While real energy savings are being generated by solar photovoltaics markets in the U.S. and many American homeowners are excited about reducing their electrical costs, most of them lack funds to install the units on their roofs. Consequently, the DOE is funding a program to reduce the costs of solar PV installations.
(No Ratings Yet)Whoever would think of Shakespeare and electrical inspections together? Throughout the preparation of this issue, my thoughts kept returning to the Bard’s definition of being real, “This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.” It seems that many of our writers are asking how we as members of IAEI can be real to our communities and clients.
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When my car began to run hot recently, I took it to a local garage with the hope that the repair would be simple and I could avoid the high costs charged by the dealership. The garage manager said we had two options: 1) flush the engine and change the oil, or 2) replace the [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Unfortunately, understanding is often blocked by filters, many of which are not of our own choosing and work automatically. Languages we do not speak or unfamiliar types of music or environmental noise effectively prevent our being aware of some things. We don’t understand, so we tune out; we don’t hear. Even focus can be a filter; how often have we been so “zoned in” on something that we become unaware of new or additional information?
(No Ratings Yet)Know what you’re doing — not a bad lesson for us. At least I’ve found that continually adding to my knowledge keeps me alert and helps me to avoid errors better. That same concept underlies IAEI’s focus on CEU training and the huge emphasis placed on the Certified Electrical Inspector programs in the United States and Canada. Most writers in this issue focus on increasing our knowledge and applying it to installations and inspections and to examining current codes and making proposals for revisions or additions. Others apply the concept to investment, family safety, and training our successors.
(No Ratings Yet)We have learned two lessons from a short review of technology in the last fifteen years. First, technology cannot stand alone. The second lesson is human skill, ingenuity, imagination and hard work are required for the successful integration of the technology into the process. That’s where this issue comes into focus.
(No Ratings Yet)This issue is about being prepared and planning for the worst, even when you’re sure it will never happen.
(No Ratings Yet)Core elements—those upon which all else depend—are vitally important, both in our careers and in our lives. Often, however, we get distracted by the familiar, comfortable, sparkly or fun; then it becomes difficult to focus on the highest priority. Nevertheless, to be successful, we must take care of the core elements first.
(No Ratings Yet)It was a small task, really; I don’t know why I kept putting it off, particularly in light of the touted return on the investment. Maybe I simply didn’t believe replacing the incandescent light bulbs in my house with CFLs could really lower my monthly light bill by half. Or even by a third!
My procrastination is not unlike that of so many—if a task is not urgently pushing itself to the top of our agenda, it doesn’t get done.
(No Ratings Yet)It seems that automobiles have been an industrial harbinger. More than 100,000 patents were filed in the 19th and 20th centuries and a worldwide evolution took place around the automobile. In the 1890s, the first cars were so new and unusual that they were showed in circuses! From there, various models and designs proliferated like [...]
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