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There has never been a better time to be an electrician. Good employment prospects, increasing pay levels and competition to attract top talent are all features of our industry. The U.S. Department of Labor projects a 20% growth in the employment of electricians by 2022. The rising demand for skilled read more…
Traditional college is not in the plans for everyone. For students interested in skilled trades and apprenticeship programs there is some potential good news. According to an annual survey from Manpower, jobs for skilled tradespeople are among the hardest to fill and the demand for qualified workers is rising and read more…
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…
As energy demands have increased, so has the interest in solar energy solutions. Solar is becoming a larger and more significant part of the overall solution to our energy needs. As this technology grows, the types of applications and solutions for solar have grown too. Unbeknownst to many is that read more…
While the “paperless”office may be reducing waste and saving trees, it has created its own set of unique challenges. Data centers, servers, local area networks and intranets are massive and complex, requiring specialized skills to build, install and maintain. While things such as security from hackers and viruses, file storage read more…
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