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National Electrical Safety Month: Key Workplace Safety Tips

Safety Services Company

In May, we celebrate National Electrical Safety Month (NESM) by emphasizing the importance of prioritizing the safety of your team members through strict adherence to electrical safety protocols. Out of those, 81 fatalities occurred from direct contact with electricity, likely causing electrocution.

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Welding 101: 6 Different Types

Construction Marketing

Stick welding uses a source of power that sends out a constant current electric arc. The current flows through the flux coated welding electrode—the coating makes sure the weld zone isn’t exposed to air while the rod is melting. What is welding? Pressure can also be used to join parts together, such as in cold welding.

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Former munitions plant reimagined as net-zero federal workplace

BD+C

Its building operations will not generate carbon as it is a 100% electric building. Sustainable transit: There are 20 electric vehicle charging stations at Building 48, the largest concentration of EV stations on the DFC. Operational carbon: Building 48 will also be net zero carbon. There is no natural gas service to the building.

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

BD+C

Don’t put a window if you have to move something else to do so, and don’t add electrical where you have to dig up existing pieces of the structure. The end result transformed a former Barnes & Noble bookstore into a flexible, efficient and inspiring space named The Zone. Harvest the value of the existing space.

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#10 Machine Guarding: Examining Top OSHA Violations of 2013

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The regulation is also a very succinct rule with four main points. Guards must conform to appropriate standards and prevent the operator from having his body in the danger zone during operation. Handtools must permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone.

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Desert Comfort: Next-Gen HVAC and Indoor Air Quality

Pro Builder

A more efficient conditioned air distribution system optimizes zoned heating, cooling, and fresh-air ventilation equipment for ideal indoor comfort. Instead, LaLiberte chose a Mitsubishi Electric 3.5-ton ton variable refrigerant flow (VRF) zone-controlled heat pump system to provide space heating and cooling. Andrew Hunt.

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Architectural ‘Frankenstein’ features breakthrough sustainable design

BD+C

Its building operations will not generate carbon as it is a 100% electric building. Sustainable transit: There are 20 electric vehicle charging stations at Building 48, the largest concentration of EV stations on the DFC. Operational carbon: Building 48 will also be net zero carbon. There is no natural gas service to the building.