Legrand/Wiremold
Exploring More Ways to Bring Power to the People
According to the latest information from the U.S. Energy Information
Administration, Americans have made a big change in how they use
electricity – specifically, they’re using less of it, year after year.
In fact, between 2010 and 2017, average electrical consumption fell
9.5%, with a similar drop in electricity bills, after accounting for
inflation.
Legrand/Wiremold
Prefab Assemblies Help Contractors Address Labor Shortages
One fact is hard to miss if you’ve spent any time on electrical jobsites
lately – electrical contractors are getting older. In fact, according
to Electrical Contractor Magazine’s 2018 survey of electrical
contractors, contractors’ average age has topped 58 years old, up a full
year since the publication’s 2016 poll.
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
Distributor creates a comfortable, productive environment with Vive Wireless
Van Meter Inc. Distribution Center and Office Building
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Van
Meter’s employee-owners are passionate about their workplace. So much
so that for eight consecutive years it has ranked as one of the top
workplaces in Iowa. This is what can happen when you understand that
your people are the most valuable aspect of your business, and you treat
them that way.
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
True Wires-Free Operation Comes to Lighting Controls
Wireless lighting controls using Wi-Fi communications are nothing new –
Philips introduced its Hue wireless bulbs back in 2012. The ability to
dim lights and set scenes using a smartphone app was a big step forward
from traditional, wall-mounted on/off and dimming switches.
Eaton Corporation
Child Safety … Is It Worth the Money?
Kids. You've got to love the little rug rats. It's so much fun to
watch as they scoot around the floor. For years, my wife ran a childcare
service from our home.
We also have three
grandkids of our own, all of them girls. The oldest is seven (going on
15) and the other two are four-year-old twins.
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
Wireless Controls Bring Easy Energy Savings to Commercial Building Retrofits
Commercial building owners pondering renovations are quickly learning
that building energy codes are getting stricter. Those codes are based
on national standards that are increasingly focused on how lighting is
controlled. The upshot is that any new lighting installations have to
include some form of sensing to ensure that light fixtures aren’t turned
on when they aren’t needed.
