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Stabilizing Interest Rates Fuel Industry Optimism, But Gender Gaps and Talent Shortages Persist, Impact Recruitment’s 2024/25 Salary Guide Reveals

October 21, 2024 Impact Recruitment’s latest salary guide highlights significant trends shaping the construction and trades sectors in 2024, leading into 2025. With rising interest rates finally stabilizing, companies are resuming previously shelved builds, including some major infrastructure projects, and finding and securing skilled talent remains top priority. In the construction and development sectors, mid-level…

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STANDATA: Smoke Detectors in Smoke or Fire/Smoke Damper Installation

October 21, 2024 Purpose: Clarifies whether the National Building Code – 2023 Alberta Edition (NBC(AE)) requires a smoke detector as part of a smoke or fire/smoke damper operation to be connected to the fire alarm system (FAS). Discussion In accordance with Sentence 3.1.8.11.(3) smoke damper and combination smoke/fire dampers must be configured to close automatically…

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Canada’s First Certified Zero-Carbon Building Offsets its Energy Use Over Three Years with Rooftop and Carport Solar System

October 21, 2024 The evolv1 building in the University of Waterloo Research and Technology Park in Waterloo, Ontario, has become self-sufficient in electricity following the installation of an innovative DC-optimized rooftop and carport solar system. Over a three year period, the system offset 105% of the facility’s energy use and saved approximately $360,000 in energy…

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Electricity Demand in Ontario to Grow by 75 per cent by 2050

October 21, 2024 According to a new annual forecast from the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), electricity demand in Ontario is anticipated to grow 75 per cent by 2050, higher than previously forecast, with annual consumption rising from 151 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2025 to 263 TWh in 2050. The accelerated pace of demand growth in…

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Building Canada’s Data Centres To Empower Our AI Future

October 10, 2024 By Jim Kalogiros – VP, Secure Power Canada, Schneider Electric Canada, we have an AI power complex. I mean this literally and figuratively. Allow me to explain. On the one hand, we have been leading the world in AI innovation for more than 30 years. Specifically, we are the first country ever to launch…

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The Canadian Electrical Code: Adapting to Change and Driving Innovation

Since its first publication in 1927, the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I (CE Code Part I), has been a vital instrument in promoting electrical safety across Canada. Its creation was spurred by the widespread adoption of electricity in the early 20th century.

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Light and Life: Discover Innovations at Hong Kong’s Premier Lighting Events This October

October 7, 2024 REGISTER HERE At the end of October, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council will host two major events in the lighting industry: the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) and the Hong Kong International Outdoor and Tech Light Expo. Under the theme “Light and Life,” these fairs will present a wide…

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NETCO 2023 Leadership Excellence Award Winner – Geordie Walsh IBEW 625 Halifax, Nova Scotia

October 7, 2024 Leaders and experts from the electrical industry gathered in Victoria, BC, September 5-6th, at the picturesque Inn at Laurel Point for the annual National Electrical Trade Council (NETCO) educational conference and trade show. As part of the event, NETCO presented their 2023 Leadership Excellence Award to Geordie Walsh of IBEW 625 Halifax,…

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EFC: A Captivating Quebec Economic Forecast

October 7, 2024 On September 19, nearly 50 members of the Quebec section of the Canadian Electro-federation had the opportunity to attend a highly strategic evening with none other than Valérie Beaudoin, Analyst and speaker specializing in American politics to talk about the issues that the upcoming US election decisions will have on the Canadian/Québec…

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BC Hydro: Business Energy Saving Incentives

October 7, 2024 Get funding for energy-efficient equipment upgrades By focusing on what uses the most energy in your business, you can make energy-efficient upgrades for the greatest impact on savings. The offer Business customers can upgrade any of the equipment listed below with eligible, energy-efficient models and BC Hydro will provide funding to cover…

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Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1[i], 26th Edition– A Road: Section 20

October 7, 2024 Section 20 – Flammable liquid and gasoline dispensing, service stations, garages, bulk storage plants, finishing processes, and aircraft hangars. The 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…

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Electric Avenue Responds to Enel X’s Exit from North American Market with a Call for Open-Source EV Charging Standards

October 4, 2024 Electric Avenue has issued a response to the recent announcement that Enel X, a major player in the EV charging space, will be shutting down its North American operations effective October 11, 2024. This decision leaves over 170,000 EV chargers across the U.S. and Canada without software support, rendering them largely inoperable….

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Electrical Safety Authority Recognizes Safety Excellence in Ontario at its 2024 Annual Meeting

September 30, 2024 PUC Services Inc., Bluewater Power, Hydro One & London Hydro, Elexicon Energy, Mellon Inc., and Ottawa Community Housing were honoured at the 2024 Ontario Electrical Safety Awards for exemplary electrical safety leadership. The Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) held its Annual Meeting and Ontario Electrical Safety Awards earlier this month to celebrate leadership…

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Incentives for Tubular LEDs Now Available in BC

September 30, 2024 Changes in technology and safety prompt update of BC Hydro incentive to include Tubular lamp replacements BC Hydro’s Alliance of Energy Professionals members have been asking for it as far back as 2015, and it’s now arrived. Tubular lamp replacements will now qualify for incentive funding through the business energy saving incentives (BESI) program. “We…

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2024 IDEAL National Championship Wraps up in West Palm Beach, Florida

September 30, 2024 IDEAL successfully concluded the 2024 IDEAL National Championship, with the finals taking place in West Palm Beach, Florida this past weekend. Between April and July, IDEAL organized 10 qualifying events across Canada, engaging over 500 enthusiastic student apprentices eager to demonstrate their troubleshooting abilities. Each event’s top finisher advanced to the at-home…

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Lighting Case Study: Metro Toronto Convention Centre

September 27, 2024 Goal: Upgrade the outdated 350-450-Watt metal halide lighting technology at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) with high-performing, energy-efficient, long-lasting, and low-maintenance LED fixtures from LEDVANCE Products Installed: 1,431 200-Watt UFO High Bay Fixtures from LEDVANCE, which are ideal replacements for metal halide lighting Benefits: LEDVANCE LEDs slashed the MTCC’s previous lighting…

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Stabilizing Interest Rates Fuel Industry Optimism, But Gender Gaps and Talent Shortages Persist, Impact Recruitment’s 2024/25 Salary Guide Reveals

STANDATA: Smoke Detectors in Smoke or Fire/Smoke Damper Installation

Canada’s First Certified Zero-Carbon Building Offsets its Energy Use Over Three Years with Rooftop and Carport Solar System

Electricity Demand in Ontario to Grow by 75 per cent by 2050

Building Canada’s Data Centres To Empower Our AI Future

The Canadian Electrical Code: Adapting to Change and Driving Innovation

Light and Life: Discover Innovations at Hong Kong’s Premier Lighting Events This October

NETCO 2023 Leadership Excellence Award Winner – Geordie Walsh IBEW 625 Halifax, Nova Scotia

EFC: A Captivating Quebec Economic Forecast

BC Hydro: Business Energy Saving Incentives

Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1[i], 26th Edition– A Road: Section 20

Electric Avenue Responds to Enel X’s Exit from North American Market with a Call for Open-Source EV Charging Standards

Electrical Safety Authority Recognizes Safety Excellence in Ontario at its 2024 Annual Meeting

Incentives for Tubular LEDs Now Available in BC

2024 IDEAL National Championship Wraps up in West Palm Beach, Florida

Lighting Case Study: Metro Toronto Convention Centre

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