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ELECTRI Updates
IT’S OFFICIAL – ELECTRI is pleased to announce Arcadia Electrical Company as a new ELECTRI Council Founder. Company President Stephen Gianotti will serve as representative to the Council. Arcadia, headquartered in Ridgewood, NY, serves diverse markets, including commercial office buildings, residential towers, retail, schools, colleges and universities, hotels and public buildings. Arcadia has also established a new division focused on Energy Efficiency. To learn more, visit www.arcadiaelectrical.com
AND THERE’S MORE – The Arkansas Chapter – NECA has made the commitment to join the ELECTRI Council. Chapter Executive Cindy Estes notified ELECTRI of the members’ decision and announced that Chad Willmon, (Thomas Electric, Inc.) will be the Council representative. The chapter represents electrical contractors in five divisions located in El Dorado, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, Little Rock, and Texarkana. These contractors provide electrical construction and maintenance service to industrial, commercial, and residential customers, throughout Arkansas and select counties in Oklahoma and Texas.
WHAT WE ALL LEARNED – Last week’s Council Room highlighted driving productivity and motivating the workforce. There were many excellent ideas and comments and you can watch it here and share it with your team.
THINKING AHEAD – ELECTRI has several key meetings each year. Here’s an advance notice for the places and dates for our 2024 Council meetings.
- January 16 – 18, 2024 – Amelia Island, Florida
- July 15 – 17, 2024 – Boston
- September 28 – October 1, 2024 – NECA Convention, San Diego (ELECTRI Council meeting details TBD)
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES - ELECTRI International has released its Future Infrastructure Growth assessment of the state-of-the-practice on emerging opportunities for the electric industry related to the ten-year $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). For ECs, the strongest opportunities within the IIJA are broadband, electric vehicles (EVs), and clean energy and power sectors. This ELECTRI report provides the EC community with an overview of the IIJA Act and areas closely related to their businesses, a survey, and structured interviews of electrical contractors. Researchers Anthony E. Sparkling, Ph.D., LEED AP BD+C and Kyubyung (Kyu) Kang, Ph.D. focused on understanding ECs’ perceptions of the IIJA, as well as identifying emerging business opportunities and threats to the industry. Download the full report (at no charge) at www.electri.org
THE NUMBERS TELL THE STORY – ELECTRI’s presence at the 2023 NECA Convention beat all expectations.
- More than 150 people attended the finals of the NECA Student Chapter competition. This annual Electrical Contracting Innovation Challenge continues to grow by leaps and bounds.
- !00+ students and their school advisors attended the annual Student Summit during the convention. ELECTRI made sure the young men and women had the opportunity to interact with key contractors who are always looking for outstanding talent.
- The room was filled for the ELECTRI Council meeting. Participants reviewed current projects and identified new initiatives for ELECTRI to consider.
- The ELECTRI Reception brought together Council members, families, NECA international members, and other special guests for a fun start to everyone’s evening.
- Booth 629 on the tradeshow floor was the gathering place for ELECTRI Council members, students, and other interested contractors who wanted to learn more about our work.
WHAT’S NEXT? - Mike Curran, CEO of Redtop Electric pays a lot of attention to “powering what’s next”. To make sure the company has the best possible workforce in place both in the field and in the office, Mike and his co-leaders focus on attitude and trust. Learn more about Redtop’s approach to finding a better way every day. Click here for Mike’s Think Like a Leader conversation.
AHEAD OF THE CURVE – For last week’s ConTech & Coffee, participants had a lot to say and learned a lot about successful change management techniques that can ensure a smoother transition into digitized workflows. Click here to stay ahead of the curve by listening to real-world examples and success stories of contractors who have successfully managed change in their businesses.
DECISION MADE – Eric Carlson met with the ELECTRI team during the Convention to confirm ‘Joe’ Dickey Electric’s decision to join the ELECTRI Council at the Founder level. Eric serves as the Ohio firm’s president and will be its representative to the Council. Welcome and many thanks.
ONE MORE STEP – The Kansas City Chapter – NECA has added to its financial commitment to ELECTRI International. This takes Kansas City to the $200,000 Champion level. ELECTRI appreciates the involvement and support it receives from this chapter’s members and leaders.
THE GAME PLAN – As Executive Director of the St Paul Chapter – NECA, Luke Kuhl understands that his game-plan is to always be curious, be relentless, and pay attention to delivering the outcome that his EC members will value and use at every turn. Click here to listen to Luke’s insightful Think Like a Leader conversation or watch it here.
A NEW PARTNERSHIP – The ELECTRI Council selected Amelia Celoza, Ph. D. for the Foundation’s 2023-2024 Partnership for Career Advancement Award. Dr. Celoza received her doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering. Her first project with ELECTRI will be to evaluate the impact of inexperience on BIM-based design coordination between the GC and MEP contractors and identify opportunities to address that impact. Amelia will join the Council for its meeting during the NECA Convention to discuss the project and get Council member input. She will also have several opportunities to talk with industry members during the trade show at the ELECTRI booth #629.
OUR SINCERE THANKS – Research projects often require a significant number of survey responses in order to reach meaningful findings and conclusions. The response to ELECTRI’s requests for EC industry participation in the research survey process has been outstanding this year. We appreciate your interest in helping the industry by sharing your experiences and data.
All ELECTRI Council members: Help steer the future of Electrical Contracting (EC) research by joining one of our task forces. Each of our research projects is assigned a task force of industry experts to work with the researcher. Your expertise will shape valuable outcomes for the industry. Let's advance the EC landscape together!
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Fair Outcomes for Electrical Contractors for Schedule Compression and Out of Sequence Work- Timothy Becker, ASU
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Managing Rework with an Early Warning System, Proactive Remedies, and Proper Documentation - Hala Nassereddine, NCM Consulting
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MEP Contractors and GCs: What is the Cost of Inexperience? - Amelia Celoza, University of Colorado Boulder
If you want to participate in one of these new projects, please contact Amanda Harbison at Amanda@electri.org .
The Council Room panel reviewed the updated Change Order Guidelines and their importance. Attendees shared their process for pricing change orders more effectively and ways to communicate the update to many more contractors across the country. Click here to watch the Council Room session. Click here to download the full Updated Change Order Guidelines report.
EASY ACCESS – Last week we released the recap of the ELECTRI Summer meeting. For those of you looking for just the slides from the sessions, ELECTRI has organized all the session slides into one place, and they can be retrieved by clicking the following links:
Day 1 Slides - Click here
Day 2 Slides - Click Here
Day 3 Slides - Click Here
CHECK THEM OUT – The ELECTRI Council break-out sessions were filled with solid discussion and excellent recommendations. Click the links below for the white papers with the key take-away notes from the conversations.
ELECTRI International Quick Links
ELECTRI Meetings ELECTRI Research Council Room Sessions Prefab 101 Videos ConTech & Coffee/ITea & Coffee Think Like A Leader
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