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Honeywell has released its predictions for the biggest trends that will shape building operations and technologies in 2023. Specialists from across Honeywell’s building technology operations have shared their insights on opportunities to make buildings more sustainable, safer and occupant focused.  Honeywell’s predictions for 2023 include both ongoing and burgeoning trends: 1.      The acceleration of the ‘Electrify…

  I often write about 24/7 carbon free energy (CFE) — the concept of matching energy use with clean energy supply in real time. I find it endlessly fascinating: it is technically feasible, incredibly difficult and critical to decarbonization. That mix of urgency and complexity has stoked friendly competition between corporate climate leaders such as…

  The incentives-led framework of the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) reinforces the importance of voluntary markets for energy customers to procure carbon-free electricity (CFE) aimed at accelerating U.S. grid decarbonization. The IRA, together with the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), have set the stage for massive…

  Does an employee get punished when they make a mistake? Are they afraid of notifying a supervisor when something goes wrong? Is an employee who points out a safety issue sent back to work without having the issue resolved? One NFPA 70E®, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace® requirement that is occasionally not…

An office market setback in the fourth quarter of 2022 saw the national vacancy rate climb to 17.1 per cent accompanied with 2.1 million square feet of negative absorption. CBRE Canada’s newly released summary of activity across 10 major urban centres reports sublets are again on the rise and now comprise 18.1 per cent of…

An essential step to ensuring a quality installation and reliable operation of a repaired or replacement motor is recording and verifying the motor data. Use a motor data sheet to record the nameplate data and pertinent electrical and mechanical parameters at the time of installation and startup. These baseline values will be invaluable for determining…