Daniel Campbell, P.E., Electrical Engineer, and Kevin Halbert, Electrical Designer, BSA Life Structures, Indianapolis

What’s new in the 2008 NEC

The 2008 National Electrical Code (NEC) is scheduled to be released by the National Fire Protection Assn. (NFPA) at the end of September. This 51st edition of the model code incorporates nearly 400 changes from more than 3,500 submitted revision proposals to the current 2005 edition of the NEC. A quick review of the new proposed code changes reveals no major formatting changes from the previous...