Light Efficient Design
Save Money, Energy, and Maintenance Time with LED Luminaires
I was talking to my brother, Mark, on the phone last night. We’d been
trying to connect all week and finally got the chance. I’m in Arkansas
and he’s in Arizona, so the time difference can be a pain.
We just missed each other the day before because he was over with the neighbors across the street.
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
Install 3-way Lighting Control Without Needing Traveler Wires
I’ll bet this has happened to you. You’re elbows deep in a wiring
project, or lost in a trance-like state, figuring out a major
troubleshooting problem.
Suddenly, a tap on the shoulder and a quiet “excuse me” interrupts you, sending a jolt right down your spine.
Mersen
Know the Devices That Do – and Don’t – Meet NEC’s New Surge Protection Requirements
Whole-home surge protection has become a much bigger issue for
residential electrical contractors in the last year as local authorities
have begun adopting the 2020 edition of the National Electrical Code
(NEC).
nVent HOFFMAN
What Makes Steel “Mild” – Ironing Out Your Metal Material Options
Looking through a manufacturer’s online enclosure catalog recently, I
came across a term I hadn’t heard before. Now, I’m not a contractor, so I
likely haven’t seen as many of these listings as you might have. But I
am a journalist who has covered the construction industry for several
decades, and the term “mild steel” stuck out to me when it showed up as a
material option for the maker’s broad range of enclosure offerings.
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
Simple Strategies to Reduce Energy
In new construction, sustainable building practices are becoming the
norm. But even in existing buildings, simple strategies can be
implemented quickly and easily to address inefficiencies, reduce energy
use, improve comfort, and enhance productivity in the space.
Legrand/Pass & Seymour
Less Work to Meet Safety Requirements
Some facilities are changing their requirements for motor and appliance
installations. This could be due to OSHA Lock-out and Tag-out
requirements or NFPA 70E. The change is toward using pin and sleeve
devices instead of having a hard-wired installation.
Safety requirements often have the maintenance person checking for the
absence of voltage before touching. The rules are quite specific and are
enforced by OSHA.