Electrical Design Guide for Commercial Buildings

With this authoritative, easy-to-follow guide, you can design and specify electrical systems for virtually any commercial building easily, efficiently, and accurately. You'll be able to submit lower bids, foster greater client satisfaction, and encounter fewer problems during construction. Electrical Design Guide for Commercial Buildings shows you step by step how to organize, layout and circuit, and complete the design of electrical power and telephone/communications systems for commercial and industrial buildings. This handy guide gives you all the information and tables you need within a comprehensive step-by-step map of the entire design process. You also get a rich assortment of schematics, sample details, typical floor plans, and model documents, the 10 most-used NEC tables, pro-level tips on energy conservation and cost cutting, and help with—and even source code for—frequently used computer applications. Whether pro or novice, you'll find the key to better, faster, and cheaper electrical design for commercial buildings inside this book.

Step by step to accurate, efficient design. With this authoritative, easy-to-follow guide, you can design and specifiy electrical systems for virtually any commercial building easily, efficiently, andccurately. You'll be able to submit lower bids, foster greater client

satisfaction, and encounter fewer problems during construction. Electrical Design Guide for Commercial Buildings shows you step by step hot to organize, layout and circuit, and complete the design of electrical power and telephone/communications systems for commercial

and industrial buildings. This simple-to-use guide gives you: all the information and tables you need to complete an electrical design for almost any commercial building; a comprehensive step-by-step map of the entire design process plans, and model documents; the 10 most-used

National Electrical Code tables for quick access to frequently needed information; tips on designing for energy conservation, cost cutting, minimizing project agendas, and more; a chapter on computer applications, featuring AutoCAD, help with designing calculation programs, and source code for common applications. Whether pro or novice, you'll find the key to better, faster, and cheaper electrical

design for commercial buildings inside this book.

William H. Clark, II is a registered professional engineer with wide experience in electrical, lighting, mechanical, and structural projects. An expert on energy-efficient materials and designs, he is the author of Retrofitting for Energy Conservation. He is a member of the Technical Calculations Committee for the Illuminating Engineering Society, and a member of IEEE, ASHRAE, and ASME, as well as a member of the board of directors of Engineered Systems magazine. Mr. Clark has also written articles for numerous trade and technical journals, as well as several computer programs to model energy conservation strategies.

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Explains how to design and specify electrical and telecommunication systems for a range of commercial buildings. Emphasis is placed on maximizing economic value to allow for lower bidding. Chapters focus on such topics as phase diagrams, power and signals circuiting, power distribution, the visual environment, motors, transformers, load control, and the use of CAD programs. A basic knowledge of electrical devices is assumed. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

William H. Clark, II is a registered professional engineer with wide experience in electrical, lighting, mechanical, and structural projects. An expert on energy-efficient materials and designs, he is the author of Retrofitting for Energy Conservation. He is a member of the Technical Calculations Committee for the Illuminating Engineering Society, and a member of IEEE, ASHRAE, and ASME, as well as a member of the board of directors of Engineered Systems magazine. Mr. Clark has also written articles for numerous trade and technical journals, as well as several computer programs to model energy conservation strategies.