to this growing market]()
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![Homeowners Want to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint But Don’t Know How]()
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Homeowners Want to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint But Don’t Know How
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Home Energy-Efficiency Tax Credits Boost Jobs
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Surprising Survey Results Indicate Growing Interest in Small Homes
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Interest in and Knowledge of Heat Pumps on the Rise
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