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Chocolate Cherry Breakfast Muffins & Cowboy Coffee
Medical student Abby Davis shares her recipe.
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.
Solar (Summer)
Last year we separated our coverage of solar energy standards from our standing electrotechnology colloquia we host every Tuesday with the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers We drill deeper into life-cycle economic considerations from a seasonal perspective. Join us today at 15:00 UTC with the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
2029 National Electrical Code Panel 15
Today examine the technical concepts under the purview of Code Panel 15; among them: Article 120 Part VI, Article 517 Health Care Facilities, Article 518 Assembly Occupancies, Article 520 Theaters...and Performance Areas, Article 525 Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs and Similar Events, Article 530 Motion Picture and Television Studios. New proposals will be received until April 9th.
Quadrivium: Summer
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.
Current Issues & Recent Research
We are tooling up for the NFPA 2029 National Electrical Code Technical Committee Meetings in September and the IEEE Industrial Applications Society Meetings in October.
Summer Solstice Around the World
"You can’t think about the summer solstice without first journeying around time’s seasonal cycle. From ancient Rome’s winter solstice (or the “Day of the Unconquerable Sun”) and the Aztec spring equinox to the longest day of the year, find out why solstices were so important to ancient civilizations and how they were celebrated." With four links to celebrations in Harvard Square.
Salutariness
"Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely." - P.J. O'Rourke
Housekeeping Closets
Design, construction. operation and maintenance of "Building Service Area[s]" standards set by the United States Department of Education; otherwise known as Janitor or Custodial closets. In other words: "If you want federal money for anything your janitor closets must be tricked out like this...." Apparently, the design and construction of janitor's closets in educational settlements is a social justice issue.