Smart homes of the future will automatically adapt to their surroundings using an array of sensors to record everything from the building’s temperature and humidity to the light level and air quality.

Knob and tube wiring replacement costs are higher than many other home improvement projects at $24,300 on average or between $12,000 and $36,600. Homeowners can expect home size, accessibility of the ...

Using a home's electrical wiring as a giant copper antenna allows for wireless sensors that can communicate over a whole house and run for decades on a single watch battery. The device could be used ...

Online tools including tutorial videos, blog posts, customer testimonials and more teach homeowners safe home electrical wiring practices Leviton is launching a series of online educational tools ...

Soon enough, your home electrical wiring could do more than just keep electronics running–it could also act as a giant information-transmitting antenna. Researchers at the University of Washington and ...

Q: I’m building a new home and wondering whether I can install all the electrical wiring myself. It’s not a big home, but it has quite a few three- and four-way switches. I have watched a bunch of ...

CP&L Energy Inc., a Progress Energy electric utility company based in Raleigh, N.C., has launched a new program that repairs and replaces home electrical wiring and components. Called Home Wiring ...

First on the electrical wire color code is black. “Black wires are most used as ‘hot’ wires in residential systems,” says ...

Hiring an electrician to perform electrical work in your home isn’t just about saving yourself a bit of manual labor. Home fire safety is one of the most crucial components of the electrical building ...