A deadly fire in an illegally converted warehouse brought new attention to DIY housing spaces. But inspectors have been dealing with the issue for years.
Until recently, drones have been everywhere except the electrical industry. But the market for using these aerial tools — particularly to inspect PV arrays — is looking up.
After an arcing event filled a Washington, D.C. subway tunnel with smoke and killed one passenger, investigators struggled to piece together the puzzle. But when the same thing happened just weeks later, they found...
For years, Harris Electric shorted its electricians hundreds of thousands of dollars. But then finally, in 2012, two employees came forward and brought the California contractor to its knees.
When the Truland Group filed for bankruptcy last summer, it not only put a thousand people out of work, but it also raised questions about federal protections for employees of large companies.
Dramatic increase in oil and natural gas production creates new work for electrical contractors, not to mention new headaches for those in charge of recruiting enough electricians to staff the projects
Some would argue construction has always been a risky business — not a profession for the faint of heart by any means. Recognizing risk — planning for it, and countering its unpredictable effects on each and every ...
