Lumenpulse’s Strasbourg Cathedral Project Wins Darc Award
The appearance of one of Europe’s most important cathedrals has been transformed with an extraordinary new lighting design from Lumenpulse that uses 400 luminaires.
Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I — Instalment 30
In this article: Section 60 — Electrical Communications Systems. Rule 60-000 states that this is a supplementary or amendatory section of the code and applies to the installation of communication systems that carry audio, video, or data information and supervision or control signals…
Survey Says: Electrical Contractor Hourly Rate By Company Size
The increase in hourly rate for electrical contractors increases substantially from small companies to those with over 600 employees.
How the IIoT Is Delivering on Asset Performance Management, Part 4
Part 1 of this 4-part series introduced ways in which increasing digitization might improve plant operations.
S&C Self-Healing Technology Saves Enmax 30 Million+ Customer Minutes
Enmax Power Corporation, an Alberta-based utility, was facing more frequent and longer power interruptions, causing its reliability rating from the Canadian Electricity Association to slide toward the third quartile.
HEAD: 3 Tips for Prepping Your Vehicle for the Job Site
If you use your own car or truck as a work vehicle — and routinely drive it to construction sites — it’s important to treat it like any other piece of work-related equipment.
Electrical Contractor Median Hourly Rate By Employer Type
Electrical contractors working for the government have the highest hourly wage, although self-employed electricians are not too far behind.
New Housing Investment Grew 5.8% YOY in August
New housing construction investment rose 5.8% from August 2016 to $5.0 billion in August 2017, with gains reported for all building types.
LEDs and Their Possible Health Effects, Part 2
Part 1 presented findings from a review of possible health risks of LEDs, conducted by the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks.
2016 Growth in Solar Power Tops Every Other Fuel
New solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity grew by 50% last year, with China accounting for almost half of the global expansion, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest renewables market analysis and forecast.
Case study: self-healing technology saves Enmax more than 30 million customer minutes
Falling costs, an expanding customer base, and growing recognition of the role clean energy will play in building a prosperous economy will drive the wind energy industry’s continued expansion in Canada…
5 Dumb Things Smart People Do When Testing Electricity
People who make their living by working with electricity quickly develop a healthy respect for anything with even a remote chance of being “live.”
LEDs and Their Possible Health Effects, Part 1
LED lamps and displays appear to pose no direct adverse health effects among the general healthy population, concludes a just-published literature review.
Jeremy Herrington: Total Electrical Solutions
Total Electrical Solutions was founded in 2013 by Jeremy Herrington in Quispamsis, on the outskirts of Saint John, New Brunswick.
How the IIoT Is Delivering on Asset Performance Management, Part 3
Part 1 of this 4-part series introduced ways in which increasing digitization might improve plant operations.
How the IIoT Is Delivering on Asset Performance Management, Part 2
Part 1 of this 4-part series introduced ways in which increasing digitization might improve plant operations. Here in Part 2: how IIoT can improve the productivity of reactive, preventive, predictive and proactive maintenance.
