Advancements in control technology and energy management have made compliance with National Electrical Code, Article 700, Emergency Systems, more complex, with far more design choices available to the specifier or installer
The subjects of Integrated fire protection and life safety systems should not be new to the electrical designers, contractors and regulators, as the requirement to commission integrated fire protection and life safety systems was originally placed into Article 3.2.4.6. of the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) in 2010.
How well do you know requirements about connections in the 2017 NEC? Take this quiz with a copy of the National Electrical Code nearby.
I’ve got my top picks for this new edition of NFPA-70. I like to think of them as the “Top Ten Electrical Code Changes.” Sure, there are a bunch of changes, but I always feel obligated to pick out the “Top Ten” as I see them
This article attempts to identify the most common deficiencies encountered at these large scale projects and provide methods of verification you may find useful to achieve minimum code compliance.
In Section 2 of the CE Code, we encounter the first numbered rules in the Code. The rules from 2-000 to 2-032 are categorized as administrative rules.
This article will try to explain the limitations of terminating single conductors directly to distribution equipment and the reason for Subrules (5) and (6) of CE Code Rule 8-104.
The National Electrical Code (NEC) contains sufficient rules and requirements that apply to box fill calculation requirements.
Disaster stuck at Medina, Ohio’s Public Safety Center when lightning hit the center’s communication tower in 2013. The surge traveled from the tower to the IT and communications racks and onward through the system. It blew out two-thirds of the dispatch center including radios and computers, damaged other electrical appliances
No matter their strengths, associations—like people—are always at risk. Some dangers are so blatant they dare being ignored. Their work is insidious and relentless, going unnoticed until it’s too late. And it all happens without anyone breaking a sweat.