When Crazy Is Normal
Somewhere along the way, back when people were starting to organize themselves into groups that could live and farm together, someone or a perhaps a group somewhere made some decisions that I really disagree with.
Median Salary by Skill for Electricians
Industrial electricians have a clear advantage in payscale over other sectors of the industry, while residential electricians’ median salary is $4,000 below the national average.
Building Permits Decline 5.5% in January after December’s Record High
Canadian municipalities issued $8.4 billion worth of building permits in January, down 5.5% from the record high in December. Lower construction intentions for commercial buildings were responsible for the national decline.
Bringing Power to Remote Communities Around the World
For the average person it is difficult to imagine having to live with limited access to energy. Most people don’t think twice when they turn on the lights or a computer, but there are countless communities in Canada and around the world that experience energy inequality.
Specifying Transformers for Hazardous Locations
There are many requirements to meet when specifying transformers, such as basic performance parameters that include kVA, low and high voltage ratings, line frequency, etc. One must also consider the environment in which the transformer will be used.
Eight Tips for Lighting Cybersecurity
Connectivity enables LED lighting to go far beyond illumination and energy savings to offer revolutionary new capabilities and value for occupants, cost reduction, quality lighting, and business process improvement.
#PoweringTomorrow: Shaping the Future of Our Most Important Resource — Our People
Electricity Human Resources Canada hosted its annual Awards of Excellence on February 21, 2019 and began with the Powering Tomorrow panel, which discussed the importance of shaping the future of our most important resource: our people.
Daylight Harvesting Systems for Large Commercial and Industrial Spaces
The change to new LED fixtures from older generations of lighting technology has helped reduce energy cost significantly for many different types of consumer, commercial, and industrial applications.
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.
