Experience Affect on Average Electrician Salary
The entry level salary for electricians is 23% below the national average. However, there is only 4% change between mid-career and experienced electricians.
The Cross-Effect of Lighting Conversion
When the Standard team computes energy savings and quotation evaluations, it often finds it necessary to calculate the cross-effect of lighting, which is the energy study that makes it possible to obtain a precise evaluation of annual savings following a lighting conversion.
Fastest Apprentice/Student, Canada West — Mateo Berrio, NAIT, Edmonton, AB
After eight months, 263 events, 17 broken clocks, and thousands of competitors, Ideal Industries’ 2018 National Championship Qualifying Round in Canada came to an end last October, and the Third Annual Ideal National Skills Competition took place December 1-3 in Orlando, Florida.
The IoT and Lighting Control Integration
The Internet of Things (IoT) has become the talk of technologists everywhere, on every product level imaginable. Lighting is no exception. Understanding why this is such an energetic field requires thinking beyond conventional control and connectivity models.
Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I — Instalment 47
In this article: Annex J18, Part B. Annex J18 is optionally permitted for use in additions, modifications, renovations or operation and maintenance of existing facilities employing the Division system of classification.
Years of Experience for Electrical Engineers
79% of electrical engineers in Canada have less than 10 years of experience, which may bode well for the future of the industry.
Melissa Young — NETCO Executive Director
The National Electrical Trade Council (NETCO) is an industry-funded, not-for-profit organization that serves the industry by providing workforce development leadership on the Red Seal national standards program, apprenticeship, and promoting life-long learning within the electrical trade.
Let’s Keep This Between Us: 5 Unwritten Rules of Customer Confidentiality
Did you ever have a potential customer who should have been excited about doing business with you but seemed reserved? It happened in a weird way for me.
Johnson Controls and Broccolini to Create State-of-the-Art Maison de Radio-Canada building
Johnson Controls is working with Broccolini Construction and Broccolini Investments, through its subsidiary, La Société en Commandite La Nouvelle Maison, to create a new, high-tech Maison de Radio-Canada building in Montreal that will house the CBC/Radio-Canada.
5 Interesting Data Centre Trends
Rittal has outlined five trends for cloud computing and data centres that IT managers should have on their agenda.
The Role of Smart Building Technologies in Facility Management
Digital smart technology is changing almost every aspect of how we live, and the buildings we live in are no exception. Increasingly, instead of humans deciding how a building is heated, lit, etc.
Pay by Experience Level for Journeyman Electricians
There is a $14,000 difference in median pay for journeyman electricians from entry to late-career experience levels.
Making the Case for Building to Zero Carbon
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has issued a new report — the first of its kind in Canada — that proves zero carbon buildings offer meaningful greenhouse gas reductions and positive financial returns.
Luminaire Dirt Depreciation
For many years, building managers have been looking for efficient lighting systems that provide minimum maintenance.
3 Reasons Why Fibre is the First Choice to Support 5G Networks
It’s no secret that 5G will bring us faster speeds, better performance and more reliable service for our mobile devices. (For example, 5G will enable users to download a high-def film in less than one second as opposed to the 10+ minutes it currently takes on 4G/LTE.)
Efficiency and Connectivity: Key Considerations in the Future of Drive Systems
Electric motors account for approximately 53% of the world’s electricity use, and at least 90% (International Electromechanical Commission) of all electricity consumed within industry itself.
