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Smart lighting devices every electrician needs to know

Reading Time: 4 minutesSmart lighting devices are pretty simple. It’s really just a series of smart switches, smart plugs, smart timers, and smart sensors….

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2021 outlook for the electrical industry

Reading Time: 6 minutesRecently, we covered the 2020 recovery process in the electrical industry and how that impacted electrical professionals. (We also included the…

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Construction market trends in 2020: What actually happened

Reading Time: 7 minutesWay back in March, we wrote up a forecast for construction market trends in 2020. In it, we covered how these…

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The future of outdoor lighting

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe future of outdoor lighting can be summarized by one word and one acronym on everyone’s mind: efficiency and LED. From…

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Outdoor security lighting

Reading Time: 3 minutesToday, outdoor security lighting is a universal feature for buildings and homes. It comes in many different forms — wall packs,…

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7 tips for selecting the right hand dryer for any application

Reading Time: 4 minutesWith so many hand drying options on the market, West Regional Sales Manager Jeff Himsel is here from Excel Dryer to…

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6 reasons why smart tech is a smart move for electricians

Reading Time: 4 minutesWe have smart devices, smart homes, smart offices, smart cities, smart tech, and soon, even a smarter Wi-Fi network. With such…

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Behind the smart tech trends in 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Internet of Things (IoT) is all around us, pretty much like Wi-Fi. To keep it brief, IoT refers to all…

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The new frontier of clean lighting

Reading Time: 4 minutesA new era of lighting technology is here and it’s clean. Now, we’re not exactly talking about renewable energy, but instead…

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CES Marine Division: Your everyday marine supplier

Reading Time: 3 minutesGlobal trade and the supply chain as a whole both rely heavily on maritime shipping to transport goods all around the…

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The advantages of XHHW-2 wire over THHN for commercial construction

Reading Time: 4 minutesKris-Tech is joining us today with this definitive guide on THHN and XHHW-2 wires. Here, they’re laying out the differences between…

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10 tools professional electricians should always have

Reading Time: 5 minutesLet’s be real, the list of tools every electrician needs should be much longer, but we’re taking this down to only…

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Training the next generation: How Gen Z will help the skilled labor shortage

Reading Time: 4 minutesTwo things: millennials are already established in their careers, and there’s a labor shortage in the skilled trades. The good news…

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Why energy & manufacturing jobs will always be essential

Reading Time: 4 minutesHere’s a bit of good news: the energy and manufacturing industry isn’t going anywhere. It goes without saying that energy and…

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Corporate and National Solutions: How we’re changing an industry

Reading Time: 4 minutesHere’s the bottom line: energy is one of the top expenses for corporations, but it’s one of the easiest areas to…

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5 reasons why green buildings are the next step in sustainable development

Reading Time: 4 minutesGreen building isn’t just about energy-saving appliances and lighting. Now, even the design for buildings is done so for maximum sustainability….

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Why renewable energy is important

Reading Time: 4 minutesGood news, renewable energy is here to stay. It’s becoming a much larger part of the United States’ total energy production,…

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Residential construction trends vs. commercial construction trends

Reading Time: 4 minutesSmart technology, offsite building, design-to-completion construction firms, everything in the residential and commercial construction market is geared toward cutting inefficiencies, reducing…

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How the construction industry is growing

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe U.S. construction industry has seen strong growth since the last recession, but how much exactly has it grown and is…

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Top 10 trends in the electrical industry in 2020

Reading Time: 7 minutesTechnology is constantly shaping the electrical industry, creating innovative solutions to help us rethink how we build infrastructure, design cities, and…

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Bright future ahead for the Renewable Energies Group

Reading Time: 2 minutes[Raleigh, North Carolina] — City Electric Supply is excited to announce we are expanding our support in renewables. After much national…

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Retrofit: An ongoing project

Reading Time: 3 minutesLED lighting retrofits are inexpensive compared to most updates, and they have a great investment return while reducing energy consumption by…

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New construction vs. retrofit: What you need to know

Reading Time: 3 minutesRetrofitting an old building can be an extensive project. You may run into issues that will require workarounds, such as removing…

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The guide to retrofitting

Reading Time: 4 minutesLED lighting has officially set the benchmark for energy-efficient lighting, and it’s not looking to be outdone any time soon. So,…