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Editor's Message
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Year in Review
This issue takes a look at our featured articles from 2022, you'll also find the answer to our latest Code Quiz question. It may have been our easiest question of the year as 91% of respondents had the correct answer.
I'd like to thank all our readers for their support over the year and everyone that took the time to share their insight on the electrical industry with us. Looking ahead to 2023, we'll do our best to consistently improve on the content we offer. Please don't hesitate to reach out to me personally with an email if you have any thoughts on the type of content you would like to see more of in 2023.
Happy Holidays and all the best in the New Year!
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Leadership, D&I, Supply Chain, and how Schneider Electric is Driving Electrification Through Digitization with Adrian Thomas
By Blake Marchand
Adrian Thomas has been with Schneider Electric for 6 years, serving in several roles before taking on the challenge of Canadian President for Schneider Electric in January of 2021. Read More... |
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How NETCO is Innovating in Skill Trades Training with Virtual Reality
By Blake Marchand
NETCO (National Electrical Trade Council) is an alliance of IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) and CECA (Canadian Electrical Contractor Association), their primary mandate is to promote national standards in electrical training. Read More... |
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Sponsored Content
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Electrical Contractor Grimard Estimates 2X Faster With Procore
Grimard is an electrical contractor in Quebec that offers specialized construction services, maintenance, and manufacturing for the industrial, energy, and infrastructure markets. They needed a way to efficiently communicate with these stakeholders, share project details with them, receive feedback, and digitize processes that were previously done manually. They also needed a way to accurately estimate project costs. The company needed a way to bring all of its disparate parts together into a single system. They turned to Procore. READ THE FULL STORY |
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Code Quiz
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Section 74 Airport installations – 25th Edition
A ground counterpoise provides equipotential grounding to prevent damage to electrical equipment caused by lightning strikes and burning ground faults and to protect service personnel from touch voltages when repairing or replacing broken luminaires.
Answer: True
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Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters & Ground Fault Protection – What’s The Difference?
By Ark Tsisserev
This terminology is quite prominent in the industry, but it appears that some installers of electrical equipment have a bit of difficulty in differentiating ground fault circuit interrupters and ground fault protection. And what is the difference between a typical overcurrent protective device and a ground fault circuit interrupter? Read More... |
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Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1 , 25th Edition – A Road Map: Section 68
By William (Bill) Burr
Rule 68-000 notes that this is a supplementary or amendatory section of the code and applies to the electrical installation of pools, electrical equipment associated with pools and metal accessories in or within 3 m of a pool, and includes permanently installed and storable swimming pools... Read More... |
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A Review of ABB’s “Billions of Better Decisions”
By Krystie Johnston
ABB recently hosted Billions of Better Decisions – Empowering the Workforce with the Industrial Internet of Things, a panel moderated by Molly Wood, Climate Investor and Journalist, and Managing Director of Launch. There she interviewed three industry experts... Read More... |
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Transitioning Canada’s Youth into Our Energy Workforce
By Michelle Branigan
As Canada’s energy sector works towards a net-zero carbon economy, the passion and drive of the next generation will be the power behind that transition to a clean energy future. The Canadian workforce is undergoing a dramatic demographic shift. Read More... |
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Pathways to Net-Zero: Electrification and Transitioning to a Electricity-Based Economy
By Blake Marchand
This article stems from the discussion at Nexans’ Change the Current event hosted this past month at the Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto, focusing on the presentation by Dr. Bruce Lourie, a policy expert and best selling author. Read More... |
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Growing Skilled Trade Workforce Critical to Electrification
By Keith Sones
The screaming pager viciously broke the silence of the night and peaceful sleep I’d been enjoying. Instantly alert, I knew the drill, jumping out of bed and pulling on the clothes that were conveniently placed on the rocking chair beside me as I waited for what I knew was coming next. Read More... |
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How Procore Project Management Software Can Help Electrical Contractors Improve Operations
By Elle Bremmer & Blake Marchand
A strength of Procore, a provider of construction management software, is that a lot of their employees have experience working in the construction industry. This gives them insight into the pains of working in construction and helps them tailor the platform to different areas of the industry – from general contractors (GCs) all the way to sub-contractors. Read More... |
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IDEAL National Championship Recap
By Blake Marchand
Hosted by HGTV’s Chip Wade, the Seventh Elite Trades IDEAL National Championships wrapped up this Sunday in Tampa, Florida with top apprentices and pros taking home a just under $200,000 in prize money. The Canadian contingent fell short of the podium but put forth an impressive effort, as 6 of 11 Canadians made it through to the second round and two more made it through to the Semi-Finals. Read More... |
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Compliant Arc Flash & Shock Equipment Labels
By Terry Becker, P.Eng., CESCP, IEEE Senior Member
When arc flash hazard incident energy calculations are completed the resulting incident energy and arc flash boundary information is placed on the electrical equipment with a detailed arc flash and shock equipment label. For the last ten (10) years I have reviewed P.Eng. authenticated reports and while on client sites have reviewed installed arc flash & shock equipment labels that were and are NOT compliant! Read More... |
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Time to Celebrate Women: Evening the Balance in the Trades
By Shannon Tymosko
It’s International Women’s Day, a time to celebrate the women who came before me making it possible for me to consider a job in the skilled trades, and to celebrate all the current women who are curious enough to take on a predominately male industry. I want to celebrate all women out there brave enough to step up and show up every day despite the challenges and struggles you have and do face. Read More... |
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Collaboration, Education, and Opportunity Behind Partnership Between NECA and ECAO
By Blake Marchand
ECAO and NECA have announced that on January 1 ECAO officially joined NECA as their 119th Chapter. Executive Director Graeme Aitken joined NECA CEO David Long on LinkedIn Live to announce the partnership. ECAO has worked closely with NECA over the years, during his four years with ECAO, Aitken said he was able to gain more insight into what being a full chapter member would entail Read More... |
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A Discussion with Schneider Electric’s David O’Reilly
By Elle Bremmer
Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with David O’Reilly, Vice President Home & Distribution and Secure Power Divisions with Schneider Electric Canada for a discussion regarding the Wiser EnergyTM smart home solution, the Wiser Approved training program, and his thoughts on several different subjects, including sustainability and future technologies currently in the works at Schneider Electric. David has been with the company for five and a half years in his role. Read More... |
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Step-by-Step Guide to Measuring Resistance with a Digital Multimeter
Measuring resistance determines the condition of a circuit or component. High resistance means lower current flow, lower resistance means higher current flow. The resistance of control circuit components (switches or relay contacts for example) will begin at a low level and increase over time due to wear or dirt build up. Motor and solenoid loads decrease in resistance over time because of moisture or insulation breakdown. Read More... |
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Distributor Acquisitions and their Impact on the Canadian Market
By Owen Hurst
After the recent acquisition of Aztec Electrical Supply by Sonepar earlier this month it seemed prudent to take a brief look at recent acquisitions, what they mean to the Canadian market and if a rise in acquisitions is likely to continue. Although we have not seen acquisitions reaching some of the levels we are seeing in countries like the US, we have seen 4 new acquisitions this year and 12 since the start of 2021. Read More... |
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Industrial Control Panel Testing and Certification – Your Questions Answered
By Owen Hurst
There is a clear and open movement toward automating Canada’s industrial sectors to gain more efficient and sustainable operations. At the heart of much of that automation implementation is the industrial control panel. Advancing industrial sectors must be done in a calculated and safe manner. Read More... |
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Lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems – Making Storage Safe
The way we generate power has been undergoing a radical shift over the last few years as our attention has turned more and more toward decarbonization, primarily using solar and wind power on a large scale. For these renewable technologies to be efficient and cost effective, the intermittency supply with solar and wind must be dealt with. The energy from these renewable sources needs to somehow be stored and released when needed most. Read More... |
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Technical Q&A with ESA Technical Advisor Malcom Brown
By Blake Marchand
This technical Q&A was done as part of ESA’s annual Licence Holder Meeting on November 18th. A recording of the entire meeting is available online. The technical Q&A began with a general overview of ESA’s top 5 changes provided to the 2021 Canadian Electrical Code by Malcom Brown. Following that, Brown goes through a number of questions... Read More... |
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Discussing Hydrogen Hazardous Area Classification Design with Allan Bozek
By Blake Marchand
Currently hydrogen production applications represent a small but growing market. As a hazardous location hydrogen plants require products designed to a more robust safety standard compared to similar applications like methane and petrochemical. Read More... |
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