| | | | | | This year's Top 40 Electrical Design Firms managed to squeeze out revenue growth despite economic uncertainly. Reporting a combined electrical design revenue total of $4.447 billion in 2023 (the full year of data that the 2024 survey results are based on), respondents managed to come in 13% higher as a collective group than the year before. See some... |
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| | | | In Episode 46, Ellen Parson had the chance to sit down one of the authors of FMI's 2023 Labor Productivity Study to discuss how the ongoing workforce shortage continues to plague the nation's construction industry. Tyler Paré, who leads FMI's Performance practice, dissects the most important data/trends and shares how contractors can establish sound... |
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| | Sponsored | | Champion Fiberglass® Elbows offer no burn-through that minimizes repairs. Their lightweight nature contributes to lower material and installation costs and makes Champion Elbows an ideal solution to protect utility infrastructures. |
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| | | | Fill in the blank. For cord-and-plug- (or attachment fitting-) connected appliances, a(an) _____ plug (or attachment fitting) and receptacle combination shall be permitted to serve as the disconnecting means. |
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| | | | Check out the latest edition of our “Editor’s Choice: Top Product Picks” gallery. This month highlights the industry's latest product innovations chosen by the editors of EC&M. Click through the following six slides to see the latest and greatest products from various categories, such as circuit breakers, outdoor power enclosures, work gloves, connectors... |
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| | | | The NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem is a framework that identifies the components that must work together to minimize risk and help prevent loss, injuries, and death from fire, electrical, and other hazards. There are eight key components to the ecosystem. |
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| | | | New research from McKinsey & Co. and the Department of Labor speak from different angles to growing construction industry unease about the ability to recruit, replace, hire, and retain qualified workers. |
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| | | Safety experts often focus on educating people against making common mistakes. They identify the mistake and tell you what to do instead. That’s good because those mistakes have a disproportionate effect on workplace safety compared to uncommon mistakes. But this focus has a downside — namely that uncommon mistakes may be just as deadly, injurious,... |
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| | Sponsored | Electrical boxes are the hidden workhorses of your home’s electrical system. They house the connections between wires, providing power to outlets, switches, and fixtures throughout your house. But like any electrical work, safe and proper installation is crucial. Here at Allied Moulded Products, a leading manufacturer of electrical boxes, we ... |
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| | | Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson and NEC Expert Russ LeBlanc discuss some of the most significant changes to the 2023 edition of the National Electrical Code. This episode looks at a new Section that was added for energy management systems that can control the maximum load of a service. Listen now to hear Russ explain what this means in technical terms... |
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| | | Randy Barnett covers five topics to help understand the practical side of complying with the new maintenance requirement for electrical equipment. |
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| | | Vote between now and June 23, 2024, for the Product of the Year. |
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| | | See which of Trevor Ottmann's The Everyday Electrician videos caught the attention of viewers on our social platorms, including Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. |
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| | | The five highest-paying states for electricians in 2023 have been revealed thanks to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its updated Occupational Employment and Wages Study from May 2023. This year, the same five states from last year's ranking made the list, however the positions of the top three have shifted. Click through... |
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| | | Once again, Arkansas maintains its spot as the No. 1 lowest-paying state for electrical engineers, a position it has held since 2021, based on based on findings released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in its “Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023 Study.” Each of the other four slots for lowest-paying states are Florida (No. 2), ... |
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