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Around the Circuit
AGC to Sponsor
Development of Universal Document Exchange
Washington, D.C.-based Associated General Contractors
of
America (AGC) recently reached an agreement with the National Institute
of Building Sciences (NIBS) for the development of AGCxml, a set of
standard industry schemes for exchanging electronic data among A/E/C
business-process software applications.AGCxml will be one of the few
document-exchange standards to address the interoperability issue in
the
construction industry, enabling any software products or tools using
AGCxml to exchange information in a manner that is recognizable between
authors using different software systems. AGCxml is intended to
facilitate the reliable, electronic exchange of the
business-to-business
transactional data created by owners, contractors, and design
professionals in the course of every design and construction project
and
found in such documents or forms as owner/contractor agreements, change
orders, and requests for information.
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Work Begins on
Arkansas Center to Prevent Electric Blackouts
Work has recently started on the National Center for
Reliable Electric Power and Transmission at the College of Engineering
at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. The center will be
dedicated to developing ways to manage electricity to prevent
blackouts.
The center will include a facility to design and test electronic
systems, using a 6.5MW power capacity. In 2005, the center received a
$1
million appropriation from the U.S. Energy Department's GridWorks
Initiative. It is to receive $2.5 million from the agency next
year.
Fluor
Opens New Global Headquarters
On June 5, Fluor Corp. officially dedicated its new
global corporate headquarters in Irving, Texas. The build-to-suit
corporate headquarters was constructed on a 26-acre property located in
the Las Colinas business district of Irving, Texas. The
140,000-square-foot, three-story, dual-wing building includes a
commercial kitchen and dining area, employee fitness center, 100-seat
auditorium, multiple meeting rooms, three-story glass-enclosed atrium,
and a two-story parking facility. The building is constructed of
concrete panels clad in natural Texas limestone and was designed and
built to meet the certification requirements for the U.S. Green
Building
Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green
Building rating system.
Faulty
Satellite TV Installations Found in Minnesota
Dish Network affiliate Galaxy 1 Marketing, Bettendorf,
Iowa, has recently agreed to inspect 6,700 satellite TV systems
installed
in Minnesota between 2004 and 2005. The Minnesota Department of Labor
and Industry's random sampling of 100 installations discovered that 80
didn't meet the state's electrical code. The department said the
improper installations increase the risk of lightning blowing out
electronic gear, starting a fire, or injuring people, although no
injuries or fires have been tied to the systems. According to the
department, faulty grounding was the most common problem.
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Project Watch
New Hampshire
Requests Bids for Emergency Lighting Services
The State of New Hampshire is soliciting proposals from
subcontractors to provide emergency lighting services for all buildings
located on the campus of the New Hampshire Technical Institute,
Concord,
N.H. Bidders are responsible for familiarizing themselves with
equipment
conditions, locations, and accessibility of the sites. Bids are due by
2
p.m. EST on July 5. For more information, visit the State of New
Hampshires's Web
site.
Louisiana
City
Seeks Contractor for Water Treatment Plant Renovations
The Purchasing Division for the City of Shreveport,
La.,
is seeking sealed bids for renovations of a 2,400V electrical
switchgear
at the T.L. Amiss Water Treatment Plant. Construction and improvements
include a 2,400V switchgear building, a backwash pump, high service
pump
controllers, wash water recovery pump controllers, and associated site
piping, valves, electrical, instrumentation, and HVAC. There is a
mandatory pre-bid conference at 11 a.m. CST on July 12. Proposals must
be received at the Purchasing Office by 2 p.m. CST on July 20. A pdf of
the bid papers is available on the City of Shreveport's Web
site.
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Web Exclusives
Business Brief
Sarasota, Fla.-based Clockwork Home Services, Inc.
recently acquired Atlanta-based Mister Sparky, Inc. Under terms of the
deal, Clockwork is acquiring ownership, rights, and uses of all Mister
Sparky trademarks; the Mister Sparky name; clients; and all other
intellectual property and ownership of Mister Sparky's equipment,
facilities, and operations. Mister Sparky employs a staff of 68
professionals in the metropolitan Atlanta area. Patrick Kennedy,
founder and chief executive officer of Mister Sparky, Inc., will join
Clockwork Home Services as vice president of franchise sales.
Management
of both companies has approved the transaction, which became effective
on June 9.For additional Business Briefs, visit the EC&M Web
site.
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Eye on Safety
Michigan Poll
Reports
"Lack of Time" as Biggest Excuse for Not Teaching Workplace
Safety
In a recent poll of 700 Michigan business owners,
operators, and managers, 25% of participants said that not having
enough
time was "the greatest barrier" in educating their workers on staying
safe. The survey, conducted by Educational, Political, Industrial and
Consumer Market Research Analysis (EPIC-MRA), Lansing, Mich., and
sponsored by Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, reported that
11% of participants said that high employee turnover was the biggest
barrier, and 7% of the participants each blamed availability of
information and cost of training. Thirty-eight percent of respondents
said that they were undecided as to what is the biggest barrier in
providing workplace safety education."Fewer accidents and healthier
employees would mean lower insurance costs for Michigan businesses,"
says Ed Sarpolus, vice president of EPIC-MRA. "If the owners/managers
have no focus on workplace safety and preventive health education, they
cannot expect to have these healthier employees or fewer accidents."
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Shows and Events
H&PQ Conference: Seattle
EC&M, PowerQuality, and PQNewsBeat
present the 2006 Harmonics & Power Quality (H&PQ) conference in Seattle
from July 20-21. Presenters at this year's conference will include:
William Bush, director of engineering, Signals, Power & Grounding
Specialists, Inc.; Bruce Lonie, president, PowerCET Corp.; Chris
Melhorn, engineering manager, EPRI Solutions; and Alex McEachern,
president, Power Systems Lab. For more information and to register,
visit the conference's Web
site.
ILEA Annual
Conference
The 2006 International League of Electrical
Associations
(ILEA) Conference will be held in Chicago from July 26-29. This year's
event will include a primer on continuing education and approved hours,
as well as a keynote address on membership retention, recruitment, and
how to attract the younger generation to your association. For
registration information, contact ILEA at (402) 330-7227.
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