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Around the Circuit
Non-Residential Construction Projects in Jeopardy
The credit market meltdown and crumbling economy have caught up to the non-residential construction market, says Ken Simonson, chief economist, Associated General Contractors of America, Arlington, Va. "Non-residential construction is on the verge of a potentially long slide," Simonson warns. His comments followed reports from the Census Bureau on construction spending in September and the National Association for Business Economics (NABE), Washington, D.C., on third-quarter and expected activity.

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CEA and CEDIA Launch New Committee on Residential Systems Standards
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Arlington, Va., and the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA), Indianapolis, are launching a new standards committee, R10 Residential Systems. The new committee will establish bulletins and standards for design and installation of residential systems. Its first project will be revising the ANSI/CEA-2030 Multi-Room Audio Cabling Standard, which provides a detailed blueprint for adding multi-room distributed audio to homes as well as graphics and charts with suggested setups. The group will also work on CEA/CEDIA Home Theater Recommended Practice: Audio Design. The first R10 call will be held in early December.

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CH2M HILL Selected by DOE to Promote Solar Energy Adoption in Select Cities
CH2M HILL, Englewood, Colo., has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help 25 American cities accelerate the adoption of solar energy. The contract is part of The Solar America Initiative, a DOE effort to make solar electricity from photovoltaics (PV) cost competitive with conventional forms of electricity from the utility grid by 2015. Under the three-year, $5.5 million contract, CH2M HILL's IT Consulting and Spatial Information Management practices will work alongside the DOE and officials from 25 cities taking part in the DOE's Solar America Cities program, to eliminate market barriers to adoption and debut new solar solutions.

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HomeGrid Forum and CABA Unite to Promote ITU Network Standard
The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA), Ottawa, and HomeGrid Forum, Beaverton, Ore., recently signed an agreement that reinforces the growing industry support for G.hn — Geneva-based International Telecommunication Union's next generation networking standard — which promises to dramatically simplify connecting intelligent devices throughout the home. The liaison agreement between CABA and HomeGrid will enable the organizations to cooperate on the promotion and delivery of next-generation home networking applications through joint marketing, compliance and interoperability testing and research sharing, and collaboration with relevant regulatory bodies.

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Project Watch
Electrical Project in Illinois
The Vienna School District, Vienna, Ill., is accepting sealed bids for trade work, including electrical, for the gymnasium addition at Vienna Elementary School. A pre-bid meeting will be held on November 18 at 10 a.m. at the Superintendent Office, Vienna, Ill. The deadline for bids is November 26 at 10 a.m. For more information regarding the electrical project, call (618) 242-0473.

Electrical and Lighting Renovation Work in Texas
Sealed bids will be received by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Maintenance and Construction, Austin, Texas, until 2 p.m. on December 9 for Project No. 08-057-LFS, Life Safety Code and Other Renovations. Work consists of the interior renovation of Buildings 519 and 520 and includes, but is not limited to, electrical and lighting systems. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. on November 18 in Conference Room 101, Building 501, at Lufkin State School, Lufkin, Texas. For more information, contact the Maintenance and Construction department at (512) 206-5880.

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Business Brief
As part of its Operations & Maintenance business, EDF Energies Nouvelles, Paris, recently announced the signature, by its U.S. subsidiary enXco, Escondido, Calif., of four new operations and maintenance contracts covering 981MW of wind farm-generated capacity with U.S. electricity companies. These contracts increase the total wind farm-generated capacity managed by EDF EN under operations and maintenance contracts in the United States to more than 3,000MW.

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Eye on Safety
Arc Flash Safety DVD
To better address arc flash safety, the Electrical Safety Foundation International (EFSI), Rosslyn, Va., has teamed with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to distribute "Arc Flash Awareness," a DVD training course, available in both English and Spanish.

The DVD includes basic information about arc flash awareness and contains the firsthand account of three electrical workers who were severely injured in an arc flash incident. For more information on arc flash or to order a copy of the DVD, visit the ESFI library on the EFSI's Web site or call ESFI at (703) 841-3229.

Shows & Events

Electric West 2009
The Electric West Show, to be held March 18-20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in conjunction with the Power Quality Reliability Conference, is the perfect place to brush up on the latest NEC topics — and earn continuing education credits in the process. Geared toward electrical contractors, consulting and specifying engineers, electricians, and plant facility personnel, there’s something for everyone at the Electric Show. The biggest electrical marketplace in the western United States, this event attracts 250 exhibiting companies and more than 6,000 attendees every year. Here's a preview of some of the NEC seminars planned for next year's event:

One- and Two-Family Dwelling Unit Electrical Systems

Changes to the 2008 NEC

Swimming Pools and Similar Installations (NEC Article 680)

Introduction to the 2009 NFPA 70E

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