ELECTRI International - The Foundation for Electrical Construction, Inc.

The Foundation for Electrical Construction, Inc. "ELECTRI International" was established in 1988 by the Governors of NECA.  The purpose of the Foundation is to promote research done by premiere individuals which will allow electrical contractors to keep up to date with the current trends of their industry.  Every year the ELECTRI International Council meets to hand select the research projects in which they feel will be most beneficial to the present electrical contractor for that year.  Below are the most recent research projects that have been selected to receive funds from the Foundation.

Projects selected by Foundation for funding in 2008

1     Achieving Performance Improvement through an Effective Project Management Strategy, Cindy Menches, University of Texas 

2     Implementing the Lessons Learned for the Florida Initiative and other Small Works Agreements, Ross Koppel, University of Pennsylvania

3     Role of Electrical Contractors on LEED Projects; Focus on Commissioning and Innovation & Design Credits, Matt Syal, Michigan State University

4     Local Apprenticeship Program Best Practices, Tom Glavinich, University of Kanas

5     Effectively Recruiting and Retaining the Supervisory Workforce of Electrical Contractors, Eddy Rojas, University of Washington

6     ELECTRI Knowledge Network, John Messner, Penn State University