FMI, Raleigh, N.C., released its Construction Outlook First Quarter 2001 Report, a quarterly look at the economic health and future of the construction industry. The outlook provides insight into the current residential, nonresidential, and...
The emerging market for residential gateways (RGs) will more than triple over the next five years, growing from sales of 8.6 million units in 2001 to more than 33 million units in 2005, according to Parks Associates, a Dallas-based market research...
Using a network provided by Fort Collins, Colo.-based Sixth Dimension, Celerity Energy, Portland, Ore., is creating the largest independent power project in the western United States. By using existing distributed-generation assets, such as...
FTM Consulting, Hummelstown, Pa., recently announced the availability of a new study on the growing market for cabling systems used in Internet data centers. Published in conjunction with World Information Technologies, Long Island, N.Y., this is...
The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), Bethesda, Md., has published the tenth volume of its growing series of National Electrical Installation Standards. NECA 101-2001, Standard for Installing Steel Conduits, describes...
While the home control networking market is undergoing a significant transition from closed-loop solutions to open, IP-aware solutions, Allied Business Intelligence (ABI), an Oyster-Bay, New York-based company, is reporting on the results...
According to a new report released by Parks Associates, Dallas, increased competition in the market for residential construction, combined with consumer demand for new technologies in the home, will inevitably drive more home builders to offer pre...
As we enter a new year - and as defined by the purists of our society, a new millennium - we'd all like to know where we're headed. What will business be like? Will inflation be held in check? Will I be able to find qualified people? How will...
A telecommunications system retrofit can be far more complicated than installing a new cabling system.Planning for a retrofit installation involves a multitude of tasks that you must complete before you even begin to remove or install cable...
BICSI has added a 25,000-sq-ft addition to its world headquarters in Tampa, Fla. The addition expands administrative space and the headquarters' training facilities.To design and manage the technology infrastructure of the existing and new...
