Top 5 Consulting Specifying Engineer content, August 18-24, 2023

The top five articles of the past week covered changes to NFPA 101, electrical and power system design, electrical circuit protection and BACnet control points.

1. A guide to upcoming changes in the 2024 edition of NFPA 101

Important changes in the 2024 edition of NFPA 101 include modular rooms, portable fire extinguishers, carbon monoxide detection and alternative care sites.

2. Industrial, manufacturing building electrical, power system design

Industrial, manufacturing facilities have high power needs, and electrical engineers must rise to the challenge.

3. Electrical: Circuit Protection, part 1: Overview of electrical protection, standards

John Yoon provides an overview of electrical and circuit protection and the different standards and best practices engineers need to know.

4. Transformer, switchgear and UPS design considerations

Several key and common engineering decisions to consider when designing a power distribution system are highlighted in a case study example.

5. What are BACnet control points and devices in building automation systems?

Yanlin Zeng and Jason Gerke discuss BACnet control points, alarms and analytics.

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