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Around the Circuit
Non-Residential
Building Starts Decline
in July
The value of non-residential building starts nose-dived
31% in July, compared to July 2007, according to Reed Construction
Data,
Norcross, Ga. In the first seven months of 2008 combined, year-to-date
starts declined 7% in monetary value and 15% in square footage.To
read more on this topic, visit the EC&M Web
site.
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Amended SSL
Criteria Causes Confusion
On June 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) issued a modification to its Energy Star light fixture criteria,
despite incompatibility with previously announced Department of Energy
(DOE) solid-state lighting (SSL) criteria, set to take effect September
30. “DOE is aware of the confusion created by EPA's release of the
amended criteria,” said David Rodgers, deputy assistant secretary for
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) at the DOE, in response
to
the modification. "In the meantime, the September 2007 guidance stands
as the valid guidance for SSL." To read more on this topic, visit
the
EC&M Web
site.
LEED Green
Building
Rating System Works Toward Third-Party Certification
U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) V3, the certification bodies for
the LEED Green Building Rating System were recently announced.
Well-known and respected for their role in certifying organizations,
processes, and products to ISO and other standards, the members
include:
- ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc., Houston
- BSI Management Systems America, Inc., Reston, Va.
- Bureau Veritas North America, Inc., San Diego
- DNV Certification, Houston
- Intertek, Houston
- KEMA-Registered Quality, Inc., Chalfont, Pa.
- Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Inc., Houston
- NSF-International Strategic Registrations, Ann Arbor, Mich.
- SRI Quality System Registrar, Inc., Pittsburgh
- Underwriters Laboratories-DQS Inc., Northbrook, Ill.
In the spirit of the most successful LEED projects, this evolution in
the certification process is being undertaken as an integrated part of
a
major update to the technical rating system, which will debut in
January
as LEED 2009. The update will also include a comprehensive technology
upgrade to LEED Online aimed at improving the user experience and
expanding its portfolio management capabilities. To read more on
this
topic, visit the EC&M Web
site.
AWEA Claims PTC
Expiration a Threat to Wind Power Expansion
U.S. wind farms now generate more electricity than any
other nation in the world and are on track to expand by more than 45%
this year. However, according to Washington, D.C.-based American Wind
Energy Association (AWEA), the expiration of the federal production tax
credit (PTC) less than five months from now threatens this
progress.To read more on this topic, visit the EC&M Web
site.
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Project Watch
Wind Energy
Project in Rhode Island
The Town of Barrington, Rhode Island, is soliciting
proposals from qualified wind energy contractors for the design,
installation, test, and maintenance of a municipal wind turbine
generator. The scope of the work for the contractor is to take full
responsibility for cost, schedule, and performance of the management,
planning, design, purchase, construction, installation, testing, and
maintenance. Proposals will be accepted in the Town Manager’s Office,
Barrington Town Hall, no later than 4 p.m. EST on August 18. For more
information, you may download a pdf from the town's Web
site.
Lighting
Project in Connecticut
The Town of Avon, Conn., is requesting written
responses
to a request for proposal (RFP) for services of an electrical engineer
needed for town center improvements. Electrical engineering services
are
required for the design, lighting specifications, and construction
administration for the lighting portion of the project. This includes
but is not limited to analysis of the existing power in the Town Center
area, options to power the proposed lighting, layout of the conduit and
lighting, assistance with bid specification documents, and construction
administration services. Proposals will be accepted until 12 p.m. on
August 20. For more information, you may download a pdf from the town's
Web
site.
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Business Brief
The special projects division of Winter Park.
Fla.-based
Palmer Electric Co. has secured a $165,000 design-build contract to
provide electrical contracting for a new M & I Bank branch in Oviedo,
Fla. Under contract with McCree General Contractors & Architects,
Palmer
is providing wiring for site and building electrical along with the
wiring and installation of the fire alarm and security systems for the
one-story, 6,200- square-foot bank with three drive-through windows.
For more Business Briefs, visit the EC&M Web
site.
Eye on Safety
Ferraz Shawmut
Announces Issues Product Recall and Field Notice
Ferraz Shawmut, Newburyport, Mass., recently notified
distributors of the potential for failure in its Load Break Switch Type
LBS 60 to 125A manufactured from January 1, 2007 through December 15,
2007 and in enclosed switches containing the identified switches.
According to the manufacturer, the problem centers on a non-compliant
internal plastic part that could break leaving one or more poles of the
switch in the "On" position. For help in identifying switch part
numbers
and receiving replacements, contact your distributor or call the
manufacturer's dedicated phone line at (978) 457-4285.
Call for Papers
Call
for
Papers
Potential speakers: The deadline's been extended! You
still have time to submit an abstract, but time is running out. All
abstracts must be received by August 29, 2008. Power Quality
&
Reliability 2009 organizers invite interested parties to offer
unpublished non-commercial papers for presentation consideration at the
Power Quality & Reliability 2009 Exposition & Conference, scheduled for
March 18-20, 2009 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and held in
conjunction with the Electric West Show. Prospective authors/speakers
should submit a two- to three-paragraph abstract (200 words maximum) on
the
main points of the paper. Additional or clarified points may be
requested prior to accepting the paper for presentation.
Submit your abstract online today at our Web
site.
If you have any questions, please contact Joe Charno by phone at
(203) 358-4152 or via e-mail at Joseph.Charno@penton.com.
Don't delay: Send in your abstract by August 29!
Call for
Papers
Potential speakers: The deadline's been extended! You
still have time to submit an abstract, but time is running out. All
abstracts must be received by August 29, 2008. Electric West
2009 organizers invite interested parties to offer unpublished
non-commercial papers for presentation consideration at the Electric
West 2009 Exposition & Conference, scheduled for March 18-20, 2009 at
the Las Vegas Convention Center and held in conjunction with the Power
Quality & Reliability Show. Prospective authors/speakers should submit
a
two- to three-paragraph abstract (200 words maximum) on the
main points of the paper. Additional or clarified points may be
requested prior to accepting the paper for presentation.
Submit your abstract online today at our Web
site.
If you have any questions, please contact Joe Charno by phone at
(203) 358-4152 or via e-mail at Joseph.Charno@penton.com.
Don't delay: Send in your abstract by August 29!
Shows & Events
2008 BICSI Fall
Conference
The 2008 BICSO Fall Conference will take place from
September 29-October 2 in Las Vegas. Topics for seminars at this year's
event include design and installation for CCTV cabling, trends in
energy-efficient data center design, and 2008 NEC updates. For more
information and to register, visit the BICSI Web
site.
IEEE IAS Annual
Meeting
The 2008 IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS)
Annual
Meeting is scheduled for October 5-9 in Edmonton, Canada. The papers
and
tutorials presented at the meeting will cover applications-related
topics such as lighting, power systems, mining, metals, appliances,
electrostatics, automation control, electrical drives, power
converters,
and electric machines. Another component of the conference are the
committee meetings devoted to developing and updating the IEEE Color
Book Standards, which provide information about electrical power
production, distribution and utilization in industrial and commercial
power systems. For more information and to register, visit IEEE's Web
site.
Code Change
Conferences
In two informative and interest-filled days with Mike Holt, you'll
learn
about major NEC changes that will impact your work, whether you're an
electrician, contractor, engineer, designer, or plant/facility
maintenance person. You'll also earn continuing education hours and
professional development hours.
Two conferences are scheduled for later this year:
--September 4-5 in Portland, Ore.
--September 8-9 in San Antonio
For more information and to register online, visit the Code
Change Conferences Web
site.
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