Fire Alarm System Facts
Nov 1, 2006, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
Article 760 tells us how to install wiring and equipment for fire alarm systems, including all circuits these devices control and provide power to. What...
AFCIs on the Brink of a Home Invasion
Nov 1, 2006, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
If proposal #2-142 of the National Electric Code (NEC) passes, it will require combination-type arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) protection for all...
What's Wrong Here?
Nov 1, 2006, By Joe Tedesco, NEC Columnist
Hint: Is this a newly approved wiring method?...
Illustrated Catastrophes
Nov 1, 2006, By Joe Tedesco, NEC Columnist
As usual, never consider the following commentary associated with these photos as a formal interpretation of the National Electrical Code (NEC). Without...
Picture This
Nov 1, 2006,
What it's not: A miniature Chinese checkers board. What it is: This is a mote a wireless sensor that is part of a prototype lighting control system being...
Stumped by the Code?
Nov 1, 2006, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
Q. How far away must I locate a receptacle outlet from a shower or bathtub?...
The Shocking Truth About Grounding Electrode Conductors
Nov 1, 2006, By Edward J. Osoliniec, P.E., Engineering Consultant
Have you done any service work lately, and noticed a spark as you connect or reconnect the grounding electrode conductor to the ground rod of what appeared...
Water, Sewage, and Wastewater Update
Nov 1, 2006, By Jaclyn Alcantara, Associate Editor
Estimated Growth Rate (Construction Put in Place) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Sewage and waste disposal 9% 16% 6% 7% 14% 15% 10%...
Focus on Test Equipment
Nov 1, 2006,
Earth ground testers The 1625 Advanced GEO earth ground tester and the 1623 Basic GEO earth ground tester feature the company's stakeless testing method,...
Illustrated Catastrophes
Oct 1, 2006, By Joe Tedesco, NEC Columnist
As usual, never consider the following commentary associated with these photos as a formal interpretation of the National Electrical Code (NEC). Without...
The Case of the Self-Closing Switch
Oct 1, 2006, By John J. Nicholas, JNLV Consulting Co., Inc.
When a Southern California plastics extruding company planned upgrades to its main switchgear distribution, an experienced and well-qualified electrical...
Dow Corning Reaches Milestone in Solar Energy Technology
Oct 1, 2006,
A new commercially viable solar-grade (SoG) silicon derived from metallurgical silicon purification promises to increase the availability of feedstock...
Coordination Guidelines for Susceptible Electronic Loads Part 2
Oct 1, 2006, By John DeDad, Senior Director, Editorial and EC&M Development
As noted in Part 1 of this article, starting on page 22 of the September 2006 issue, there are many factors to consider before deciding how to provide...
Lodging Update
Oct 1, 2006, By Ellen Parson, Managing Editor
Of all the segments that make up the U.S. economy, the lodging industry was one of the most if not the most severely crippled after the 9/11 terrorist...
Stumped by the Code?
Oct 1, 2006, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
All questions and answers are based on the 2005 NEC. Q. Am I required to bond around reducing washers? A. Surprisingly enough, the answer is no. You don't...
EMCOR Safety Program Produces Impressive Accident Reduction Results
Oct 1, 2006,
Despite the fact that EMCOR Group's annual injury rate is already 50% less than OSHA's published rates for construction and facilities services companies,...
Self-Grounding Cable Redefines Wiring Practices
Oct 1, 2006, By Ellen Parson, Managing Editor
With more than 500 condos under contract right now most of which fall in the $1-million and over category the staff at Milwaukee-based Roman Electric...
Condo Mania
Oct 1, 2006, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
I recently had the good fortune of spending a week in the Colorado Rockies with my wife, taking a much-needed vacation. Although we've lived in the Kansas...
2007 Truck & Van Preview
Oct 1, 2006, By the Editors of Fleet Owner magazine
Fleet owners, especially those of medium- and heavy-duty power units, may not be in the best of buying moods next year, given their concerns about how...
Grounding Mobile Construction Equipment
Oct 1, 2006, By Jaclyn Alcantara, Associate Editor
As the nation's power demands have increased over the past few decades, the nature of the hazards posed by overhead transmission and distribution lines...
Short Circuits
Oct 1, 2006,
Raking Rookie Over the Coals About 20 years ago, I was working as an electrician on an upscale multi-story condo project with about 10 large units per...
Focus on Hand Tools
Oct 1, 2006,
Wire stripper/cutter The Klein-Kurve line now includes a large gauge wire stripper/cutter Cat. No. 11053 for industrial MRO applications. The stripper/cutter...
The Basics of Cable Lubrication
Oct 1, 2006, By Mark Lamendola, Codebookcity.com
Two contractors are swapping stories. The first one says, The cable got stuck in the middle of a long pull under concrete. Then it broke when we tried...
The Agile Construction Advantage
Oct 1, 2006, By Dr. Perry Daneshgari, Michelle Wilson, and Heather White, MCA Inc.
Celebrated among many building management gurus as the latest fad in construction, construction has become increasingly popular in recent years. Taking...
