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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…

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Residential construction investment, second quarter 2015

Investment in residential construction totalled $28.9 billion in the second quarter, up 4.0% from the same quarter in 2014.

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Contractor Bonuses By Job

To earn the biggest bonus, be an electrical project manager.

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Heating with Electrical Resistance, Part 1

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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Investment in Building New Housing Up 3.1% Year over Year in June

Overall investment in new housing construction rose 3.1% to $4.1 billion in June compared with the same month in 2014.The increase level was mainly owing to higher investment in apartment and apartment-condominium construction, up 12.8% to $1.3 billion…

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6 Tactics to Maximize the Purchasing Function: Tactic 2 — Pricing

This article is the second in a series of six tactics in which the electrical contractor can maximize purchasing power and profitability though procurement…

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Hourly Rate By Job

Electrical foremen earn more than 2X the hourly rate of apprentices. See how 5 other types of electricians fare…

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