What Consulting Engineers Specify

Jan 07 2016
Wire and cable, lighting, and wiring devices top the list.
Jan 07 2016
Wire and cable, lighting, and wiring devices top the list.
With the electricity sector experiencing changes on so many fronts — technological, demographic, political — it is no surprise that the careers traditionally associated within the sector will also be affected.
It is interesting that these two words “High Voltage” have been used throughout the history of our use of electricity to use fear as a tactic to keep people away from electrical equipment located indoors or outdoors and in turn has also been considered “high risk.”
High oil and gas prices combined with mobile standstill during the pandemic and the requirements of the Paris climate goals give the topics of energy generation and storage, electrification and digitalisation a completely new actuality.
There have been many game-changing developments in the construction sector, speeding industry modernization over the last few years. For instance, recent technological innovations drive the digital transformation revolution that prompts many electrical contractors to reconsider workflows and investigate new strategies to modernize their businesses.
Unique messaging and a well-constructed website gave us the impetus to want to look into Kamloops’ forty year old, family owned and operated, Crawford Electric. Their team of licensed electricians support the firm’s long-standing reputation as the 2011 winner of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce Green Award, and a full British Columbia Hydro Alliance Member, Crawford Electric specializes in energy-saving lighting upgrades.
Hammond Power Solutions Inc. (HPS) now offers the Centurion R reactor with an enclosed option, providing customers with a complete reactor solution. The HPS Centurion R is available as an open core and coil, Type 1 (as standard) or Type 3R (as special) enclosed unit.These rugged steel ventilated enclosures are constructed for indoor use to provide protection to the reactor against ingress of solid foreign objects as well as protection to personnel against access to hazardous parts. The HPS Centurion R enclosed units may be ordered complete from HPS, or a partner may combine a core and coil unit with the enclosure in their authorized facility.
With the electricity sector experiencing changes on so many fronts — technological, demographic, political — it is no surprise that the careers traditionally associated within the sector will also be affected.
It is interesting that these two words “High Voltage” have been used throughout the history of our use of electricity to use fear as a tactic to keep people away from electrical equipment located indoors or outdoors and in turn has also been considered “high risk.”
High oil and gas prices combined with mobile standstill during the pandemic and the requirements of the Paris climate goals give the topics of energy generation and storage, electrification and digitalisation a completely new actuality.
There have been many game-changing developments in the construction sector, speeding industry modernization over the last few years. For instance, recent technological innovations drive the digital transformation revolution that prompts many electrical contractors to reconsider workflows and investigate new strategies to modernize their businesses.
Unique messaging and a well-constructed website gave us the impetus to want to look into Kamloops’ forty year old, family owned and operated, Crawford Electric. Their team of licensed electricians support the firm’s long-standing reputation as the 2011 winner of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce Green Award, and a full British Columbia Hydro Alliance Member, Crawford Electric specializes in energy-saving lighting upgrades.
Hammond Power Solutions Inc. (HPS) now offers the Centurion R reactor with an enclosed option, providing customers with a complete reactor solution. The HPS Centurion R is available as an open core and coil, Type 1 (as standard) or Type 3R (as special) enclosed unit.These rugged steel ventilated enclosures are constructed for indoor use to provide protection to the reactor against ingress of solid foreign objects as well as protection to personnel against access to hazardous parts. The HPS Centurion R enclosed units may be ordered complete from HPS, or a partner may combine a core and coil unit with the enclosure in their authorized facility.
With the electricity sector experiencing changes on so many fronts — technological, demographic, political — it is no surprise that the careers traditionally associated within the sector will also be affected.
It is interesting that these two words “High Voltage” have been used throughout the history of our use of electricity to use fear as a tactic to keep people away from electrical equipment located indoors or outdoors and in turn has also been considered “high risk.”
High oil and gas prices combined with mobile standstill during the pandemic and the requirements of the Paris climate goals give the topics of energy generation and storage, electrification and digitalisation a completely new actuality.
There have been many game-changing developments in the construction sector, speeding industry modernization over the last few years. For instance, recent technological innovations drive the digital transformation revolution that prompts many electrical contractors to reconsider workflows and investigate new strategies to modernize their businesses.
Unique messaging and a well-constructed website gave us the impetus to want to look into Kamloops’ forty year old, family owned and operated, Crawford Electric. Their team of licensed electricians support the firm’s long-standing reputation as the 2011 winner of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce Green Award, and a full British Columbia Hydro Alliance Member, Crawford Electric specializes in energy-saving lighting upgrades.
Hammond Power Solutions Inc. (HPS) now offers the Centurion R reactor with an enclosed option, providing customers with a complete reactor solution. The HPS Centurion R is available as an open core and coil, Type 1 (as standard) or Type 3R (as special) enclosed unit.These rugged steel ventilated enclosures are constructed for indoor use to provide protection to the reactor against ingress of solid foreign objects as well as protection to personnel against access to hazardous parts. The HPS Centurion R enclosed units may be ordered complete from HPS, or a partner may combine a core and coil unit with the enclosure in their authorized facility.
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This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.