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Saving Money with LED Lighting Solutions

Cost-cutting suggestions for industrial facilities BY MICHAEL SCHRATZ, Dialight Corporation Industrial, commercial and institutional building owners are looking at different lighting options to increase energy efficiency and save money. One option that can help building owners achieve these goals...

Net-Zero Energy Buildings

Due to the current government mandate and possibility of implementation success, the Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) is working with the New Buildings Institute in 2015 on a research project entitled “Net-Zero Energy Buildings: Building Intelligent Controls Driving Success”....

Power Quality Training

Power Usage Effectiveness in Data Centers

Guidance for calculation of efficiency in data centers BY VICTOR AVELAR, Schneider Electric The benefits of determining data center infrastructure efficiency as part of an effective energy management plan are widely recognized. The standard metrics of power usage effectiveness (PUE) and its...

INSULATION RESISTANCE TEST

Insulation Resistance (IR) test, often called Megger test, is more than 100 years old and assumed to be a very straightforward test. During my inspection and testing work in the past 15 years in Canada, US, and internationally, I have seen different practices of performing and interpretation of IR...

Arc Flash Training

Hidden Benefits of PPE Audits

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) audits and inspections are vital components of a comprehensive safety program, particularly in environments with arc flash hazards. These checks go beyond ensuring that PPE meets regulatory compliance; they play a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and...

Arc Blast Protection

It may seem like a long time ago, but with respect to the age of the earth, electricity is in its infancy. When such famous names as Franklin, Edison, Tesla, and Volta were mesmerized by that “blue flame”, who could have imagined the unlimited potential (no pun intended). Electricity is...

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