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For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

Throughout our annual magazine, weekly email newsletters and 24/7/365 website, Cabling Installation & Maintenance digs into the essential topics our audience focuses on:

  • Design, Installation and Testing: We explain the bottom-up design of cabling systems, from case histories of actual projects to solutions for specific problems or aspects of the design process. We also look at specific installations using a case-history approach to highlight challenging problems, solutions and unique features. Additionally, we examine evolving test-and-measurement technologies and techniques designed to address the standards-governed and practical-use performance requirements of cabling systems.
  • Technology: We evaluate product innovations and technology trends as they impact a particular product class through interviews with manufacturers, installers and users, as well as contributed articles from subject-matter experts.
  • Data Center: Cabling Installation & Maintenance takes an in-depth look at design and installation workmanship issues as well as the unique technology being deployed specifically for data centers.
  • Physical Security: Focusing on the areas in which security and IT—and the infrastructure for both—interlock and overlap, we pay specific attention to Internet Protocol’s influence over the development of security applications.
  • Standards: Tracking the activities of North American and international standards-making organizations, we provide updates on specifications that are in-progress, looking forward to how they will affect cabling-system design and installation. We also produce articles explaining the practical aspects of designing and installing cabling systems in accordance with the specifications of established standards.

New Inflation Data Helps Community Associations Navigate Economic Challenges

Falls Church, Va., April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Foundation for Community Association Research has released its latest Inflation Financial Planning Snapshot that offers essential data to help more than 355,000 community associations across the United States make informed financial decisions.  The resource provides community association boards and managers with insights to address rising inflation, labor shortages, and material cost increases. 

“This data is an essential planning tool for community associations working to make informed decisions about maintenance planning, annual budgeting, operational costs, and reserve fund adjustments,” says Dawn M. Bauman, CAE, executive director of the Foundation for Community Association Research. “With rising insurance premiums, regulatory demands, and the increasing need for long-term financial stability, this resource provides actionable insights to help communities plan effectively.” 

"Inflation affects every aspect of a community’s financial strategy," says Marc Tamres, chief executive officer of HomeRun IQ and chair of the Foundation’s research committee. "This data enables community associations to better anticipate cost changes and make informed decisions on when to act — whether that means accelerating a capital project or adjusting a reserve funding plan. We believe it is critical to provide resources that support informed, more sustainable financial management for community associations." 

Key Insights from the Inflation Financial Planning Snapshot: 

  • Interpreting Inflation Data. Understand the differences between the Producer Price Index and Consumer Price Index with an emphasis on using the PPI as a more accurate predictor of labor and material cost increases.

  • Labor Shortages Impact. Recognize the growing effect of labor shortages in the community association industry where wages are rising significantly faster than general inflation.

  • Financial Planning Insights. Apply the data to make informed decisions on budgeting, capital projects, and reserve fund management in response to inflationary pressures.

Community association boards and managers are encouraged to work with reserve study professionals, accountants, and management experts to determine whether adjustments to their financial strategies are necessary. The Foundation recommends using blended inflation figures and carefully considering the timing of capital improvements to mitigate the compounding effects of inflation. 

Access the full Inflation Financial Planning Snapshot and explore additional best practices at foundation.caionline.org/inflationdata.


Blaine Tobin
Community Associations Institute 
703-970-9235
btobin@caionline.org
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