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December 23, 2020

Just when you thought you had a handle on the trends in commercial space, boom. Everything changes—and commercial spaces may never be the same again. With new regulations and requirements

December 23, 2020

We’ve all heard the saying that water and electricity don’t mix. This is true for a number of reasons: water can act as a conductor under the right conditions; water

December 23, 2020

IEC National’s Apprentice of the Year (AOY) competition looked different this year. Instead of being held on the expo floor surrounded by vendor booths and cheering spectators, it was held

December 23, 2020

The first-ever IEC Virtual Convention & Expo was an amazing success! IEC wishes to thank all who made the event possible – our amazing Platinum Partners, the exhibitors who made

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December 23, 2020

Certification marks can be used in different ways on many types of products. Specific marks and their types will vary depending on the region and the certification body. At Intertek,

December 23, 2020

Lutron-controlled lights can now be activated by linked Ring devices, providing an opportunity for increased lighting control sales to existing Ring customers. Lutron Electronics, the global leader in lighting and

December 23, 2020

A major safety concern defined in “hazardous locations” is the occurrence of fires and explosions due to the presence of flammable gases, vapors, dusts, or fibers. Hazardous locations (HL) are

September 9, 2020

Ever play the telephone game as a kid? A message is whispered down a line of people and, inevitably, that message becomes hilariously mangled by the time it reaches the

September 8, 2020

It has been said that “the main thing is to keep the main thing, the main thing.” The challenge is to know what the main thing is. For this article

September 8, 2020

Even though an 1879 patent filed by Thomas Edison provided a glimpse of the definition of what would become circuit breakers, fuses (use once and throw away) were the standard