RenuWell Pilot Projects Transform Inactive Wellsites to Generate Solar Energy
The RenuWell Project partners are excited to announce the groundbreaking of two pilot sites located near Taber, Alberta.
New STANDATA Bulletin 21-ECB-004 – Section 4 Conductors
This clarifies select rules of Section 4 of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I (CE Code), which applies to conductors for services, feeders and photovoltaic circuits.
2022 AD Industrial & Safety – Canada Supplier Summit Cultivates Growth, Collaboration During Return to In-Person Event
AD members and suppliers eagerly reunited during the 2022 AD Industrial & Safety – Canada Supplier Summit hosted at the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver / The Douglas Hotel from May 30 – June 2, 2022.
Trying to Implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals? CSA Group’s Standards Can Help
For industry organizations and governments looking to implement the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), finding credible tools to support these efforts can be challenging. CSA Group’s report titled Enabling Sustainable Development through Standards can help.
Honeywell Provides Visibility and Control to Help Realize Carbon Neutral Buildings
In recent years, thousands of companies have voluntarily pledged to meet sustainability targets, but many of them likely lack the knowledge and the tools to properly measure progress and how to optimize their carbon and energy footprints. Honeywell is working to help solve this problem.
The Future of Smart Home Technology, Upcoming Products, and Other Thoughts: a Discussion with Schneider Electric’s David O’Reilly
Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with David O’Reilly, Vice President Home & Distribution and Secure Power Divisions with Schneider Electric Canada for a discussion regarding the Wiser EnergyTM smart home solution, the Wiser Approved training program, and his thoughts on several different subjects, including sustainability and future technologies currently in the works at Schneider Electric. David has been with the company for five and a half years in his role.
Succession Management and Planning: Moving Forward
Canada’s labour market is feeling the effects of ‘a tight labour market, illustrated in the demographic profile of the baby-boomer market and accelerated by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Canada, more than one in five working age adults are nearing retirement.
Endress+Hauser’s New LEED Gold Customer Experience Centre
The Customer Experience Centre. Four thousand four hundred square meters of sensationally detailed architecture, designed to ensure a superior customer and employee experience.
Graeme Aitken and Ian Howcroft Recognized in COCA 2022 Awards
The Council of Ontario Construction Associations honoured construction industry leaders from across Ontario with the presentation of the Cliff Bulmer Award, the Construction Hard Hat Award, the Chair’s Award, and the President’s Award.
Canadian Green Retrofit Economy Study
Over $3.6 billion has been committed to finance energy efficiency and low carbon upgrades to large buildings across Canada to meet GHG emission reduction targets through building retrofits.
Hilti Opens Up ON!Track Unite Tool Tracking App
Hilti North America has launched ON!Track Unite, a new open Application Programming Interface (API) for software integration. The platform transforms what is often complex and manual-based into a seamless digital experience.
Smart Buildings and Grids Keys to the Smart City
The promotion of sustainable energy generation, the reduction of consumption in buildings and the expansion of electromobility are central building blocks on the way to the energy turnaround by 2030.
Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1 , 25th Edition– A Road Map: Section 64
Rule 64-000 notes that this is a supplementary or amendatory section of the Code and applies to the installation of renewable energy systems, energy production systems, and energy storage systems except where the voltage and current are limited to Class 2 circuits as per Rule 16-200 1) a) and b).
How NETCO is Innovating in Skill Trades Training with Virtual Reality
NETCO (National Electrical Trade Council) is an alliance of IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) and CECA (Canadian Electrical Contractor Association), their primary mandate is to promote national standards in electrical training.
Taking a Closer Look at NETCO’s OASIS Program and EV Installer Training
NETCO (National Electrical Trade Council) is an alliance of IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) and CECA (Canadian Electrical Contractor Association), their primary mandate is to promote national standards in electrical training.
Digitalization of Infrastructure Can Help Municipalities Manage Assets
Aging infrastructure presents a challenge for many towns and villages in Canada. Often operating with limited resources, municipalities have to balance maintenance and repairs of the existing systems with building new infrastructure to accommodate the growth in their communities.
