The division works with building officials, technical committees, advisory boards, and the public to adopt, amend, and interpret the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code (OESC). This code applies to all nonexempt electrical installations and alterations.
The division provides a list of electrical testing laboratories and product categories approved by the Electrical and Elevator Board as meeting the testing standard requirements for electrical safety as required by Oregon law and rule.
Electrical Building Systems, Inc.("EBS") combines the varied experience of its members in the fields of electrical engineering design and construction to offer a comprehensive scope of services in quality consulting engineering through creative, economical, and functional solutions.
A prefabricated electrical assembly is a fully customizable and factory-integrated solution for electrical control and power distribution. Prefabricated assemblies integrate multiple pieces of electrical equipment into an enclosure or skid and can be designed for stand-alone construction. These prebuilt power systems increase project productivity by helping to shorten timelines, simplify project management and reduce installation time and cost. Compared to customary brick and mortar construction, prefabricated assemblies are often the most economical choice to meet project demands.
Prefabricated electrical assemblies can also significantly reduce project management requirements. Onsite coordination and installation problems are minimized or eliminated because all equipment is installed, tested and ready to use upon delivery.
To make things simpler, prefabricated electrical assemblies can be custom designed, constructed, tested and inspected. This streamlined process is typically significantly more efficient than onsite construction and coordination.
An electrical house or e-house is a fully customizable, prefabricated integrated power assembly that contains industrial control and power distribution equipment. Design, construction quality inspection and testing of the solution is all completed in a controlled manufacturing setting prior to being delivered to a job site.
An electrical house can include a wide variety of electrical equipment and meet additional operational needs. For example, e-houses can support HVAC systems, personnel workstations and backup power system requirements.
E-houses can be applied across many industries and applications. They are often chosen over traditional brick and mortar construction because of the positive impact on project productivity. Using an e-house can simplify project management and coordinating equipment, saving time and money.
E-houses can be used across many industries and applications. They are often chosen over traditional brick and mortar construction because of the positive impact on project productivity. Using an e-house can simplify project management and coordinating equipment, saving time and money.
The flexible, expandable design of mobile substations allows a variety of equipment configurations for various applications. Modules can be connected together to form more complex substations and designs can be standardized to easily accommodate future modifications.
To simplify onsite labor, a fence is not needed when a dead-front design is used. Additionally, the solution is less susceptible to environmental damage when constructed using shield-grounded, medium-voltage cable.
Modular data centers are constructed to provide scalability and flexibility as business and IT needs evolve. Configurations for turnkey modular data center solutions include all-in-one data centers or the critical support infrastructure, such as integrated equipment skids and/or modular power assemblies.
Similar to the Modular Data Center (MDC), a Modular Power Assembly (MPA) is constructed to provide flexible and scalable power as business needs increase. The MPA is tailored to meet any business need and is configured with a wide range of products such as UPS backup systems, switchboards, panelboard, transformers, automatic transfer switches, and other electrical infrastructure products.
The flexibility aspect of an MPA means it can be designed in multiple ways. It can be a skid-based solution that allows for quick installation inside of an existing facility. With certain outdoor rated equipment, the skid-based solution can also be designed to be installed outdoors and provide a quick and easy way to expand or update critical infrastructure.
The MPA can also be designed as a walk in or non-walk-in self-contained enclosure. These enclosures can be configured for indoor or outdoor use and include HVAC to ensure proper environmental controls. Self-contained enclosure can provide additional benefits such as independent fire alarm and suppression, security access control, e.g. lockable doors, badge access, etc., and portability with certain configurations.
For ultimate portability, the MPA can be designed as a trailer-based system. A trailer-based design provides you with a means of easily transporting a MPA for use at multiple facilities, for disaster recovery or for temporary power needs.
A Modular Power Assembly can be deployed quickly to replace aging electrical infrastructure or to expand current electrical infrastructure. It can be incorporated into existing facilities or utilized for greenfield buildouts. The MPA mobile design can be used in retrofit or disaster response situations. The overall compact design of the MPA offers multiple deployment options to best suit site needs.
A substation power center is a custom-designed sheltered aisle, outdoor metal-clad switchgear enclosure for utility and substation applications that combines distribution and controls into one enclosure. There are powerful operational and integration efficiencies of this solution.
Substation power centers provide robust centralized control and protection of power equipment in utility, industrial and commercial applications. The custom-engineered switchgear is designed to exceed IEEE switchgear design and manufacturing standards.
Whether single-unit, multi-story, walk-in or non-walk-in, prefabricated electrical assemblies provide a solid foundation for electrical control and power distribution. Construction details are engineered to ensure that both customer specifications and building codes are met for each installation.
Enclosed electrical assemblies can be customized with climate control and blast-resistant enclosures to meet the required ratings for hazardous environments including Class 1 Division 2, or when traditional indoor equipment needs to be located outdoors. Rated for reliable performance in extreme environmental conditions, enclosed electrical assemblies can be applied in conditions where wind, snow, seismic activities or harsh temperatures occur. Custom components can also be integrated into enclosed assemblies, including HVAC systems, power backup equipment or personnel workstations.
Electrical special permission requests will follow the CCD1 process. Your RDP may request a Department Determination of Construction Codes and Zoning Resolution by submitting a CCD1. For more information please see Rule 4000-01.
If electrical work is performed without a permit, the owner of the building, as well as the individual who performed the illegal work, may be subject to violations, summonses, court appearances and fines. Furthermore, an unlicensed electrical contractor who performed the work may be fined for working without a license.
SEE Electrical Building is the unique software program to design your electrical installations and to generate automatically single-line schemes. This complete software enables electrical professionals to draw electrical installation creatively, and speedy.
Electrical Plan Review is required for electrical installations 1000 Kilo-Volt Amperes (KVA) or greater, or new or revised installations above 600 volts, and must be submitted to DOB by a New York State Licensed and Registered Professional Engineer or a New York State Licensed and Registered Architect.
Determination is required for electrical code variance / special permission request. Requests must demonstrate practical difficulty and provide supporting documentation and include proposed equally safe alternative methods that meet code intent.
Copies of the NYC 2011 Electrical Code (only the amendments to the NEC 2008 Electrical Code) and the New York City Electrical Code (the amendments and the NEC 2008 Electrical Code) can be purchased at the CityStore.
The Chicago Construction Codes establish minimum standards for the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, and demolition of buildings and other structures in order to protect public health, safety and welfare. The Chicago Construction Codes include provisions of the Municipal Code of Chicago related to construction and rehabilitation, plumbing, heating, electrical, fire prevention, sanitation, zoning and other health and safety standards relating to buildings and structures, except provisions enforced exclusively by a city department other than the Department of Buildings.
An electronic copy of the entire Municipal Code of Chicago, including the Chicago Construction Codes, is available from American Legal Publishing. Information on navigating these provisions is found on this page.
The City of Chicago is currently in the middle of a multi-year effort to comprehensively update its construction requirements based on widely-used model codes and standards while maintaining provisions that are well-adapted to local conditions. Phase 2 of Construction Code Modernization will be phased in between June 2019 and August 2020. For more information of Chicago's Construction Code Modernization project click here.
The accessibility provisions of the 2019 Chicago Construction Codes (primarily Chapter 14B-11 and Section 14R-3-305) apply to all permit applications started on or after December 1, 2019, regardless of whether the project is electing to follow other provisions of the 2019 Chicago Building Code or Chicago Building Rehabilitation Code (links above).
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