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Kimley-Horn eliminates the guesswork of electric vehicle charger site selection

BD+C

Kimley-Horn eliminates the guesswork of electric vehicle charger site selection 0 dbarista Mon, 11/27/2023 - 15:08 Engineers Private businesses and governments can now choose their new electric vehicle (EV) charger locations with data-driven precision. has 145,000 public Level 2 and direct-current (DC) fast charging ports.

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Fla. Electrical Contractor Power Design Settles DC Labor Suit

ENR Construction

Power Design Inc., electrical contractor, has agreed to a $2.75-million a large St. Petersburg, Fla., million settlement with the Washington, D.C., attorney general that will compensate craftworkers and the city to resolve allegations the firm and two subcontractors underpaid workers by misclassifying them as independent contractors.

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DC attorney general orders Power Design to pay $2.75M in wage theft case

Construction Dive

Nearly two years after the complaint was filed, the electrical contractor will have to shell out $879,000 to workers and $1.8 million to Washington, D.C., for failing to pay the minimum wage, benefits and taxes.

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Skyjack Ecotray

Construction Equipment

Skyjack Ecotray is a leak containment system designed for Skyjack’s range of new DC electric scissor lifts. Ecotray prevents any potential leaks from hydraulic systems dripping onto floors and other internal components. The Skyjack system removes the need for “diapers” and is particularly suited…

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DC Water Project Wins U.S. Water Prize for Turning Wastewater into Electricity

PC Construction

DC Water’s Bailey Bioenergy Facility was recognized by the US Water Alliance with the prestigious 2016 U.S. Water Prize. The awards, which recognize organizations that are leading the way with creative water solutions, will be.

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An Off-Grid Electric Hot Tub

Natural Building

I started out building hot-air solar collectors and designing root cellars with sunspaces on top. For those designs, I fed air to the root cellar via a 50-foot ground tube. ” “I knew from my early days in wind that it was possible to heat water with a direct-current (DC) element.

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Demand Response Needs a Mulligan

Green Building Law Update

Circuit Court of Appeals has nullified the retail electric market Demand Response programs governed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, putting a chink in the armor of the new EPA carbon curbs. Specifically, on May 23, 2014, in Electric Power Supply Association v. And we know they won’t be run from Washington DC.