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A Powerful Partnership
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In winter, heating accounts for an average of 60% of the residential electricity consumption of Quebec households. How to reduce this load without compromising comfort? How to improve the energy efficiency of our residential electric heating? Read on to learn more.
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March 10, 2025 By Milwaukee® Milwaukee® believes in the power of relationships. The global leader in hand tools and power tools has built its reputation over the past 100 years from the combination of producing high-quality tools designed for the jobsite, while continuing to go above and beyond their user’s expectations. A perfect example of…
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This is the third article of the ongoing series detailing significant changes for the 2021 Canadian Electrical Code Part I (CE Code) that may impact electrical equipment manufacturers.
Value of Building Permits Rose 7.4% in December
The total value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities increased 7.4% to $8.7 billion in December. Increases were reported in five provinces, led by Ontario (+10.5% to $3.4 billion) and Quebec (+15.8% to $2.2 billion). For 2019 overall, municipalities issued $102.4 billion worth of permits, up 2.6% compared with 2018.
Avoiding Networked Lighting Control System Deployment Pitfalls
My blog post from April 1, 2020, entitled Lessons Learned from Living Lab describes a research project about retrofitting existing spaces with networked lighting control systems (NLCs). It contains recommendations on how to avoid typical of problems that may be encountered on an NLC install. This post will elaborate on some of those “lessons” and recommendations.
Intelligent Heating: A Key Vector for Energy Efficiency
In winter, heating accounts for an average of 60% of the residential electricity consumption of Quebec households. How to reduce this load without compromising comfort? How to improve the energy efficiency of our residential electric heating? Read on to learn more.
A Powerful Partnership
March 10, 2025 By Milwaukee® Milwaukee® believes in the power of relationships. The global leader in hand tools and power tools has built its reputation over the past 100 years from the combination of producing high-quality tools designed for the jobsite, while continuing to go above and beyond their user’s expectations. A perfect example of…
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This is the third article of the ongoing series detailing significant changes for the 2021 Canadian Electrical Code Part I (CE Code) that may impact electrical equipment manufacturers.
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Avoiding Networked Lighting Control System Deployment Pitfalls
My blog post from April 1, 2020, entitled Lessons Learned from Living Lab describes a research project about retrofitting existing spaces with networked lighting control systems (NLCs). It contains recommendations on how to avoid typical of problems that may be encountered on an NLC install. This post will elaborate on some of those “lessons” and recommendations.
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Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1[i], 26th Edition– A Road Map: Section 34
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Hammond Power Solutions Appoints Linda Nadeau Sanford as Western Regional Sales Manager
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