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“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” -- Rainer Maria Rilke
Swarthmore College | Delaware County Pennsylvania -
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Power-Limited Circuits
Today at the usual hour we review best practice literature for the design, construction and operation of Power-Limited Circuits in healthcare facilities. With our previous tenure on Code Panel 15 of the National Electrical Code (which covers healthcare facilities, primarily) and our recent appointment by IEEE to Code Panel 3 (which covers power limited circuits in all occupancy classes) we set ourselves up to respond to the proposals that will shape the 2029 NEC. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
“Whatever It Is, I’m Against It”
We collect our work in standards, codes and regulations informing the artificial intelligence zietgeist.
The $7 Billion Stargate “Barn”
Michigan’s largest one-time private investment $7 Billion. By comparison, the Mackinac Bridge built in 1957 cost about $1 billion in 2026 dollars.
Quadrivium: Spring
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. Titles are time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 15:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
2029 National Electrical Code Panel 3
The University of Michigan has supported the voice of the United States education facility industry since 1993 -- the second longest tenure of any voice in the United States. That voice has survived several organizational changes but remains intact and will continue its Safer-Simpler-Lower Cost-Longer Lasting advocacy on Code Panel 3 in the 2029 Edition. Public Input will be received until April 9, 2026.
Current Issues & Recent Research
We met both deadlines for the IEEE National Electrical Safety Code and the NFPA National Electrical Code. We are now in the process of getting ready for our on-site May 4th meeting in Lexington. Kentucky.
Hegemon Fairfield County Connecticut
Today we shift our perspective 120 degrees to understand the point of view of one of several Producer interests in the American national standards system with a fortress balance sheet. The title of this post draws from the location of US and European headquarters. We list proposals by an electrical manufacturer claiming a part of the AI zeitgeist. The October 3rd closing stock price of HUBB ($467.52 per share) is not much different than its YTD high of $476.59.