Guide to Back-Up Power: Considerations for Energy Storage Assets
Providing back up power is essential to providing maximum value for commercial and industrial behind-the-meter energy storage installations.
Contractor Checklist: What to Do If You Are Sued
Owning a business can be uniquely rewarding, but rewards do not come without risk. Perhaps the most dreaded of those risks is a lawsuit.
GDP Rose 0.6% YOY in Q4 2016
Real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.6% in the fourth quarter, following a 0.9% increase in the third quarter. Final domestic demand continued to decelerate (+0.1%), with ongoing weakness in business investment. Investment in housing increased 1.2%. Businesses reduced their inventories by $5.0 billion in the fourth quarter, after accumulating $7.4 billion in the third quarter. Manufacturing inventories were drawn down by $6.9 billion.
Where Industrial Electricians Work
From 2015 to 2016,there’s little change. It’s a different story for 2014 to 2015. See which categories were affected.
Managing Change: Sones
When I first graduated as an occupational safety and health technologist in 1991, I was on a mission to save the world. Armed with my newfound knowledge, I recognized the flaws in the industrial complex and was bound and determined to change everything.
Chatting with a Standards Maker: Canada’s Alice Sturgeon
Over the past 20 years, Alice Sturgeon has been extensively involved in international standardization, primarily with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), in information security and identity management planning and management, as well as risk, cryptography, biometrics and smart cards.
Safety as Success Factor: H.J Bartlett Electric Inc.’s Andrew Morrissey
Safety standards in the electrical industry are constantly evolving, which requires that contractors adapt to changes as fast as they occur. To ensure its continued success serving Newfoundland and Labrador, H.J. Bartlett Electric Inc. has found in Andrew Morrissey the knowledge and commitment to ensure all staff are trained on and practice current safety standards.
Atlantic Canada’s Newman Electric
Newman Electric was founded in 1995 and has established itself as a leading electrical contractor throughout Atlantic Canada. Just last year the company was named “2016 Best Electrician” in The Chronicle Herald’s Reader Choice Survey. Newman Electric offers electrical services in the residential, commercial and Industrial sectors that range in size from big to small projects.
Average Electrical Contractor Salaries by Job Type
Among six job types, project manager salaries consistently lead from 2014 to 2016. However, within each job type salaries vary from year to year.
5 Social Media “Facts” You Should Ignore
Trying to learn how to manage your business’ social media can be a difficult task. The web is filled with outdated social media facts. In some cases, information and advice are outright incorrect.
Safety Checklist: 10 Dumb Things Smart People Do When Testing Electricity, Part 2
People who make their living by working with electricity quickly develop a healthy respect for anything with even a remote chance of being “live.”
Value of Building Permits in January Rose 5.4%
The value of building permits issued in January totalled $7.6 billion, a 5.4% rise over December.
From Talk to Action — Building a Truly Representative Workforce
On March 8 — International Women’s Day — Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC), with the support of Maryam Monsef, Minister of Status of Women, announced EHRC’s newest initiative to support the increased representation of women as skilled workers in the electricity sector…
Schneider Electric Appoints Hugo Lafontaine as National Sales Manager, Building Automation Systems, Canada
Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and automation, today announced the appointment of Hugo Lafontaine as National Sales Manager, Building Automation Systems in Canada.
Electrical Contractor Establishments 2015 vs. 2016 by Number and Jurisdiction
The numbers remain constant. But take a look at numbers by jurisdiction.
YOY Residential Construction Investment Rises 5.6% in Q4 2016
In the fourth quarter, total investment in residential construction rose 5.6% from the same quarter of 2015 to $31.4 billion, reflecting increased spending on every component except cottages.
