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Unlocking the Code: Requirements for A/V System Cabling

Audio/visual systems must be installed to meet the cabling requirements of the NEC. The audio/visual (A/V) system in an office or school is often installed long after the base-build phase of construction of a new building is completed. The A/V system may not even be included in the tenant improvement phase of a project. »

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Acoustical Performance Standards for Schools

Updated standards provide recommendations for acoustic criteria for background noise,... »

University Gets Smart With Emergency Power Systems

With thousands of students living on campus, and working in classrooms and labs, plus the 24/7 need... »

Friedrich Air Conditioning names new Vice President

Friedrich Air Conditioning has announced that Chuck Campbell will join the executive team as vice... »

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	Grading our school systems September is the month that most children—and adults, for that matter—go back to school.

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Video: Gamewell-FCI talks fire and life safety

Patrick Lynch, Project Manager and Editor with Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine sits down with National Sales Manager Mike Madden from Gamewell-FCI to discuss life safety technologies, NFPA code changes, and the evolving... »

Video: Siemens talks Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid Technology

Siemens sits down with CSE to discuss energy efficiency and Smart Grid Technology »

Video: Beer fridge security system, with power and temperature monitoring

Beer fridge security system, with power and temperature monitoring, as shown at National Instruments' NIWeek. »

Data Center PUE white paper

"Recommendations for Measuring and Reporting Overall Data Center Efficiency" has been released as a white paper. »

Case Studies

University Gets Smart With Emergency Power Systems

Cutting Energy Costs in Hospitals

A cool way to avoid downtime

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Products and Innovations

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Solar Roofing Report

EagleView Technologies introduced a new solar roofing report that is an innovative break through for solar integrators, solar installers, and the overall roofing industry. With a new technology, EagleView’s solar 3D roof... »

Pad-mount sectionalizing enclosures

Maysteel's CW300/CW200 series sectionalizing enclosures provide a low-cost, safe, and aesthetically pleasing means of providing a sectionalizing and tap point for underground distribution systems. »

Alternative energy surge protection

The new Surge Protection line from Thomas & Betts provides premium protection for alternative energy sources from the damaging effects of electrical power surges. »

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News from the Web

Renewable Energy at Heart of Facebook Protest - UK News Reporter - 09/02/2010

jobsite123.com's Technology is On-Track to Change the Entire Commercial ... - PR Web (press release) - 09/02/2010

'Green skins' grow in the Emerald City - Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce (subscription) - 09/02/2010

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Welcome to the Engineering Education Center, where CSE is dedicated to providing consulting and specifying engineers with valuable information for the industries the magazine covers—HVAC, electrical, fire and life safety, lighting and plumbing systems, renewable energy, and codes and standards.

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Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine is dedicated to encouraging and recognizing the most talented young individuals in the engineering community supporting the building industry. We want to shape the future of young engineers, and will do so by recognizing and encouraging them through mentoring articles in the magazine, young engineer networking events, and the 40 Under 40 program.

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