23 Aug, 2010
VIDEO: Solar for Handhelds
Ammunition Group founder Robert Brunner discusses his latest venture:
user-friendly solar power for handheld devices. Brunner says the goal
behind the company, called Regen, aims to encourage users to rethink
their energy consumption.
04 Aug, 2010
Webcast - WPCS @ Red Chip
Included in the presentations -- which are now available to you for the price of filling in a form!!! -- was one on WPCS International.
I've long followed the company, albeit at a distance. It's in the communications engineering/contracting and design-build businesses. I consider it to be in the electrical contracting business, broadly defined.
I plan to listen in to the thing, and soon (and now you can, too). Start with the Red Chip release.
04 Aug, 2010
Solar Boom - Analysis (Video)
04 Aug, 2010
VIDEOs On LEDs
1. 2/10 workshop opening presentation
2. 9/09 keynote on street and area lighting
. . . both feature DoE's SSL expert, Jim Brodrick.
26 Apr, 2010
VIDEOS: Green + Houses
23 Apr, 2010
VIDEO: Greenest Data Center
05 Apr, 2010
Podcast: LEDs vs CFLs
The latest (4/2/10) -- LED lighting vs. compact fluorescents.
http://www.podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=54572
(More)
28 Mar, 2010
Webcasts for Industry
ITP's Thursday Webcasts for Industry help industrial personnel learn about ITP's software assessment tools, technologies, partnership opportunities, Save Energy Now energy assessments, and other resources that can be used to find ways to save energy and reduce carbon emissions. The Webcasts are held on the first Thursday of every month from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time and are presented by ITP staff, partners, and experts.
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/resources/thursday_webcasts.html
. . . it also looks as if you can download PDFs of previous webcast presentations -- and LISTEN to recordings of webcasts done previously in 2010.
09 Feb, 2010
Lineman of the Future - Equipment
Wearable Computer
Helmet-mounted Camera
Wireless data connection
Voice-activated controls
RFID tag reading
Equipment recognition
Personal voltage detector.
Sahl's presentation -- and a video of what he said along with these slides -- can be found here.
07 Feb, 2010
VIDEO: Tesla Coil in Action
02 Feb, 2010
Black & Veatch Boss Talks
B&V is an engineering firm. To my knowledge, it does engineering on all kinds of big projects (in all types of work) -- including electrical.
18 Nov, 2009
GreenBuild - VIDEOS
Anyway, here's the correct link to GREENBUILD 2009 speaker videos.
There are 14 of them. Someone over there screwed up, and the Al Gore keynote wasn't recorded.
06 Oct, 2009
VIDEO: Microgrids
06 Oct, 2009
VIDEO: Smart Grids (PG&E)
24 Jul, 2009
Smarter Plugs
John La Grou unveils an ingenious new technology that will smarten up
the electrical outlets in our homes, using microprocessors and RFID
tags. The invention, Safeplug, promises to prevent deadly accidents
like house fires -- and to conserve energy.
Hat tip: Mike Holt!20 Jul, 2009
VIDEO: Stray Voltage
20 Jul, 2009
Electrical Podcasts
Smart Grid
Energy Efficiency
Inside the Electroindustry
Electric Minute
Energy Efficiency
Inside the Electroindustry
Electric Minute
21 Jun, 2009
More On The I-House
17 Jun, 2009
VIDEO: Chocolate-Powered Race Car
17 Jun, 2009
International Perspective on EE
Q: President Obama, however, has received a lot of criticism for trying to tackle energy and climate in the current economic downturn. Can we afford to be sustainable and implement all of these sustainable practices?
Björn Stigson: Well, we don't see this as a big
burden on the economy. When we look at actions on energy efficiency we
see short payback terms. Will we have an immediate payback? Of course
not.
So you can always discuss when you put policies in place, should
you start in 2009 or do you put the policies in place and they really
kick in in 2010 or beginning 2011 when we probably are in a little bit
of a different phase of the economic cycle? But for us this is not an
either or, you do this or you save the economy.
A lot of what you do on energy efficiency will create jobs. It's often very local actions, if you take buildings as an example. Our estimate is that if we go forward with an aggressive plan for energy efficiency in buildings we will create 2 million jobs in the U.S. alone and that will be local jobs and not only high-level jobs, but electricians, installers and so on that can install the equipment that we already have today. So this is something that you can get going with very quickly.
02 Jun, 2009
VIDEO: Green Remodeling
Note: I work in the basement of my home. I have the TV on while I work, sound off. For YEARS, it was on CNBC. Sometimes, I turned the sound on (when they had a guest like Jimmy Rogers -- a guy whose ideas I want to hear -- or when I needed distraction from a long work day).
I came to hate CNBC.
A few months ago, I switched to Bloomberg.com. The switch involved paying my cable company $2 more a month, which doesn't make me happy. But Bloomberg.com is a much better alternative to CNBC. There's no rah-rah-sis-boom-bah stuff. I don't watch Larry Kudlow anymore and wonder why he's not in a cheerleader outfit, complete with pom-poms.
That being said: I like the way this video BEGINS. Bloomberg's reporters/producers acutely point out that "green" residential remodeling means different things to different people, and the first seconds show four people providing completely at-odds definitions.
28 Apr, 2009
Counterfeiting Webinar ("taped")
Note: I work for TED magazine. I wasn't involved in the webinar, tho.
25 Apr, 2009
VIDEO: Building Automation
As visitors to this site might now, I have been a proponent of "smarter, greener buildings" -- even giving presentations with that title (co-presenter with Marty Riesberg of the NECA-IBEW national training program) to three NAED regional meetings in 2007-2008.
Here's a relase on a specific segment of the recent edition of ElectricTV. I think it's worthwhile -- and it features electrical folks TALKING building automation, with a good deal of expertise!
Rise of Smarter, Greener Buildings Boosts
Efficiency, Reduces Cost – Now on ElectricTV
Rise of Smarter, Greener Buildings Boosts
Efficiency, Reduces Cost – Now on ElectricTV
The vast majority of
the more than four million commercial buildings in the
Lighting, heating and
cooling, fire alarm, power systems and more can now be managed from a single
computer interface. Plus, says Dave
Ulrich, control manager for the Electric Company of
Also
on this edition of ElectricTV.net are a segment on a new learning program
that’s bringing an online dimension to electrical worker training; a feature on
how the movement for creating a “smart grid” is working to maximize efficiency
in electrical transmission; and a spotlight on how T5HO fluorescent lights are
delivering significant savings in energy and costs to the lighting of high-bay buildings.
To view, visit www.electrictv.net/buildingautomation.aspx.
25 Apr, 2009
LED Videos
He embedded a video from YouTube and another, which you can see on his site.
23 Apr, 2009
VIDEO: Climate + Buildings
But I learned something worthwhile in the process: The NBM tapes sessions like this and posts 'em online, where you can watch them (later, of course) -- free.
EXAMPLE: Back in January, they put together the editor-in-chief of Architectural Record and the executive editor of National Geographic in a "Sustainability Roundtable" to talk about what "climate change means for the built environment, natural world, and politics." It sounds interesting, and I plan to listen to it (if not watch it).
23 Apr, 2009
Smart Grid Video - 2
Note that I am involved as marketing coordinator of the NECA-IBEW marketing cooperative that owns + runs ElectricTV.
23 Apr, 2009
Smart Grid Video - 1
From a quick visit, it looked like the site includes other videos you might want to watch.
23 Apr, 2009
DoE Lab Videos
If you're not "up to date" on what's happening on the DoE, the National Labs (LBL is just one of 'em) are where it's at in terms of movement on energy efficiency, GHG, and other issues.
21 Apr, 2009
Building Automation On ETV
Recently posted to ElectricTV.net is a new segment on building automation. This is stuff that electrical contractors ARE now doing (i.e., it's not pie-in-the-sky stuff). From the release written (by someone else) to publicize the segment:
Plus, says Dave Ulrich, control manager for the Electric Company of
Such global oversight allows problems to be quickly pinpointed and resolved.
And the ability to automatically turn systems on and off, running only as needed, results in decreased operating costs and increased energy savings, benefiting both the owner and the environment.
16 Apr, 2009
T5HO Video
Note: I am involved in the NECA-IBEW marketing effort, so perhaps this post isn't entirely disinterested.
16 Apr, 2009
BIM - Animated 3-D
It's interesting, if fast (and there's no voice narration).
16 Apr, 2009
Wal-Mart Sustainability Video
Here's a video on Sustainability as pursued by the company
16 Apr, 2009
Mazria, Podesta & GREEN
Podesta is a name you should already know, a political appointee. He appeared here as a member of the Obama-Biden Transition Team.
Mazria is the man behind www.Architecture2030.org. I wrote about him in a column posted Jan. 8, 2009, to TEDMAG.com ("John The Baptist In A Suit").
Mazria is the man behind www.Architecture2030.org. I wrote about him in a column posted Jan. 8, 2009, to TEDMAG.com ("John The Baptist In A Suit").
ON THIS PAGE, you can both see the video of their Feb. 18th joint appearance in the "Greener Good" series, and read answers to follow-up questions. There are a number of questions, and the page offers a lot of green things to think about.
16 Apr, 2009
Alli Owens & EectrifyingCareers.com
Alli Owens is a female race-car driver in the ARCA series. She's sponsored by the organized electrical construction industry (NECA-IBEW) in an effort to increase interest in the industry from potential future electricians.
Race-car sponsorship isn't cheap. Alli isn't (yet) a household name. What does the electrical industry get out of this significant investment?
See this video, from Charlotte's Fox Sports. In a few minutes, you'll
-- see the ElectrifyingCareers.com logo on Alli's shirt.
-- see great exposure for that same logo on Alli's racecar (in footage from the February ARCA race in Daytona).
-- hear Alli talk. She's a great spokesperson (for anything).
-- see great exposure for that same logo on Alli's racecar (in footage from the February ARCA race in Daytona).
-- hear Alli talk. She's a great spokesperson (for anything).
The goal set for this effort by my two-headed boss, NECA and IBEW, was to get greater exposure for the industry's careers. Alli has done that not just through TV appearances like this, but dozens of appearances at local high schools, job fairs, and more.
16 Apr, 2009
Underfloor Electricity
08 Apr, 2009
4/14 Webinar on Counterfeit Products
08 Apr, 2009
SMPS Webinar
AEC = architecture, engineering, construction.
07 Apr, 2009
DOE Webcasts
23 Mar, 2009
VIDEO: Zero-Emission City
15 Mar, 2009
VIDEO: Smart Grid Funding
10 Mar, 2009
NAHB Video On Modular
We're talking here about 90% of a home being pre-fabbed off-site!
05 Mar, 2009
Smart Grid Video
a Web-based video production division operated out of broadcast-quality
studios built at E&E's Capitol Hill headquarters. E&ETV
features the program OnPoint, a daily interview format that focuses on
delivering thought-leading discussions with policy makers, authors and
other key people involved with energy and environmental policy.
A recent segment talked about the $11 billion in Smart Grid funding in the stimulus package.
Neat aspect: They post the video online AND a transcript. This link takes you to the transcript; you can click and watch the video instead (or in addition). From the interviewee, Jay Birnbaum:
as the cost of electricity goes up, as greenhouse gas emission concerns
continue to rise, we need to find ways to lower consumption and make
the grid itself more efficient. One of the ways to do that is along the
lines of what Google has introduced, which is enabling us all to better
manage our consumption at our home.
So that is part of the issue and it's a very important part of the issue, or solution I should say.
The other part of the solution, which the Smart Grid emphasizes is reducing the amount of electricity that is even needed to power the devices that are in your house right now. The electricity companies tend to generate and distribute more electricity than we really need because of inefficiencies in the system and their lack of awareness as to how much electricity is on the grid at any point in time and where the demands for it are.
So the Smart Grid gives the utility the ability to make the grid more efficient, but also gives us the ability using products like you mentioned from Google to use the devices in our home more efficiently.
So that is part of the issue and it's a very important part of the issue, or solution I should say.
The other part of the solution, which the Smart Grid emphasizes is reducing the amount of electricity that is even needed to power the devices that are in your house right now. The electricity companies tend to generate and distribute more electricity than we really need because of inefficiencies in the system and their lack of awareness as to how much electricity is on the grid at any point in time and where the demands for it are.
So the Smart Grid gives the utility the ability to make the grid more efficient, but also gives us the ability using products like you mentioned from Google to use the devices in our home more efficiently.
27 Feb, 2009
Podcast: Adaptive Reuse
27 Feb, 2009
Videos - Canadian + Electrical
I knew Chicago politicians were corrupt, all the way up to the Governor of the state of Illinois. But I had no idea this crap had spread further north!
27 Feb, 2009
Recorded Webcasts: FacilitiesNet
27 Feb, 2009
Videos: Builders' Show
27 Feb, 2009
Video: Turbine Installation
27 Feb, 2009
Video: Electrocution Investigation
22 Feb, 2009
Video: Green Workers
22 Feb, 2009
Video: Electric Drag Racing
22 Feb, 2009
Video: Solar Install
22 Feb, 2009
Video: NECA NewsCast Update
the future of electrical contracting, and the important role LED lighting plays
interviews with Christopher Ruud, Ruud Lighting, and Jim Dunlop, NJATC, to hear their insights and thoughts about a greener electrical contractor.
NECA’s Student Chapter luncheon -- interview with Joseph Shultz, a former NECA Student Chapter President, on why he feels the program has been a success.
interviews with Christopher Ruud, Ruud Lighting, and Jim Dunlop, NJATC, to hear their insights and thoughts about a greener electrical contractor.
NECA’s Student Chapter luncheon -- interview with Joseph Shultz, a former NECA Student Chapter President, on why he feels the program has been a success.
22 Feb, 2009
Video: Green Tips
22 Feb, 2009
Lighting Design Videos
Lighting Your Kitchen (3 minutes, 44 seconds)
The Romance of Lighting (3:40)
Choosing the Right Lighting (3:12)
The Romance of Lighting (3:40)
Choosing the Right Lighting (3:12)
13 Feb, 2009
Green & Mold
21 Jan, 2009
Set Time Aside On Jan. 27
15 Jan, 2009
Podcast: Jim Hayes (FOA)
15 Jan, 2009
Podcast: Design For The Elderly
When you go to that page, note that the headline starts with these words: "Our Elderly Are People Too!"
Really? I thought they were a bunch of bookshelves!
(More)
08 Jan, 2009
Project Frog - Videos
24 Dec, 2008
What They Said @ EcoBuild
21 Dec, 2008
Simonson On Infrastructure $$$
26 Nov, 2008
Initiative Against Counterfeit Products
20 Nov, 2008
Occ Sensor Commissioning
18 Nov, 2008
Videos From The Solar Show
Day One -- http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=53857
Day Two -- http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=53867
Solar Perspectives Roundtable -- http://blogs.renewableenergyworld.com/solarpower/ -- there are MORE videos on this page, on which you'll find the REW blog from the event.
14 Nov, 2008
Copper Theft Video
14 Nov, 2008
Efficiency As Advantage
04 Nov, 2008
Phone Seminar - Solar + NEC
The National Electrical Code® (NEC) is updated every
three years, most recently in 2008. States and local jurisdictions
change to new versions of the code on different schedules, but many are
now beginning to use the 2008 NEC, which contains a number of
updates related to proper installation of PV systems. During this
seminar, you will learn about changes in the 2008 NEC that relate to PV installations. John Wiles from New Mexico State University will lead the seminar.
THE THING IS FREE. I have to admit, from the promo, it's not clear how you register. But you can find out!
03 Nov, 2008
Power Quality Q+A
These problems can manifest themselves in many ways - a really common
way is the circuit breaker that trips occasionally but there doesn’t
appear to be a clear reason why it happened. Another example is where a
particular piece of equipment keeps failing, you might suspect the
equipment is faulty and replace it only to have another failure. And a
particularly annoying symptom is where equipment resets and causes a
process failure.
These are just a few of the symptoms, there might be other variations of these that aren’t clearly recognized as being caused by poor power quality.
These are just a few of the symptoms, there might be other variations of these that aren’t clearly recognized as being caused by poor power quality.
23 Jun, 2008
Article Podcasts From MIT
An ad in the back of the pub noted "Podcasts of every article every day." It turns out TR is using T2S technology to slap up podcasts of every article in the magazine on the website.
OK, there are questions. Here are some answers and ideas:
1. T2S = text-to-speech. The voice you'll hear in any of the podcasts (click here to go to the page) is mechanical. It's not going to fill you with glee!
2. Access to the page is free. This makes me wonder why I paid for the magazine. OK, OK -- you don't get pictures if you just go to the T2S page. But you'll get the gist (maybe) of what is posted to the site. SO PLEASE GO: At least I can think that I'm paying for your free web/podcast access!!!
3. I wondered, while listening, if this technology is available to ALL magazines (obviously, it is -- but at what cost? is the question) . . . were I a magazine publisher (which I once was!), I'd be looking into this. Heck, you could convert your articles to podcasts without hiring someone to read them. Were you putting out an electrical magazine, let's say, young electricians with iPods could "listen" to your magazine while going to/from work (or perhaps at work, even).
This sure opens up a lot of possibilities, doesn't it?
4. I thought the presentation TR has right now could be improved in a number of ways. One obvious (and easy, I would hope) gain would be to put the time of each podcast next to the listing on the page, so you would know what you were getting into. Additionally, it's not obvious -- at least, I couldn't find it -- how to get access to stuff that's been uploaded previously (older podcasts of older articles . . . )....????
Note that TR says it is ahead of the game: " . . the first media property to combine podcasting and text-to-speech (T2S)
technology to give its tech-savvy users yet another way to get their
daily news." Additionally, savvy young tech folks CAN subscribe to an RSS feed and automatically download podcasts on a daily basis. 2. Access to the page is free. This makes me wonder why I paid for the magazine. OK, OK -- you don't get pictures if you just go to the T2S page. But you'll get the gist (maybe) of what is posted to the site. SO PLEASE GO: At least I can think that I'm paying for your free web/podcast access!!!
3. I wondered, while listening, if this technology is available to ALL magazines (obviously, it is -- but at what cost? is the question) . . . were I a magazine publisher (which I once was!), I'd be looking into this. Heck, you could convert your articles to podcasts without hiring someone to read them. Were you putting out an electrical magazine, let's say, young electricians with iPods could "listen" to your magazine while going to/from work (or perhaps at work, even).
This sure opens up a lot of possibilities, doesn't it?
4. I thought the presentation TR has right now could be improved in a number of ways. One obvious (and easy, I would hope) gain would be to put the time of each podcast next to the listing on the page, so you would know what you were getting into. Additionally, it's not obvious -- at least, I couldn't find it -- how to get access to stuff that's been uploaded previously (older podcasts of older articles . . . )....????
23 Jun, 2008
Security Video Archive
EleBlog observations:
a. I watched one of the videos, a guy named Dunkel on Security Convergence. It was interesting to watch, but led to some other observations.
b. I didn't take the time to watch all 13 videos. But from the looks of them (go to the page, click the link) -- 10 of the 13 videos are guys staring at the camera.
c. A while ago, someone offered me an opportunity to have a video "column" online. I passed. I don't like my voice. If "the camera adds 10 pounds," and I'm already 50 pounds overweight, why would you want to put me on camera?
1. Anixter was talking about this (IP and security converging) five years ago, Graybar four years ago.
2. The video was stultifying. I don't know if Dunkel can be considered a good-looking guy or not (this is not my department!) . . . but focusing a camera on a guy and letting him talk without some kind of intercutting of B-roll of some kind is just boring as heck.
2. The video was stultifying. I don't know if Dunkel can be considered a good-looking guy or not (this is not my department!) . . . but focusing a camera on a guy and letting him talk without some kind of intercutting of B-roll of some kind is just boring as heck.
b. I didn't take the time to watch all 13 videos. But from the looks of them (go to the page, click the link) -- 10 of the 13 videos are guys staring at the camera.
c. A while ago, someone offered me an opportunity to have a video "column" online. I passed. I don't like my voice. If "the camera adds 10 pounds," and I'm already 50 pounds overweight, why would you want to put me on camera?
OK -- it's fine to be critical. But
d. I think it's worthwhile for SDM to put this stuff up there. So while taking a slap at the content, let's applaud the magazine for giving it a try.
e. Having taking a shot at them, it's reasonable for someone reading this to ask: OK, so who's doing it better? ANSWER: Go see www.electrictv.net.
23 Jun, 2008
Wind Video - Watch It!
EleBlog take: This guy Randall Swisher of the AWEA, who is on camera for a bit, makes a heck of a lot of sense.
a. He's right about the monkeying around Congress is doing (and has done) with the renewables tax credit. Just double the thing and make it permanent already!
b. He's right about wind energy being a great opportunity to create manufacturing jobs here in the U.S.
c. He's right about wind being a few footsteps in front of solar photovoltaics (. . . which I like better than wind) . . . right now.
b. He's right about wind energy being a great opportunity to create manufacturing jobs here in the U.S.
c. He's right about wind being a few footsteps in front of solar photovoltaics (. . . which I like better than wind) . . . right now.
An association guy who's right about three things in maybe 1:00 of video -- this is probably some kind of record.
23 Jun, 2008
EE Forum - Listen In
22 Jun, 2008
AIA Convention -- Video
07 Jun, 2008
Khosla on Green
I had no idea who the guy was, but I was very impressed with his thinking. I went home and found out, in minutes, that he was a Really Rich Venture Capitalist. He's still talking about things green -- and a site, Earth2Tech, has a web video interview tih him talking about "data centers and investment tactics."
It's worth listening to/watching. As the site writes:
Vinod Khosla has been known to make some controversial statements and then put his money where his mouth is with big investments. His numerous plays in biofuel made him a recent target of the Wall Street Journal’s op-ed ire over the food crisis. But going out on a limb and taking a risk is how venture capitalists score big.
01 Jun, 2008
Free Webinar on BIM
24 May, 2008
Audio Tips
20 May, 2008
Sunset - Google Earth 4.3
01 May, 2008
Webcast: Sustainable Stadiums
21 Apr, 2008
Lighting Webinar - Tomorrow - Free
14 Apr, 2008
Archaeology: Sifting Debris
09 Apr, 2008
BIM + Green = Video
Autodesk, the leading software company in construction/design . . .
. . . has been doing research ("Project Chicago") with the U.S. Green Building Council . . .
. . . on how Building Information Modeling fits into the green picture . . .
-- and you can get the info on it via a video on the Autodesk site.
From the companys description:
See how an instant and interactive means to evaluate innovation, water,
energy, indoor environmental quality, and carbon footprint elements
could give designers an immediate sense of the results of different
design scenarios.
07 Mar, 2008
Green Bldg Video Tour
In
this video created by Guerilla Educators, Scott Kelly, the AIA's
(Philadelphia) 2007 Young Architect of the Year discusses the
architecture and each unique green component of his newest design, an
iconic office/manufacturing structure in Pennsylvania that will achieve
a Gold or possibly Platinum LEED rating.
Tune in with host John Sole and get some great ideas for environmentally friendly landscaping, stormwater management, straw bale construction, SIPS, natural ventilation, water efficient bathroom fixtures, waterless urinals and much more.
Tune in with host John Sole and get some great ideas for environmentally friendly landscaping, stormwater management, straw bale construction, SIPS, natural ventilation, water efficient bathroom fixtures, waterless urinals and much more.
07 Mar, 2008
CRE: The Next Subprime?
03 Mar, 2008
Commodities: Podcasts
Go here to hear podcasts of interviews with 5 members of the magazine's "Commodity Council."
What do they say? I've not listened. But as soon as this posts, I'm gonna!
(More)
02 Mar, 2008
FlatWire Video (from TV)
22 Feb, 2008
Top Automation Suppliers
Note also that JimPinto.com eNews #243 is posted as a podcast as well.
| Company | Global | N. America |
 Siemens |
1 |
6 |
| ABB |
2 |
3 |
| Schneider |
3 |
5 |
| Emerson Process |
4 |
1 |
| Rockwell Automation |
5 |
2 |
| Honeywell Process |
6 |
4 |
| Yokogawa |
7 |
19 |
| Omron |
8 |
18 |
| Invensys |
9 |
8 |
| Mitsubishi |
10 |
28 |
| GE |
11 |
7 |
| Danaher |
12 |
9 |
18 Feb, 2008
TV Ads - IBEW Maine
10 Feb, 2008
Tips For Techs
01 Feb, 2008
Podcast: Homes For Troops
[found thanks to www.buildingonline.com]
31 Jan, 2008
Another BIM Video
31 Jan, 2008
Another BIM Video
30 Jan, 2008
Older Worker Employment
The Urban Institute last month had a session on "Who Will Hire Me When I'm 64?" The group has posted downloadable MP3 files of what was said, even including the Q-and-A session, and also including a link from which you can download the whole thing. I've not yet listened, but I will.
28 Jan, 2008
BD&C Magazine Podcasts
HOK’s Cantrell, SSRCx’s Qualk sound off on hot in green products
Chicago’s chief environmental office, Sadhu Johnston
USGBC Chicago Chapter President Doug Widener
Green skyscraper desiger Jacques Ferrier
Erik Olsen: Chicago’s green permit leader
Turner Construction’s Peter Davoren: Construction market ‘very robust’
GreenWeek 2006
Environmental Awareness Week: Nourish Sustainability
Chicago’s chief environmental office, Sadhu Johnston
USGBC Chicago Chapter President Doug Widener
Green skyscraper desiger Jacques Ferrier
Erik Olsen: Chicago’s green permit leader
Turner Construction’s Peter Davoren: Construction market ‘very robust’
GreenWeek 2006
Environmental Awareness Week: Nourish Sustainability
26 Jan, 2008
Selective Coordination - Webcast
22 Jan, 2008
Video: Child Outlet Safety
19 Jan, 2008
BIM on ETV
So the online TV show of the electrical subcontractors + electricians featured a Q&A on the top up-and-coming technology in construction. Worth a look!
17 Jan, 2008
Green Collar Jobs - Video
So . . . if you're not likely to wade through the 68-page PDF, or you wanna figure out if you SHOULD download the thing -- watch the 3-minute video.
Key voice-over words in the piece: These jobs are "tough to outsource overseas." Think about it!
(More)
15 Jan, 2008
Podcast: Renewables' Year
I listened; the thing runs over 10 minutes. My favorite part was where Scott Sklar (a commentator on the site, among other things) expressed surprise and disappointment that Congress could take up the energy matter twice in three years (i.e., 2005 and 2007) . . . and still fall so short of accomplishing something.
I don't know Sklar at all; I'm familiar with his work on the site (which, when I've read it, seems pretty good -- search Sklar on the RenewableEnergyAccess site and you'll get back 162 links, much of which is stuff he's written).
Perhaps he's from Canada? This IS the way things don't get done here in the U.S.!
12 Jan, 2008
Homebujilding Down, Not Out (???)
10 Jan, 2008
'NECA NewsCast' Debuts
08 Jan, 2008
Connected Building Podcast
(More)
02 Jan, 2008
NAREIT Convention
05 Dec, 2007
'The Profitable Project'
First, note that the series has a host -- Joe Salimando, proprietor of The EleBlog. So this isn't a disinterested item!
Second, a quick story: On an airplane returning from a recent NAED meeting, a distributor looked at me as we grabbed our bags to get off the plane and said -- "I hear your voice all of the time at my office." The reason: The distributor invites selected electrical contractors to come in and listen to the the first CD. I had mixed emotions on hearing this. OF COURSE, I was happy that someone was putting "The Profitable Project" to a creative use. On the other hand, I felt sorry for anyone who has to listen to my voice more than once.
Third, where to find info on this online -- an NAED release.
05 Dec, 2007
Webcast Thursday: Adam Fein
Disclaimer: This isn't a paid ad. But there's so much involved here that I can't say I'm not influenced. I'm a big fan of Adam Fein. I'm also a big fan of Tom Gale, who runs MDM. I honestly think you should listen in to the Fein webinar!
25 Oct, 2007
Podcast On NEC
22 Oct, 2007
AEC Podcasts
21 Oct, 2007
Carbon Neutral Design In 5 Mins.
16 Oct, 2007
Another 10/18 Webinar
11 Oct, 2007
Solar
ADD: The NECA-IBEW "ElectricTV" online video news program provided coverage of the solar decathlon -- in advance. See the 4th story down on the list, Spotlight On Skill.
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11 Oct, 2007
3 Webinars on 10/18
Planning for Power Failures (from FacilityCare magazine)
Big Retailers Go Solar (from Chain Store Age magazine)
and just added...
ZigBee & Demand Response
11 Oct, 2007
Webinar: Zigbee & DR
08 Oct, 2007
Eaton Video: 'Home Hearbeat' + More
According to the words next to the video, Eaton has slapped a trademark on the term Structured Wiring Solutions. Does that seem legit?
01 Oct, 2007
Podcast: New Yankee Stadium
25 Sep, 2007
Planning for Power Failures
25 Sep, 2007
Big Retailers Go Solar
19 Sep, 2007
Videos On Electrical Training
At HourPower, there's a video on the National Training Institute, held last month in Knoxville, Tenn. It's an annual gathering of JATC training directors, instructors, and others hosted by the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, a NECA-IBEW operation.
Over at ElectricTV, there's a "sit down" interview with Michael Callanan, the director of the NJATC, and Stuart Binstock, who is head of NECA's Management Education Institute.
You can find the NJATC and the MEI online, as well. And, of course, IBEW has a site (where it makes available to all comers, at no charge, a downlaodable PDF of its monthly magazine, The Electrical Worker).
Over at ElectricTV, there's a "sit down" interview with Michael Callanan, the director of the NJATC, and Stuart Binstock, who is head of NECA's Management Education Institute.
You can find the NJATC and the MEI online, as well. And, of course, IBEW has a site (where it makes available to all comers, at no charge, a downlaodable PDF of its monthly magazine, The Electrical Worker).
Disclaimer: In one of my freelance/independent contractor assignments, I work for the NECA-IBEW joint marketing operation that produces ElectricTV.
18 May, 2007
Podcasts From GridWeek
I discovered archived Podcasts. CLICK HERE to see/hear them (you'll go to a page with links to four daily podcasts). I have not pre-screened them, so I can't testify as to quality, etc.
Seeing this info, tho, reminded me that I had intended to add a Category of "stuff" on this site -- online video, podcasts, etc. I called it Audio + Video.
More to come!
