ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR CONSTRUCTION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: PHYSICS 202 , 208 , 248 , graduate/professional standing, or member of engineering guest students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Interpret electrical construction documents Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Find project-specific requirements in the National Electrical Code and interpret differences between common codes and standards used for electrical design of commercial, industrial, and institutional building systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Design layouts for lighting and power devices Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Size electrical feeders and building services using appropriate calculations, then draft and interpret electrical drawings based on these calculations Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Describe key design considerations for fire alarm, telecommunications, and security systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. List advantages and disadvantages of different electrical construction materials according to their intended use Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Perform quantity takeoffs and cost estimates of electrical components in construction Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Interpret electrical construction documents Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Find project-specific requirements in the National Electrical Code and interpret differences between common codes and standards used for electrical design of commercial, industrial, and institutional building systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Design layouts for lighting and power devices Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Size electrical feeders and building services using appropriate calculations, then draft and interpret electrical drawings based on these calculations Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Describe key design considerations for fire alarm, telecommunications, and security systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. List advantages and disadvantages of different electrical construction materials according to their intended use Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Perform quantity takeoffs and cost estimates of electrical components in construction Audience: Graduate