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Prefabrication Adds Power to Electrical Contractors’ Installation Work

Arlington Industries, Inc.

Prefabrication Adds Power to Electrical Contractors’ Installation Work

Electrical contracting is, by its nature, a bespoke profession – that is, every installation features its own unique design quirks requiring customization. At the same time, though, contractors also now are often dealing with the need to do more with fewer workers. As a result, prefabrication is becoming a bigger part of many companies’ operations.
How to Melt Away Your Snow-Shoveling Chores

EasyHeat, Inc.

How to Melt Away Your Snow-Shoveling Chores

With winter now in force, the snow shovel and bag of ice-melting pellets have returned like migrating songbirds to their seasonal perches on my back deck. I live in a part of southeast New England that doesn’t get a lot of snow, on average, but is also quite capable of getting buried if a nor’easter follows just the right track up the coast.
Fiber Optics – Secure Data at the Speed of Light … Almost

Leviton Manufacturing Company

Fiber Optics – Secure Data at the Speed of Light … Almost

Fun fact. Light travels at approximately 186,000 miles per second. Whoosh.

That’s kind of fast, right? Faster than my old Ford pickup, anyway.
Floor Box Kit with Recessed Wiring Device
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Mind the Gap: Air-Sealing Options for Exterior Wall Outlets

Allied Moulded Products, Inc.

Mind the Gap: Air-Sealing Options for Exterior Wall Outlets

Residential energy use today accounts for about 20% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions – though this figure varies widely by region and income level. Certainly, getting more of our energy from renewable resources can help reduce those emissions, but we also need to limit overall energy demand in order to meet the emissions cuts necessary to blunt climate change’s worst effects.
Cable and Conductor Management: Wiring Troughs and More

nVent HOFFMAN

Cable and Conductor Management: Wiring Troughs and More

There have been many times when I was elbows deep in a wiring trough or raceway. We sometimes called the smaller units gutters, but all were raceways and wiring troughs.
Install 3-way Lighting Control Without Needing Traveler Wires

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.
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Temporary Light Strings and Area Lighting
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ARISTA Advanced Lighting Control System
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Lumaris Tunable White Tape Light
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