Comprehensive sets of codes—electrical, energy, building, fire, plumbing, and mechanical—were developed to provide understandable requirements that are easily enforced. But codes only work if states and jurisdictions adopt them and designers and builders comply with them.
We believe that electrical safety begins with good codes enforced uniformly across the nation. But how uniform are we?
This article offers clarification for topics of interest to electrical inspectors, focusing on the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code and ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA1 Standard 90.1-2004.
Future energy codes are likely to require increased attention to components traditionally inspected by the electrical inspector.
This article illustrates the relationship between existing national consensus standards, technical certifications, field acceptance testing, and determination of serviceability of newly installed electrical equipment
New Wiring Rules covering the installation of downlights will be introduced across Australia in the next few months.