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When a major global corporation relies on the electricians and contractors of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the National Electrical Contractors Association, it’s a great testament to these organizations and their commitment to providing the very highest levels of quality when it comes to their work. Case in read more…
When it comes to new, more efficient technologies for meeting society’s ever-increasing demands for electrical energy, the industry’s top labor-management team – the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the National Electrical Contractors Association – is at the forefront. After all, though it requires the best scientists and engineers to read more…
Humankind has been aware of the nature and potential of electrical power throughout most of recorded history. However, it took more than 4000 years for those in science and engineering to finally learn how to harness this force of nature – and throughout most of the 19th and early 20th read more…
Energy efficiency and conservation wasn’t a high priority during much of the 20th Century. The Arab oil embargo of 1973 served as a wake-up call, however. Going forward, designers, architects and engineers have increasingly incorporated energy-efficient designs and technologies into structures as they become available. So much for new buildings. read more…
Viticulture is arguably one of humankind’s oldest crafts. According to archaeological evidence, the world’s first winery was established in what is now Armenia over 6,000 years ago. Wine making has come a very long way over the millennium. What was once an uncertain process has now, with the integration of read more…
Historic Philadelphia, PA is home to a number of firsts – not the least of which was the first shipyard to produce iron and steel vessels for the U.S. Navy. Those days are long gone, but the site of the Philadelphia Navy Yard is getting a new lease on life read more…
While the IBEW is a labor union that negotiates wages and benefits for its members and establishes working conditions, this is only part of its mission. At the heart of what the IBEW and its partner organization, NECA, are all about, is education and training for apprentices and journeymen. These read more…
Keeping Vital Services Running in Hospital Construction While medical science and the technology used to diagnose and treat injuries and illnesses are advancing at an exponential rate (which is certainly no bad thing), the fact is that that medical treatment facilities do not have the luxury of shutting down while read more…
Before the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was established in 1971, there were few state or federal laws protecting workers on the job, or even requiring that employers take any steps at all to insure that risks to employees are minimized. The federal government would periodically issue “guidelines,” but read more…
A hundred of anything is a big milestone. And here at ETV, we’re pleased to announce that we have just released Number One Hundred in our ongoing series highlighting the achievements and projects undertaken by members of the National Electrical Contractors’ Association (NECA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers read more…
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