NEWS & EDUCATION

Energy Efficiency Measures Installer means persons or entities that perform installations of energy efficiency measures. Energy efficiency measures mean measures that reduce the amount of electricity or natural gas required to achieve a given end use.

The requirements for fiber optic cable will increase logrythmically over the coming decade. 5G communications networks, sensor devices, monitoring devices and control devices will all be connected and communicating via fiber optic cable to internet routers and servers.

Call 811 before you dig. Have you seen those signs? 811 is a nationwide number for use by anyone wanting to dig into the ground. The reminder to call 811 is posted because there is an incredible amount of infrastructure buried underground.

Horizontal Directional Drilling is the least disruptive way to place utilities. If we all had X-Ray vision we would immediately see the dangers that drilling crews face. Consider a city block with homes every sixty feet. 

Opening up a street in a dense urban area reveals a tangled mass of utility infrastructure that includes communications, electric power, gas, sewer and fiber. With each passing decade the utility space becomes more congested.

The amount of fiber optic cable being put in the ground and hung from utility poles is staggering. Fiber ultimately will replace copper twisted pair, and coaxial cable.

Soft tissue injuries are all too common in the construction industry. Electric Conduit Construction (ECC) imposes a weight restriction on all employees of 40lbs maximum for a single man lift. With team lifts double that weight. Anything above that should be done by machine.

In the latest episode of Planet Underground, Electric Conduit Construction gives an in-depth look at the process and difficulties that come along with installing the latest 5G high-speed internet for the people of Chicago. 

Electric Conduit Construction supports META 24. This program, under the direction of Mr. Flavian Prince, is a great example of the power of one word - Believe. Prince does more than talk. 

In the world of underground construction, safety is the priority. Thanks to organizations like Planet Underground, accessibility to safe working techniques and methods has never been easier to discuss, and share within the industry. 

Electric Conduit Construction builds utility infrastructure. The work is dangerous. Our men and women are routinely working in trenches, aerial buckets and with heavy equipment.

On August 3, 2018 an employee of Electric Conduit Construction, and an Illinois Army National Guard corporal helped save a woman’s life by wading into a retention pond at I-90 and Rt. 47 and pulling her from the overturned submerged vehicle, according to Illinois State Police.