|  The LightFair 2022 trade show and conference, held June 19-23 in Las Vegas, featured more than 320 exhibitors and offered attendees 41 educational sessions. With an estimated attendance of 10,000, booth traffic was decent and notably stronger than the 2021 LightFair event in New York, which struggled to overcome the required vaccine and mask mandates. |
|
Advertisement |  Check out AEMC®’s 15kV Megohmmeter AEMC® Instruments’ Model 6555 is a high-end portable measuring instrument intended for the measurement of a wide variety of electrical insulation resistance values on cables and devices operating at high voltage. It is the only fully automated 15,000V graphical insulation tester. It can operate on battery or AC power. Click here to learn more | | |
|
|  This year's LightFair held in the Las Vegas Convention Center had plenty of new lighting products on display. From fixture controllers to flexible lighted surfaces, this year's show offered a wide variety of new innovations from some of the biggest names in the lighting industry. Now that LightFair 2022 has come to a close, it's time to take a look at the top product picks from EC&M's editors. |
|
Members Only |  FREE PREMIUM CONTENT: In this episode of “EC&M Tech Talk,” Randy Barnett, a journeyman electrician, inspector, author, trainer, and electrical safety expert, reviews the requirements for determining arc flash personal protective equipment (PPE) when incident energy analysis data is not available. |
|
|  Everyone knows America declared its independence on the 4th of July, right? Think again. And it's only celebrated in the U.S., correct? Nope. It ends up a lot of us probably don't know as much about Independence Day as we think we do. In the spirit of the upcoming holiday, enjoy this little bit of trivia. |
|
Members Only |  In this episode, Ellen Parson discusses the latest residential and commercial electrical service trends and all things electrical, including safety, installation, and new technologies with Joel Worthington, brand president of Mr. Electric, and Ben Kolo, owner of Mr. Electric of Central Iowa. |
|
Members Only |  FREE PREMIUM CONTENT: As summer heat bears down across the country construction contractors find themselves potentially in the crosshairs of a renewed Occupational Safety and Health Administration push to keep workers safe from heat-related illness and injury. In April OSHA rolled out, via its National Emphasis Program (NEP) approach that temporarily targets hazards in high-risk industries. |
|
|  Fill in the blank. Where _____ may be present in an agricultural building, enclosures and fittings shall have corrosion-resistance properties suitable for the conditions. |
|
|  Legrand joined in celebration of GFCI technology as the concept received special recognition from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) for providing Electrical Shock Hazard Protection by Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) Protection. The invention of GFCI receptacles, originally developed and driven to widespread use by Legrand’s Pass & Seymour line, was honored in conjunction with all GFCI technology as winner of the 2022 Philip J. DiNenno Prize. |
|
|  This photo gallery highlights the 30 individuals who were selected as 2022's group of Under 30 EC&M All Stars and serves as a sneak peek for the upcoming Special Report in our July print issue, which will reveal specifically how these young professionals are going above and beyond the call of duty, especially demonstrating innovation, efficiency, and creativity while incorporating technology into their jobs. |
|
|  Faith Technologies Incorporated (FTI) has recently unveiled its new Lakeside Vision Center in Chilton, Wisconsin. In the press release, the company states they hope that this 19,000-sq.-ft off-grid facility demonstrates what the future can hold with off-grid independence as traditional electricity costs continue to rise across the nation. |
|
|  Companies comprising EC&M’s 2022 Top 40 Electrical Design Firms (ranked by annual revenue reported from the previous year’s business on its annual survey completed this spring) logged combined 2021 electrical design-specific revenues of $3.167 billion (see Rankings Table on page 20). Adjusting significantly for the inclusion of a leading company that did not participate in the survey last year, revenues for this year’s Top 40 still topped last year’s total of $2.301 billion by 13%. |
|
|  In the information age, contractors can no longer operate by relying on subjective, reaction-based decision-making. To guide a project, manage risks, and make decisions effectively as a project team, data-driven methods must be a part of contractor’s process of project management. Successful projects result from applying project control throughout all four phases of a project: planning, procurement, installation, and closure. |
|
Members Only |  FREE PREMIUM CONTENT: In this episode of EC&M Code Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson and Code Consultant Russ LeBlanc discuss Sec. 210.52 to get to the bottom of the requirements for receptacle outlets and ranges. |
|
|  Federal workplace safety inspectors investigating the fatal fall of a 50-year-old journeyman electrician at Caterpillar’s Mapleton, Ill., foundry have determined that the lead contractor and a nested Caterpillar electrical contractor exposed workers to fall hazards. |
|
|  Take this quiz on electric vehicles (EVs) and enter for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Amazon, iTunes, or Cabela’s! |
|
|
|
