Upcoming Webcast Series
COPS: An Arresting Look at NEC Article 708
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
11:00am PDT/1:00pm CDT/2:00pm EDT
Speakers:
Michael A. Anthony, PE
Member, Panel 1 of the NEC, representing APPA (Association of Physical Plant Administrators)
Rudy Bergthold
Senior Vice President/Chief Technology Officer
Cupertino Electric, Inc.
Christopher M. Johnston, PE
Senior Vice President, Critical Facilities Chief Engineer
Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.
Get an up close look at one of the hottest topics on on-site power. Register now for this Webcast on NEC Article 708: Critical Operations Power Systems (COPS).
NEC Article 708 adds a new dimension to designing, building and commissioning on-site power systems. It requires:
- Comprehensive facility engineering documentation
- Telecommunications and controls protection
- More security, redundancy and fire protection
- Automatic operation
- Minimum 72-hour run time
- Full-load witness testing
- Ongoing testing, maintenance and service
In 60 minutes, you will:
- Get a good grounding on Article 708
- Learn about its most significant requirements
- Gain insights into nuances that could affect your work
The Webcast is accredited so you'll earn CEUs. Sign up now for this must-attend event.
This webcast is free and CEUs are available for all registered attendees.
Sponsored exclusively by ASCO Power Technologies, an Emerson Network Power company.
Retrocommissioning: What's Installed Informs Future DesignsPostponed Until further notice, feel free to register and you will be informed on the date of the future webcast.
Speakers:
Carl Lundstrum, PE, EMC Engineers
David Sellers, PE, Facility Dynamics Engineering
Karl Stum, PE, Summit Building Engineering
Retrocommissioning existing buildings is a quickly growing field whereby commissioning providers and engineers look at installed HVAC, lighting, and building-automation systems to determine how to bring them back up to initial operating conditions. However, for three reasons, what they're finding is beneficial to system designers and specifiers for systems currently on the drawing board, or nearly so. First, initial designs were often way off base in terms of being over-sized or inappropriate for the owner's building or O&M staff. Second, retrocommissioning providers are finding that some systems are not being installed, operated, or maintained in accordance with initial designs. And, third, operating conditions are changing, so fixes being made after retrocommissioning are establishing new baselines for performance.
This webcast describes what retrocommissioning providers are finding in commercial buildings, and advises designers on how to make their designs more appropriate for their applications and more robust for installation, operations, and maintenance. The target audience includes: design engineers and specifiers; commissioning providers; facility engineers; large contracting firms. Technologies likely to be covered are under floor air distribution (UFAD) systems, chilled water systems, building-automation systems and controls, lighting systems, and motors/drives.
Register today! If you're busy that day, register anyway and view the webcast on-demand.This webcast is free and CEUs are available for all registered attendees.
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