Four days – that’s how long contractors have to soak up all annual National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) convention has to offer. This year the largest professional event in the electrical contracting industry comes to San Francisco. With hundreds of exhibitors and a sprawling trade show floor, numerous educational sessions, new product demonstrations, guest speakers, […]
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Any industry needs a robust workforce to function –technology, manufacturing, agriculture, energy and power, health care and countless others- labor makes everything tick. This goes without saying in the construction market, one of the most labor-intensive of all industries and particularly in the electrical contracting sector, requiring highly-skilled professionals. Since 1901, the National Electrical Contractors […]
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“Maximize your gains, minimize your losses,” –these are the basic principles of the passive house approach according to the Chicago-based Passive House Alliance US (PHAUS), a nonprofit association of passive house professionals. A passive house project maximizes the energy efficiency of basic components inherent in all buildings; the roof, walls, windows, floors and utility systems. […]
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