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Sport Occupancies

July 3, 2024
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We will spend most of our time this week preparing responses to the actions taken by technical committees at the April meetings; with our abiding interest in the proposals that affect the physical character of education settlements (K-12 schools, colleges and universities, university-affiliated research and clinical delivery networks).

The largest share of safety and sustainability concepts relevant to our SAFER-SIMPLER-LOWER COST-LONGER LASTING priorities appear in ICC’s Group A tranche of titles. Comments on Committee Actions taken on the April meetings in Atlanta will be received until July 8th — including own proposals for performance-based building interior power chain design.

We will use the transcripts linked in the Group A Model Codes link below

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The language “code writers and vote getters”* use to perform their work can be confounding and supports the assertion that some safety and sustainability concepts can only be understood by experienced practitioners in context.   It takes decades to fully understand the ebb and flow of ideas.  That is one of the reasons we host daily colloquia — in addition to the obligation to respect intellectual property rights of standards setting organizations; a great deal of content is unstable and provisional.  Unstable and provisional is the nature of leading practice discovery and promulgation.

As a point of origin for most safety and sustainability concepts for sport occupancies among US-based standards setting organizations we start with the most widely referenced building code bibliography in the United States:

2024 International Building Code: Chapter 3 Occupancy Classification and Use

Education communities have buildings, pathways and infrastructure in all of the groups identified in this chapter.  We use the term “sport” to describe recreational and competitive athletic activity for all age groups.  Some concepts span across all three groupings.  Note the following:

Structural support for sport lighting

Sport arena lighting allowances

Television broadcast lighting requirements

Temporary special event structures

Athletic equipment hazard classification

Plumbing in arenas

Bleachers

Access

Use of arenas for disaster management

…And so on…

Group A Model Building Codes


Today we pick through the transcripts of the 2021 ICC Code Development Cycle (Group A)

2021 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ACTION HEARINGS ON THE 2021 EDITIONS OF THE GROUP A INTERNATIONAL CODES

Keep in mind that the Group A titles are near the end of their development cycle (CLICK HERE).  Next up, Hearings on the Group A tranche in September.  We will post the link to the webcast.

"The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot" - Bill Russell

We maintain sport facility literature on the standing agenda of our periodic Sport colloquium when we pull together specifics relevant to the safety and sustainability agenda of the final fiduciary in education communities — typically the tax payer or family.   There are many, many more technologies that figure into these spaces; getting occupancy classification is the best place to start since it informs the way all other standards setting organizations develop their literature.  See our CALENDAR for the next online meeting.

 


ARCHIVE:

2021/2022 ICC CODE DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE

2018 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ACTION HEARINGS ON THE 2018 EDITIONS OF THE GROUP A INTERNATIONAL CODES | APRIL 14 – 23, 2018 | COLUMBUS OHIO

2018 GROUP A PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA | OCTOBER 24 – 31, 2018 | RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

2019 GROUP B PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE I-CODES ALBUQUERQUE COMMITTEE ACTION HEARINGS

2019 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ACTION HEARINGS ON THE 2018 EDITIONS OF THE GROUP B INTERNATIONAL CODES

*A term of art we use to distinguish stakeholders who are effective in gathering data and persuading technical committees to improve consensus products.  The most influential voices tend to have an elevated hourly consulting rate.  The expertise of “code writers and vote-getters” is distinct from the expertise processes and administration.  The private standards domain in most nations is top-heavy with administration. 

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University of Notre Dame | St. Joseph County Indiana


Monday | July  22 | Colloquium 15:00 UTC

Lingua Franca


Tuesday | July 23 | Colloquium 15:00 UTC

Infotech 400


Wednesday | July 24 | Colloquium 15:00 UTC

Water 300


Thursday | July 25 | Colloquium 15:00 UTC

Summer Sport


Friday | July 26 | Colloquium 15:00 UTC

Down for Maintenance and Upgrades

 


Saturday | July 27


Sunday | July 28


 

University of Hohenheim

 

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Sister and Brother at The Prout School | Rhode Island


Monday | 1 July | Colloquium 15:00 UTC

O! Canada


Tuesday | 2 July | Colloquium 15:00 UTC

2028 National Electrical Safety Code


Wednesday | 2 July | Colloquium 15:00 UTC

Ædificare & Utilization

 


Thursday | 3 July | Colloquium 15:00 UTC

Nourriture d’été

 


Friday | 4 July | United States Independence Day (No Colloquium Today)


Saturday | 5 July | Colloquium 15:00 UTC

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Sunday | 6 July


Sunday | 7 July


 

 

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Grounding & Bonding

June 25, 2024
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National Electrical Code (NFPA 70): Article 250 Grounding & Bonding

2026 Code Panel 5: Transcript of Proposed Changes

Electrical grounding is vital for safety and system protection. It provides a path for excess electrical current to safely dissipate into the earth, reducing the risk of electric shock, fire, and equipment damage. Grounding stabilizes voltage levels, ensuring the proper operation of electrical systems and devices. It also protects against electrical surges and lightning strikes by diverting harmful currents away from sensitive components. Overall, grounding enhances the safety, reliability, and performance of electrical installations, making it a fundamental practice in electrical engineering and construction.

In other words, without grounding, electric energy does no useful work.  Today we review the grounding principles for exterior lightning protection and building interior telecommunication and audio-visual systems.  Use the login credentials at the upper right our home page.

“Railroad Sunset” | Edward Hopper

Grounding protects buildings from lightning by providing a safe path for the immense electrical energy of a lightning strike to travel into the earth, thereby minimizing damage. Here’s how it works:

  1. Lightning Rods: Metal rods placed on top of buildings intercept lightning strikes. These rods are connected to a network of conductors.
  2. Conductors: These metal cables or strips carry the electrical charge from the lightning rod to the ground.
  3. Grounding System: The conductors are connected to grounding rods buried deep in the earth, dispersing the electrical charge safely into the ground.

This system prevents lightning from passing through the building’s structure, reducing the risk of fire, structural damage, and electrical hazards.

“Rain in Charleston” 1951 Thomas Fransioli

Grounding in telecommunication systems is crucial for ensuring safety and operational reliability. Here’s how it works:

  1. Surge Protection: Grounding helps protect telecommunication equipment from voltage surges caused by lightning strikes, power line faults, or switching operations. By providing a direct path to the earth, grounding allows excess electrical energy to be safely dissipated, preventing damage to sensitive equipment.
  2. Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Reduction: Proper grounding minimizes EMI, which can disrupt communication signals. By creating a common reference point for electrical potentials, grounding reduces noise and interference, ensuring clearer and more reliable signal transmission.
  3. Safety: Grounding protects personnel from electrical shocks by ensuring that any fault currents are directed away from equipment and safely into the ground. This is particularly important in environments with high-power transmission equipment.
  4. System Stability: Grounding stabilizes voltage levels within the system, preventing fluctuations that could cause equipment malfunctions or failures. This stability is crucial for maintaining consistent and reliable telecommunications services.

Overall, grounding enhances the safety, performance, and reliability of telecommunication systems by managing electrical faults, reducing interference, and protecting both equipment and personnel.

“Telegraph Poles with Buildings” | Joseph Stella (1917)

Grounding in audio systems is essential for ensuring high-quality sound output and preventing various types of electrical noise and interference. Here’s how it works:

  1. Noise Reduction: Proper grounding minimizes hums and buzzes often caused by ground loops, which occur when different pieces of equipment are grounded at different points. By ensuring a common ground point, the potential differences that cause these loops are eliminated, leading to cleaner audio signals.
  2. Shielding: Grounding provides a reference point for the shielding in audio cables, which helps to block external electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI). This shielding prevents unwanted noise from being introduced into the audio signal.
  3. Safety: Grounding protects both the equipment and users from electrical shocks. In the event of a fault, the grounding system directs the fault current safely to the earth, reducing the risk of electric shock and equipment damage.
  4. Signal Integrity: By maintaining a consistent ground potential, grounding helps preserve the integrity of audio signals. This ensures that the signals are transmitted and received accurately without degradation, resulting in better sound quality.
  5. Equipment Protection: Proper grounding can protect sensitive audio equipment from power surges and static discharge, extending the lifespan and reliability of the components.

Overall, grounding is a fundamental practice in audio systems to ensure high-quality sound, protect equipment, and maintain safety for users.

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History of grounding/earthing practices in the united states

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