Electrical Engineering
Power distribution, lighting and electrical system design for buildings and site infrastructure.
Overview
Electrical engineering covers how power is distributed, lit and controlled through a building or site — service and panel sizing, distribution, lighting design and site electrical infrastructure. CanMaple Consultant designs electrical systems for new construction, tenant improvements and industrial projects, coordinated with the mechanical and structural disciplines on the same project and with utility-provider requirements where applicable.
Electrical demand is rarely static over a building's life — a tenant improvement, an added piece of production equipment, or an EV charging installation can all push a building's electrical load past what its original service was sized for. CanMaple's electrical scope includes reviewing existing service capacity against new demand, not just designing new installations from scratch.
Who This Service Is For
- Owners and developers building new residential, commercial or industrial buildings.
- Tenants and property owners completing tenant improvements that require electrical service or distribution changes.
- Industrial clients requiring site electrical infrastructure design.
- Contractors and architects who need an electrical engineer as part of a coordinated project team.
Common Challenges We Address
- A new building needs its electrical service, distribution and lighting designed before construction can be permitted.
- A tenant improvement changes power or lighting requirements in a way that needs to be re-engineered.
- A site needs electrical infrastructure designed to support new construction or equipment.
- An electrical design needs to be coordinated with utility-provider connection requirements.
Scope of Service
- Power distribution design — service entrance, panels and distribution sized to the building's electrical load.
- Lighting design — interior and exterior lighting layouts sized to use, occupancy and code requirements.
- Service and panel sizing for new construction, additions and tenant improvements.
- Site electrical infrastructure design for new development or industrial sites.
Typical Deliverables
- Electrical drawing packages for permit submission and construction.
- Panel and load schedules.
- Lighting layout and fixture schedules.
- Code-compliance documentation supporting permit submission.
Project Types
Residential
New-build and renovation electrical design, including service upgrades for additions or major renovations.
Commercial
Office, retail and mixed-use electrical design, including tenant-improvement distribution and lighting scopes.
Industrial
Site and building electrical infrastructure for warehouse and light-industrial projects.
How the Engagement Works
Load and program review
We review the building's use, occupancy and equipment requirements to establish electrical load and service requirements.
System design
Distribution, panel sizing and lighting layouts are developed based on load calculations and code requirements.
Drawing production
Electrical drawings and schedules are developed to permit and construction detail.
Permit and construction support
Drawings are issued for permit submission, with construction-phase support available where scoped.
Alberta & Edmonton Considerations
Electrical design in Alberta follows the Canadian Electrical Code as adopted provincially, alongside the National Building Code – Alberta Edition where it governs life-safety and emergency lighting requirements. Utility connection requirements vary by provider and site location, and are confirmed as part of the design process for any project requiring a new or upgraded service connection.
Working With Your Project Team
Electrical distribution and equipment loads interact directly with mechanical system design (equipment power requirements) and structural layout (conduit and panel routing). On coordinated CanMaple projects, electrical design is developed alongside these disciplines so routing and load conflicts are caught during design, not during construction.
Related Engineering Disciplines
Why Choose CanMaple
- Electrical systems sized and designed with direct coordination to mechanical and structural scopes on the same project.
- Experience across residential, commercial and industrial electrical design.
- Edmonton-based, with familiarity with regional utility connection processes.
- Scoped proposals — you know what electrical work is included before it starts.
Service Area
CanMaple is based in Edmonton, Alberta, and provides electrical engineering services for projects across Edmonton and other Alberta communities.
Industries commonly served with this discipline include Manufacturing & Factory, Oil & Gas, Chemical.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you design both power distribution and lighting?
Yes — CanMaple's electrical engineering scope covers power distribution, service and panel sizing, and lighting design for interior and exterior applications.
Can you upgrade an existing building's electrical service?
Yes — service upgrades and distribution redesign for renovations, additions and tenant improvements are a regular part of CanMaple's electrical scope.
How is electrical design coordinated with mechanical equipment?
Electrical loads are sized against the mechanical equipment schedule as both disciplines develop, so panel and service sizing accounts for actual equipment requirements.
Do you handle utility connection requirements?
Electrical designs are coordinated with utility-provider connection requirements where a project needs a new or upgraded service; specific utility coordination is confirmed as part of project scoping.
What information do you need to start an electrical design scope?
Building use and occupancy information, architectural or mechanical drawings where available, and any equipment load information for industrial or tenant-improvement projects.
Can you tell if my existing electrical service can handle a planned addition?
Yes — reviewing existing service and panel capacity against new load requirements (an addition, new equipment, EV charging) is a common starting point for electrical scopes on existing buildings.
Do you design site electrical infrastructure, or only building systems?
Both — site electrical infrastructure for new developments and industrial sites is part of CanMaple's electrical scope, alongside building-level power and lighting design.
Can you design for future EV charging or equipment additions?
Yes — where a client anticipates future load growth, service and distribution can be sized or spare capacity planned for with that in mind; discuss this during scoping.
Do you coordinate electrical design with an architect who isn't part of CanMaple?
Yes — CanMaple regularly provides electrical engineering as a discipline on projects led by an external architect or contractor, coordinating through the project's normal design process.
Request a Electrical Engineering Proposal
Tell us about your project and we'll follow up with a scoped proposal.
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