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.”
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).
