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Here we go again?

It’s hard NOT to become cynical when you’ve been down the same old road again and again and nothing seems to change. Then someone tells you “it will be different this time.” Should I believe him? A case in point is the RILA Factory Audit Standard being jammed down the throats...

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 8:45 AM by scolnika

Filed under: Electrical Safety

There's Lots Behind the Curtain to Make It All Work

For the past two years, the U.S. DOT's research efforts have been on a new program called IntelliDrive(SM). IntelliDrive(SM) is planned to use an inter-networked, wireless communications mesh of two main parts -- the existing cellular system, plus a new 5.9 GHz bandwidth allocation. The program hopes...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 10:25 PM by Schopp, Bruce

Filed under: Intelligent Transportation Management, intellidrive, wifi, its

Mining for Savings

When looking for gemstones or precious ore, you’ll do well to prospect the land for the resource you seek before you begin mining. Likewise, when looking energy savings, it’s best to prospect the components of your building for saving potential before you go making upgrades. Thankfully, you...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 3:22 PM by sorensone

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, High Performance Buildings, CBTD, enLIGHTen America, Lighting

House of Cards

Now that the distorting effects of the federal homebuyer tax credits have worked their way through the system, demand is deteriorating and the market appears to be retrograding toward an eventual equilibrium at a lower price level. Sales of existing single-family homes fell by more than 27 percent during...

Published Fri, Aug 27 2010 4:02 PM by legob

Filed under: Economics

CSA’s acquisition of UK-based SIRA

On 3 July 2009, CSA Group acquired SIRA Test and Certification Limited and three affiliated companies: SIRA Test and Certification Limited (STC), SIRA Certification Service (SCS), SIRA Environmental (SEL) and SIRA Consulting Limited (SCL). SIRA was formally owned by Volvere plc, a United Kingdom-based...

Published Mon, Aug 23 2010 4:08 PM by Solis, Joel

Filed under: Conformity Assessment

Diamond in the Rough (or just A Shiny Piece of Coal?)

Amidst all the growing concerns over a double-dip recession, the manufacturing sector has stood out as one of the U.S. economy’s strongest performers. In fact, manufacturing has been the only major sector to come anywhere close to textbook V-shaped recovery. That good fortune continued during July...

Published Fri, Aug 20 2010 10:52 AM by legob

Filed under: Economics

Not Your Father’s Electric Resistance Heating

Earlier this year, a proposal was submitted to the International Code Council (ICC) that would have banned the use of electric resistance heating as the primary heating source in residences. The contention of this proposal to revise the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) was that electric...

Published Fri, Aug 20 2010 6:17 AM by Baclawski, Vince

Filed under: Energy Efficiency

This Summer at NEMA: An Intern’s Perspective

What is the difference between a high and low temperature superconductor? Why are T8 fluorescent lamps superior to their T12 counterparts? What is the Smart Grid and why do we need it? Two and a half months ago I would not have the faintest idea how to answer any of these questions. Yet, as I near the...

Published Wed, Aug 18 2010 4:48 PM by wassong

Filed under: Education and Training

That Pesky EFCA

Summer brings out all sorts of "pesky" creatures - flies, mosquitoes, bees, etc. - that, no matter what you, never seem to disappear. Kind of like the so-called " Employee Free Choice Act " (EFCA; HR 1409 / S 560 ), also known as "card check." In an address to the AFL-CIO's...

Published Wed, Aug 18 2010 4:46 PM by Owen, Sarah

Filed under: Card Check, EFCA, Craig Becker

The Value of Visual Comfort

When designing your lighting system, it is best to follow the path of least resistance. That is, the path of least resistance for the eyes of the occupants utilizing the light. The eye is a marvelous organ and can adapt to a wide variety of conditions. However, like any other organ or muscle, when overexerted...

Published Tue, Aug 17 2010 11:32 AM by sorensone

Filed under: luminescent, enLIGHTen America, Lighting

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