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Cornbread & Coffee
"In the quiet moments between sips of coffee, one can hear the whispers of the stars" -- Mai Mochizuki ('The Full Moon Coffee Shop', 2024)
Testing, Inspection & Certification
Today's session is a break out and reorganization of topics have have covered for many years; with special focus on public consultation on electro-technologies: IEEE, ASTM International, Intertek, Underwriters Laboratories and the international Electrical Testing Association. Join us at 16:00 UTC today with login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
High-voltage switchgear and controlgear
"Electricity is the nervous system of our civilization." - Albert Einstein
Acceptance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment & Systems
The International Electrical Testing Association was founded in Portage Michigan in to create uniform standards for testing electrical power systems. Originally a coalition of independent testing companies, NETA developed rigorous procedures to ensure safety, reliability, and performance of almost all elements of electrical power chains. Today at the usual hour we examine its catalog of standards; almost all of which appear in electrical construction contracts.
Quadrivium: Autumn
Educational settlements are where people come to feel at home in beautiful surroundings. The catalog that informs the safety and sustainability of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day. 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.
Energy Standard for *Sites* and Buildings
Consultation on a new product definition and related laboratory ventilation interoperability controls will be received until December 21st. This redline should get the attention of research laboratory building control experts.
2029 National Electrical Code Panel 1
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 1 in the 2029 Edition. Public Input will be received until April 9, 2026.
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). Tomorrow we prepare proposals for Technical Committee CMP-1.
Performance-Based Electrical Power Chain Design
Our proposal to permit a performance-based building premise wiring design option were heard at the Committee Action Hearings in Orlando in early May. A second hearing on this and other proposals took place in Cleveland, October 22-30; administrative staff now compiling the results. Comments on those results will be received until January 6th.