Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Code Quiz: Service Conductors

Explanation: Section 230.3 states, "Service conductors supplying a building or other structure shall not pass through the interior of another building or structure." Lupacchino is a senior design ...
Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Code Quiz: NEC Required Unit Load for Office Building Receptacles

Explanation: Section 220.44(1) refers you to Sec. 220.14(I), which specifies 180 VA per yoke and then the demand factors of Table 220.47 can be applied. Section 220.43(2) requires 1VA/sq. ft. The ...
TechCrunch

UpCodes launches Copilot, an AI-based research assistant for building codes

For more than seven years, UpCodes has been making the complicated world of building codes easier to understand for people like industry professionals and homeowners. Its platform includes a ...
JD Supra

Understanding the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), the California Green Building Standards Code (CGBSC) & Implications for Building Projects

Green building and energy conservation are now more commonplace in the United States with State and Local Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) adopting some version of the International Code Council ...