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Sweet Apple Pork Chops
'The University Meat Shop on East Campus at the corner of 38th and Fair Streets is an USDA-inspected meat retail store selling a selection of beef, pork, lamb, goat, smoked and slicing sausages, ready-to-eat snack sticks, and much more'
2029 National Electrical Code Panel 4
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 4 in the 2029 Edition. Public Input will be received until April 9, 2026.
Ædificare & Utilization
Education community construction may well be the closest we come to a $100+ billion perpetual motion machine. It is overbuilt. During today's session we examine today's 10 AM EST release of the US construction activity report which confirms the education "industry" as the second largest building construction market in the world. Upwards of 40 million square feet the University of Michigan has the largest measure of square footage of any campus in the world
Electrical installations and Protection Against Electric Shock
Today we review the September 2025 most recent revisions IEC 60364 covering fundamental principles, assessment of general characteristics, and definitions for low-voltage electrical installations. It replaces the 2005 edition and includes restructuring, expanded scope (e.g., prosumer installations, energy efficiency), and new topics like safety services and innovations in materials.
Quadrivium: Winter
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 16:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
Reaction: December 18 Open Meeting
Our door is open to discuss the issues on the agenda of the 18th Open Meeting during today's Open Door session at 16:00 UTC. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
International Zoning Code
"The purpose of the code is to establish minimum requirements to provide a reasonable level of health, safety, property protection and welfare by controlling the design, location, use or occupancy of all buildings and structures through the regulated and orderly development of land and land uses within this jurisdiction...." Today we explore how data center antagonists use zoning codes to impede the rollout of artificial intelligence.
Current Issues & Recent Research
We examine the proposals for the 2028 National Electrical Safety Code; including our own. Public comment on proposed changes will be received until March 24th. The 2026 National Electrical Code which has recently been released for public use (public input on the 2029 revision will be received until April 9, 2026).
“What Happens When Data Centers Come to Town”
Research and reflections on the artificial intelligence zietgeist.