Most building automation failures begin at commissioning, where incomplete system understanding, poor coordination between ...

Most building automation systems underperform not because the equipment is defective, but because system behavior was never ...

It’s 2020, and the global standards for building electrical systems are still based on 70-year-old Thomas Edison era electromechanical architecture that is outdated, prone to malfunction, and lacking ...

NOW THAT NOW TO THE NEED FOR SKILLED ELECTRICAL WORKERS AND A NEW EFFORT TO GIVE LOCAL STUDENTS HANDS-ON TRAINING. THE NEWSWATCH 7’S CAL LARSON SHOWS US THE STATE OF THE ART EXPANSION AT BUILDING, ...

In the past few articles, we have looked into several different building components including structure, HVAC, roofs, in addition to performance based design. One important building component that we ...

The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) recently released National Electrical Installation Standards (NEIS) NECA 90-2004, “Recommended Practice for Commissioning Building Electrical ...

Light flicker inside a building is usually associated with loose wiring, faulty switches, or poor electrical connections. But there are many situations in which lights flicker even when the ...

The Harford County Council held a public hearing Tuesday to discuss three bills that aim to bring the county’s plumbing, building and electrical regulations in line with updated national standards.

Understanding welding current and learning how a welding circuit interfaces with a building’s electrical system prevents horror stories from happening and leads to correct diagnosis when an incident ...

For global machine and panel builders looking to sell their equipment into North America, language, cultural and geographic barriers can be the least of their worries. Instead, the bigger challenge is ...