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Specifications, Technical Help:
Electrical
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Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency
www.afcesa.af.mil
Can download interior electrical systems manual; exterior and interior electrical facilities guidance; field guide for inspection, evaluation and maintenance of electrical transformers and substations; and other documents.
Architectural Lighting Source Guide
www.archlightingsourceguide.com
Directory of more than 1,300 manufacturers of lighting products, organized by product. Includes product reports and profiles; glossaries of specification, lighting, daylighting terms; product Q&As; trade show, other product event listings.
Association of Edison Illuminating Companies
www.aeic.org
Offers power cable guidelines, specifications and load research manual for sale.
Association of Energy Engineers
www.aeecenter.org
Provides online journals and lists technical publications available for sale.
AutomatedBuildings.com
www.automatedbuildings.com
Online resource for the large buildings automation industry. Contains product information, articles, industry news, manufacturer and service provider listings, new product reviews and other resources.
California Energy Commission
www.energy.ca.gov
Provides Home Energy Rating System information; procedures for HVAC system design and installation and protocols for energy efficient residential building envelopes; list of Energy Efficiency Division Publications, with order information; list of approved computer programs for energy analysis.
Colorado State Electrical Board
www.dora.state.co.us/electrical
Can download wiring guides for homes, water wells and mobile homes.
Copper Development Association
www.copper.org
Electrical provides articles on copper wire, electrical energy efficiency; case studies.
Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
www.eere.energy.gov
Federal Energy Management Program provides advanced lighting guidelines; energy effective lighting checklist; federal lighting guidelines; master specifications. Building Technologies Program provides lighting technologies factsheets, fenestration guide and daylighting tips.
EC&M Online
www.ecmweb.com
Contains free online articles related to the National Electrical Code, electrical design, construction, maintenance; question and answer sections regarding the code and electrical work; manufacturer directory.
Electrical Apparatus Service Association
www.easa.com
Includes technical publications for free download; directory of technical books; member directory. Can make online purchase of Electrical Engineering Pocket Handbook, electrical manuals, standards.
Electrical Construction and Maintenance
www.ecmweb.com
Provides online buyer's guide for electrical products. Provides information about Product of the Year competition and previous years' finalists and winners.
Electrical Contractor Magazine
www.ecmag.com
Products contains searchable electrical product directory. Research includes searchable manufacturer directory.
Electrical Contractor Network
www.Electrical-Contractor.net
Online resource for electrical contractors. NEC Code Page contains National Electrical Code information, Q&As, comment for proposed revisions to NEC, full-text report on proposals and interactive Code Quiz. Lists electrical contractor licensing agencies by state; links to professional associations, publications, education opportunities and local procurement resources. Electrician Finder contains directory of electrical contractors and suppliers searchable by area code, ZIP code or company name. Electrical and Construction Bookstore offers building codes, cost guides, ADA guidelines, builders' manuals and other code-related publications for sale. Lists electrical product recalls; links to manufacturers; includes Electrical Safety Forum. Eastern States and Western States provide links to state and local procurement departments, local agencies, and city and county Web sites organized by state.
Electrical Distributor Magazine, The
www.tedmag.com
Can search supplier directory by company name or product. TED Research includes product studies, surveys.
Electrical Generating Systems Association
www.egsa.org
Can download on-site power performance standards and other standards. New standards are posted for public review. Provides events calendar; information about training and certification programs; videotapes of speakers from past EGSA conventions; archives of Powerline magazine organized by topic. Buyer's Guide lists suppliers, manufacturers and manufacturers representatives by name, location, type of service and type of product.
Electrical Safety Foundation International
www.esfi.org
Library contains indoor and outdoor electrical safety booklets, Electrical Safety Tool Kit, home wiring safety guide, other safety booklets for download.
Electric-Find.com
www.electric-find.com
Lists manufacturers, manufacturers reps, suppliers, electrical engineers, contractors by state; lighting manufacturers by category or alphabetically; electrical contractor licensing bodies by state; associations; magazines; code and code training bodies; electrical product recalls. Provides electrical glossary.
Electrician's Toolbox
www.elec-toolbox.com
Provides definitions of electrical terms; code quizzes; software downloads; technical photos of electrical work; electrical theory, formulas and calculators; safety guides; extensive "tricks of the trade" tips from electrical professionals; symbols; classifications; standards; diagrams and charts; safety topics; links.
Electric Pilot
www.electricpilot.com
Contains directories of manufacturers and distributors of electrical products, energy saving lighting, alternative power products, and construction tools and equipment.
IBACOS (Integrated Building and Construction Solutions)
www.ibacos.com
Contains High Performance Lighting Guide, with installation drawings, technical reports, articles, specifications for light fixtures and bulbs, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America guidelines.
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
www.iesna.org
Contains online directory of manufacturers of lighting equipment and accessories. Includes technical bulletin board. Bookstore offers recommended practices and ANSI standards for sale online; provides standards summaries. Educational Opportunities provides online presentations; Lighting Power Density online methodology for lighting models underlying commercial lighting power limits developed in ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2004.
International Association of Lighting Designers
www.iald.org
Contains "Guidelines for Specification Integrity" aimed at providing lighting designers with a framework for creating specifications.
International Dark-Sky Association
www.darksky.org
Contains information sheets on outdoor lighting organized topically and numerically; handouts; slide sets; articles; light pollution resources; and "Good Neighbor Outdoor Lighting, a guide to selecting and installing efficient, cost-effective and unobtrusive outdoor lighting fixtures."
International Electrical Testing Association
www.netaworld.org
Provides specifications overview and order information; specifications review schedule; matrix of maintenance test frequency; and information about standards development activities. Can view full text of articles from Technical Journal archive.
ISA – The Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society
www.isa.org
Provides links to technical communities and divisions, which publish topical articles and resources; online newsletters; measurement and control industry news briefs; links to related organizations worldwide. Offers standards, books and publications for sale; subscriptions to technical paper collections. Can view current and archival issues of InTech and abstracts of ISA Transactions since 1997; can purchase articles online. ISA Directory lists manufacturers, representatives and services in the measurement and control field.
Lighting Controls Association
www.aboutlightingcontrols.org
Contains guide to lighting controls, case studies, white papers and lighting controls discussion forum.
Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's School of Architecture
www.lrc.rpi.edu
University-based center for lighting education and research. National Lighting Product Information Program contains manufacturer-specific performance reports on efficient lighting products; lighting glossary; specifier reports; guides; illumination fundamentals primer; and online photosensor tutorial. Daylight Dividends program includes technical reviews. Demonstration and Evaluation of Lighting Technologies and Applications (DELTA), which designs, evaluates and publicizes energy-efficient lighting solutions, contains newsletters and portfolios. Resource Collection contains database of conference papers organized by lighting topic. Lighting Futures quarterly on advances in lighting technologies provides current and archival feature articles. Contains Electronic Ballasts Database; Builders Guide to Home Lighting; light use guidance; lighting metrics; and other materials.
Lighting Resource
www.thelightingcenter.com
Online Industry News contains news stories by topic, including architecture, construction, energy, engineering, environment. Online Communities includes info pages for architects, contractors, designers, engineers that provide organization, education, publication links. Reference Library contains articles; case studies; glossary of lighting terms; product directories.
LightingUniverse.com
www.lightinguniverse.com
Contains online catalog of lighting products for interior, outdoor, retail, commercial, theatrical/entertainment and professional use.
National Association of Electrical Distributors
www.naed.org
Contains searchable directory of distributors and associates.
National Electrical Installation Standards from the National Electrical Contractors Association
www.neca-neis.org
Provides NECA’s Standards Development Procedures; information about technical review and appeal procedure. Lists standards by category; standards under development; provides standards updates; catalog of standards and technical publications for sale online. Includes contact names and phone numbers for state agencies that regulate electrical construction; current and archival issues of Contractor's Code Letter since 1999, Line Contractor's Quarterly since 2004, Code Question of the Day since 1998. State Electrical Regulations contains “Guide to State Electrical Codes, Enforcement, and Licensing”; information on electrical codes, code enforcement, contractor/electrician licensing laws in all 50 states and the District of Columbia; licensing directory for low voltage contractors.
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
www.nema.org
Contains "Electrical Standards and Product Guide"; engineering bulletins; information about conformity assessment; product statistics; business indices; archive of Electroindustry monthly since 2004; product guides; searchable database of standards for sale; standards FAQs organized by product; white papers. Product divisions include industrial automation; lighting systems; building equipment; electronics; insulation materials, wire, cable and power equipment. Standards International Activities Center provides overview and documents on standards activities in China, Brazil, Mexico, Asia. Government Relations provides information, documents on energy policy; commercial and residential energy efficiency; premium efficient motor product listings, documents; Energy Briefs archive; energy glossary. Environment, Health and Safety Council contains thermostat recycling information; list of participating wholesalers.
National Lighting Bureau
www.nlb.org
Contains articles on retail, industrial, office, educational, residential, and safety/security lighting issues. Offers for sale Guide to Industrial Lighting, Guide to Energy-Efficient Lighting Systems, Guide to Retail Lighting Management, Lighting for Safety and Security, NEMA Guide to Emergency Lighting, NEMA Guide to Lighting Controls, and other guides.
National Systems Contractors Association
www.nsca.org
Discussion Forums, A/E Toolkit contains libraries of engineering specifications, documents and design resources for members. Registered users can access for free some specifications, design resources; specifications for CSI Division 25 Integrated Automation, Division 27 Communications, Division 28 Electronic Safety and Security, Master Format 04 Divisions and Titles, Sound Design Build Criteria, Technology Integration Schools. Registered users can access Tech Tutorials monthly tech tips and techniques.
National Utility Locating Contractors Association
www.nulca.org
Lists technical publications available for sale; provides recommended marking guidelines.
Power and Communication Contractors Association
www.pccaweb.org
Offers for sale guidelines on horizontal directional drilling good practices.
Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League (PEARL)
www.pearl1.org
Can download reconditioning standards for electrical equipment.
Tecfind: Electrical and Instrumentation Product and Service Guide
www.tecfind.com
Database of more than 2,500 electrical and instrumentation products and services can be searched by product name, description, product category, and region or country. Registered manufacturers can submit/update product information online. Contains electrical and other formulas, metric/imperial conversions, AWG/metric wire conversions and standard units.
Tom Henry's Code Electrical Classes and Bookstore
www.code-electrical.com
Offers electrical code books; training videos; books on estimating/motor control, plumbing/mechanical, state exams, electrical wiring and systems; electrical code seminars. Can subscribe to The Informer, a bi-monthly newsletter that covers the National Electrical Code, building inspections, safety, tools, apprenticeship training, electrical history, business law, electrical exams.
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
www.ul.com
Regulators contains marking guides for wire, cable, circuit breakers and luminaries.
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