Florida is the state where lightning strikes, and it is more than twice. With summer bringing multiple thunderstorms weekly the chances for tree damage are quite possible. Lightning protection systems ...

The recent failure of a cable system in a huge coast live oak prompts me to revisit this topic. I touched on it last year, (Feb. 20, 2021: Tree Cables Need Professional Installation and Maintenance) ...

The construction of power lines (distribution as well as transmission) in environmentally sensitive areas has always been a challenge. Special considerations need to be given to the protection of ...

Structured cabling is a comprehensive system of cabling and associated hardware that provides a standardized ...

The catastrophic failure of a cable system in a huge coast live oak prompts me to revisit this topic. The failure resulted in the collapse of a large oak and caused severe property damage. With the ...

Despite significant capital investment by electric utilities in recent years, energy infrastructure across the U.S. received only a C-minus rating in the latest report card from the American Society of ...