Prices for New Houses Unchanged in December
In December, new house prices in Canada were unchanged for the first time since April 2015.
Critical Security Challenges Facing IIoT
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), also known as the Industrial Internet, is transforming the way innovative businesses collect and share data.
Seismic Shift: Historic Changes to Ontario Health and Safety Law, Part 2
On December 14, 2017, Bill 177 and the most dramatic and far-reaching changes made to the Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA) in nearly 30 years took effect.
Are You Ready for Change to Federal and Provincial Labour Laws?
The start of 2018 brought with it a number of changes to Ontario’s labour laws. As well as the increase to the minimum wage (now $14 per hour), there are a slew of other changes that will impact employers and employees.
Survey Says: Electrical Products Sales Mix
General electrical supplies drive electrical product sales in Canada with 27% of the market mix, followed closely by lighting with 19%.
Q&A Brought to You by Britech
I have a pipe tracing project in a food factory that requires different types of piping and different types of products in the pipe that need to be kept warm or hot. What should I be wary of?
Dynamic Lighting Enhances Health and Wellbeing
At the end of 2017, the Nobel Prize for medicine went to three American researchers: Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young.
Room vs. Building-Based Control Systems: Pros and Cons
Room-based lighting control systems have been on the market for some time now. You might think of these as the younger cousins to larger building-wide or even enterprise-wide lighting control systems.
Value of December Building Permits Rebound 4.8%
Canadian municipalities issued $8.1 billion in building permits in December, up 4.8% following a 7.3% decline in November.
Apartments Lead New Housing Construction in November 2017
New housing construction investment rose 7.9% from November 2016 to $5.0 billion in November, mostly attributable to increased construction investment in apartment buildings (+$282.1 million).
Philips Lighting – TrueForce – Save energy, retain your uniqueness
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Canadian Electrical Market Sales by Region
Ontario has the most full-line electrical distributors, who represent 37% of all electrical product sales in Canada purchased from these distributors. Quebec follows with 22% of national sales.
New Technology Changing the Canadian Electrical Code
We live in a time when technology is changing almost daily, and few are affected by these changes more than those working in the electrical industry.
Why Robust Industrial Control System Security is Essential to Your Business
Automation is the name of the game for today’s manufacturers and operators of critical infrastructure. The global market for industrial control and factory automation is expected to grow steadily at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4 percent between 2017 and 2023, from its current value of USD 145 billion.
Can You Answer These Questions About How You Do Business?
One way I help my clients remodel how they do business is to first get them to actually document how they’re doing it now.
Energy Storage Charges Forward
Use it or lose it. Few products in the world have a shorter shelf life than electricity. That’s why pretty much everyone involved in the power sector — from utilities to buyers to start-ups to state regulators — is putting more energy than ever behind ways to extend it. That’s fuelling a boom in projects and investments centred on advanced battery chemistries and alternative energy storage approaches, such as hydrogen fuel cells and thermal options that use hot water or ice to conserve power. The Holy Grail over time is to create a network of resources that can be used in concert with solar and wind farms.
