Whitepaper: Achieving Electrical Safety By Design
All workers, regardless of age, need to be reminded that while Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is essential, it is the last line of defense in an electrical hazard.
Where Innovation and Safety Intersect: GUV Devices in Canada
The electrical market is at the helm of innovation — from robotics and automation products that support advanced manufacturing to smart technology in homes and businesses, our industry leads innovation and competitiveness in Canada.
Work Outside All Day? Learn About UV and How to Protect your Eyes
Summer is finally here and for those of you who get to work outside all day you’ll need to take care to manage the UV exposure to your eyes.
Introducing Procore Preconstruction: Building Predictable and Profitable Projects
Our mission has always been to connect everyone in construction on a global platform. And that includes the folks who work on projects before they break ground.
Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1 – A Road Map: Section 38
Section 38 — Elevators, dumbwaiters, material lifts, escalators, moving walks, lifts for persons with physical disabilities, and similar equipment.
ECAO Contractors and IBEW Electricians Face Pandemic Together
The importance of reliable power has perhaps never been as important as it is now for overburdened hospital staff, other essential services and the increased number of people working from home.
2021 Changes in the Canadian Electrical Code: Table 19
This is the second of a series of articles detailing significant changes for the 2021 Canadian Electrical Code Part I (CE Code) that may impact electrical equipment manufacturers.
Breaking Down the Construction Language Barrier with A Common Data Standard
Construction is a high-stakes industry where effective communication is critical to achieving successful project outcomes. But what happens when teams are not speaking the same language or using the same naming conventions: chaos.
The Never-Ending Waves of Racism, Part 1: Reflections
Someone once asked me why we struggle with diversity and inclusion in Canada. My response was that we have never taken the time to discuss the value of both as a society. While Canada identifies itself as a multicultural country, the diverse make-up of the population itself is made to exist in a vacuum and outside of what multiculturalism seeks to achieve.
North American Standards for EV Charging Stations
New CSA standards help pave the way for certification of electric vehicle charging stations in North America.
Awesense and VadimUS Partner on Nanogrid Integration Platform
Awesense and vadimUS recently announced a collaboration to address roadblocks faced by electric utilities in nanogrid integration, as well as power quality issues for commercial and industrial (C&I) facilities.
Pratap Revuru, Director of Microgrid Solutions and Strategic Partnerships, Schneider Electric
Earlier this year, Schneider Electric released its Microgrid Solution focused on small and medium sized buildings to the Canadian market. The solution integrates distributed energy resources for commercial, industrial, healthcare, and educational facilities. The solution can also be applied to small, remote communities where energy resiliency is an issue.
Lighting Controls Association Publishes New Networked Lighting Control Course
The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) has published EE302., Part 3: A Year with a Networked Lighting Control System, a new learning module in its popular Education Express online education program.
Avoiding Networked Lighting Control System Deployment Pitfalls
My blog post from April 1, 2020, entitled Lessons Learned from Living Lab describes a research project about retrofitting existing spaces with networked lighting control systems (NLCs). It contains recommendations on how to avoid typical of problems that may be encountered on an NLC install. This post will elaborate on some of those “lessons” and recommendations.
Meet Jérémy Dagenais-Castonguay
I thought of myself four to five years ago coming out of high school with no particular idea of what I wanted to do for a profession. After studying three years at CEGEP I realized that school was not my forte. Not that I wasn’t good, I was average. Simply, sitting on school benches did not make me any better.
Stop Reacting to Arc Flash
The arc flash hazard has overwhelmed employers in all industries across Canada and in the United States. In most cases unfortunately, eEmployers have been purely reactive! I call it “bottom up hierarchy of risk controls.”
