Grant Turning City onto Solar Power
from The Times-Picayune
 Gathered around a mock roof in the middle of a workshop at the Louisiana Technical College Jefferson campus this week, 13 potential solar panel installers analyzed a quartet of photovoltaic panels mounted in a continuous row. The group had spent the past two days in class learning the basics of solar technology installation, and they seemed ready to put their skills to use. More
Noise Mitigation a Problem?
from OSP Magazine
It’s unfortunate that many technicians see bonding and grounding as unfulfilling work. I don’t think it is at all: it requires determination, strong skills, a big picture understanding of POTs to Noise, and often a creative approach. Regardless, whether you like or hate bonding and grounding, it has to be done, and having good equipment and a methodical process will help you solve many of the “noise” problems that are really bonding and grounding issues. More
Signal Generators Step Up and Deliver Come Test Time
from Electronic Design
All electronic circuits and equipment receive input signals and process them into new and different output signals. When you’re designing and testing circuits and equipment, where do you get those input signals? You could build your own signal source for a specific application, but that isn’t necessary. More
Getting to the Heart of an Electrical Safety Training Program
from MRO Today
On the surface, it would seem implementing a training program for electrically safe work practices in an industrial facility, or improving a program already in place, makes good business sense. After all, making sure that workers are as safe as possible, helps avoid liability and the hefty cost (and negative publicity) that surrounds an electrical accident, not to mention the emotional trauma if a worker is hurt. More
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Product Showcase: Eti Conformity Services
 One of the greatest challenges in bringing a project to completion is time. It takes time to perform the necessary testing, particularly where conformity assessment is concerned. 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. Eti Conformity Services is a National Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) by meeting all of the most stringent OSHA requirements. When it comes time to get your time sensitive project approved, Eti Conformity has the experience you can trust. More
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Risk Assessments for Critical Operations Power Systems
from Consulting Specifying Engineer
Engineers are asking many questions about the new Article 708, Critical Operations Power Systems (COPS), in the 2008 National Electrical Code (NEC). For example: How do we comply with the documented risk assessment required in Section 708.4? Unlike the other special systems of Chapter 7, there is subtext to the new article that may depend upon mandates from state or federal authorities. More
Green/Sustainable Construction
from Reed Construction Data
Current escalating energy prices place more emphasis on our need to conserve energy and provide buildings that are constructed of sustainable materials. The construction and operation of U.S. buildings use 40 percent of the country’s energy, 16 percent of its fresh water and three billion tons of raw materials per year, which is 40 percent of total global use. More
Blind River School Honored for Energy Efficiency
from SooToday
Five new schools of Le Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) have been recognized by the Government of Canada for their energy-efficient design. These schools were designed to be 48 percent more efficient on average than similar schools built according to Canada’s Model National Energy Code for Buildings, a figure well above the national average. More
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