July New Housing Price Index Up 0.1%, After a 0.3% Increase in June

The combined region of Toronto and Oshawa was the top contributor to the increase, with prices up 0.3% over the previous month. Builders reported market conditions and higher labour costs as the main reasons for the gain…

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Don’t Underestimate Your Estimating System’s Potential

Knowing what to charge clients for the work you do is often the difference between long-term success and eventual failure for the business. Many contractors look at estimating simply as a way to determine the cost of a project…

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Profit Sharing By Job

Construction project managers earn almost 3X more in profit sharing than electrical project managers.

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Behind the Scene: A New Solution for Connecting Consumers with Their Utilities

Would you like your thermostat to interact with your utility in real-time? Or integrate with an award-winning Weather Solutions application to provide accurate weather forecasts and alerts that, in turn, enable you and your utility to make wiser home comfort decisions?…

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Key Factors to Maintaining Arc Flash Safety, Part 1

When an arc fault occurs, the result is a massive electrical explosion. The light and heat emitted by the explosion is known as the arc flash, and the pressure wave is known as the arc blast…

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It’s Not Just the Technical Stuff That’s Important

As students head back to school and reality sets in that winter is not really that far away, I am often asked how those looking to enter the electricity workforce for the first time can set themselves apart from the competition…

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Engineering Services Lead Architectural, Engineering and Related Services Price Index Increase

Canada’s Architectural, Engineering and Related Services Price Index (AESPI) edged up 0.2% in Q2 from Q1…

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July Building Permits Decline Slightly from June

Building permits issued by Canadian municipalities edged down 0.6% to $7.7 billion in July, following a 15.5% increase in June. Lower construction intentions in the non-residential sector, mainly in Ontario and Alberta, accounted for much of the decrease at the national level…

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Contractor Salaries By Gender

No surprises on who makes more. But can you guess by how much?

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The Impact of Arc Flash Events on Photocontrol Longevity in LED Lighting

The adoption of LED lighting continues at a rapid pace.Although the extended life of LEDs is beneficial, it also presents a compatibility challenge with older technology controls, especially with outdoor photocontrols…

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Heating with Electrical Resistance, Part 2

Electric resistance heat (ERH) is a safe and simple solution for many heating needs, and frequently offers meaningful advantages over other sources of heating…

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Eardley Energy

Eardley Energy is an electrical, heating, air conditioning and ventilation contractor in the Outaouais region of western Quebec…

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Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I — Installment 5

The CE Code is a comprehensive document. Sometimes it can seem quite daunting to quickly find the information you need. This series of articles provides a guide to help users find their way through this critical document. In this article: Section 8 — circuit loading and demand factors…