Changes to the 2021 Canadian Electrical Code Part 1: Section 8
This is the first of a series of articles detailing significant changes for the 2021 Canadian Electrical Code Part I (CE Code) that may impact electrical equipment manufacturers.
SMS Engineering’s Bryan Smith on his Career and How Work Ethic Leads to Opportunity
Bryan Smith started his now 20-year career at the ground floor, so to speak, as a draftsperson and worked his way to a senior position at SMS Engineering, one of the largest independently owned consulting engineering firms between Calgary and Toronto.
Sense: Looking at how Energy Management and Visibility is the Next Step in Evolution of the Connected Homes
Sense was founded by three partners, Chris Micali, Ryan Houlette and Michael Phillips, with backgrounds in speech recognition. Their product (Sense and Sense Solar) is an energy monitoring device that is installed at the electrical panel to provide visibility into a house’s energy consumption.
Test Your Knowledge of the Canadian Electrical Code – Part 1 — The Answers: Fire Alarm Systems
In the last installment, you had the opportunity to answer our questions about the Code and best practices. Here are the answers to those questions.
IECC 2021 Decoded
In January 2021, the International Code Council published the 2021 version of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), which has been updated every three years since 2000. This new version reduces lighting power allowances, expands mandatory controls requirements, and issues clarifications.
Approaching Workplace Diversity from an Intersectional Perspective — What Does it Mean?
In our workplaces we’ve likely heard a lot about how women are underrepresented in the electrical industry, particularly when it comes to trades and technical occupations. We don’t have to look very far to see that this is true (although it is changing slowly, and we have seen some amazing progress and commitments from sector companies).
4 Reasons Why DALI Is the Right Lighting Control for Your Customers
The Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) has been around for decades, dating back to the mid-1990s. The world was amid a digital revolution then, and global lighting manufacturers wanted lighting to join the transformation.
Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I: Section 36
Section 36 – High Voltage Installations applies to installations operating above 750 volts, which require special rules and conditions because high voltage arcs can travel through free air and along the surface of some materials.
Trilliant Partners with the City of Cowansville to Pioneer Smart City Infrastructure
The City of Cowansville in south-central Quebec is the largest city in the Brome-Missisquoi region, with more than 15,000 residents. Despite being a smaller-sized city, it is known as an economic and industrial hub.
Designing & Deploying Budget Friendly, Code Compliant Lighting Controls
Dave Hiemstra (CLCP, CTR) is the Controls Group Manager with Optics Lighting, he presented on Designing & Deploying Budget Friendly, Code Compliant Lighting Controls as part of the Alberta Electrical Alliance Electrical Learning Expo.
Don’t Wait for a Prescription from Afar
The writing was on the wall. The closures would happen. But a lot of people were upset, and I was one of them.
From Past to Present: The Evolution of Emergency Lighting
I began working in Emergency Lighting on February 13, 1995. I remember this date very well because it was the day after my son was born. Emergency lighting hadn’t evolved much back then.
Case Study: EcoGrid Technologies Reduces LHM’s Carbon Footprint with Innovative Technology
Every day, Canadian companies struggle to reduce their carbon footprint without increasing their bottom line. That might sound like a lofty goal, but EcoGrid Technologies, an energy equipment and solutions company based out of Toronto, ON, has a proven track record of helping industrial operators launch energy efficiency projects…
Austin Brennan, President — House of Electrical Supplies
From small construction to sophisticated industrial projects, House of Electrical Supplies has been servicing clients in the industrial, OEM, entertainment, and construction markets across greater metropolitan Toronto area for just over 40 years.
CanGBC Case Study: AMPED Sports Lab & Ice Complex
AMPED Sports Lab and Ice Complex (AMPED) is a recreational and health facility located in Ottawa, Ontario. The facility caters to Canada’s hockey obsessed culture, with facilities designed to help athletes reach their optimum performance.
Hiring — Connecting the Dots
A career seeker looking for a job. An HR manager looking to hire. Both are looking to fill a need quickly, effectively and as cost efficiently as possible. The career seeker needs to pay their rent or mortgage, and the HR manager knows the cost to the business of the wrong hire.
