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Is Your City Stealing from You? from IAEI Magazine Reorganization of building departments has sped up the permitting and inspection process. However, the required inspections are often either not being required or are being done haphazardly. Cities need to be held accountable for accurately performing the service they are charging for building permits. More Lighting Technology Sparks Future Growth from Electrical Contractor Although the construction market is down, manufacturers are going full steam, developing new labor-saving lighting technologies. Savvy electrical contractors and inspectors can broaden their capabilities during the slump by expanding their new technological knowledge and embracing economic and ecological advantages over traditional lighting sources. Winter is a good time to get up to speed for when residential and industrial construction rebound. More Conforming With Worldwide Safety And EMC/EMI Standards from Electronic Design Many designers think meeting the worldwide safety standards for power supplies in mains-powered products involves following a simple checklist to ensure their designs don’t run into distribution problems in some countries due to a lack of dotted i’s or crossed t’s. More CSA International Announces Price Freeze on Services to Help Hard-hit Global Manufacturing Sector from CSA CSA International, a leading certification and testing provider, has frozen prices on all certification and testing services for new projects, maintaining 2008 pricing in all product areas. More    Product Showcase: Eti Conformity Services Eti Conformity Services is the largest independent testing, maintenance and engineering service company in the United States. With strategically located services centers nationwide, you’ll receive local responsiveness and global capability. For 30 years, the Eti Conformity Services name has been synonymous with quality and experience as well as being known for producing consistent results in electrical testing throughout many industries. When it comes time to conduct your next field evaluation, Eti Conformity has the experience you can trust. More Wind: Embracing America's Fastest-Growing Form of Renewable Energy from AlterNet Using the wind to produce electricity has, for many decades, been little more than a footnote to energy production in the U.S. Wind turbines were something one dreamed about building while flipping through the back pages of Popular Mechanics. Even a few years back, wind was considered a minor power source, despite success stories in several European countries. But that's all changed. More Texas Law Makers Push for More Solar Power from KXXV-TV Texas State law makers are pushing for a new change in renewable energy. While the state leads the nation in wind generated power, it falls significantly behind in solar power production. Now the power of the sun could be a lot closer than you think. More Rock Bottom? from EC&M As the housing market goes, so eventually goes non-residential construction, say industry economists. With the value of U.S. construction expected to fall for the third year in a row, major downturns are predicted for the vertical markets that have carried the slumping housing sector over the last few years. More

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