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An Introduction to Electric Power Requirements for Buildings

J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A., Fellow ASCE, Fellow AEI


Course Outline

1.  PRELIMINARY DATA
1.1  SCOPE
1.2  LOAD DATA
1.3  LOAD ANALYSIS
1.4  TERMINOLOGY
2.  ESTIMATION OF LOADS
2.1  PREPARATION OF LOAD DATA
2.2  INDIVIDUAL LOADS
2.3  EMERGENCY LOADS
2.4  AREA LOADS
2.5  ACTIVITY LOADS
3.  SELECTION OF ELECTRIC POWER SOURCE
3.1  ELECTRIC POWER SOURCES
3.2  ACCEPTABLE ELECTRIC POWER SOURCES
3.3  PURCHASED ELECTRIC POWER REQUIREMENTS

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student will:

Intended Audience

This course is intended for all of the engineers, architects and construction professionals who are members of the building and infrastructure design and construction team.  It will give non-electrical engineers an introduction to the issues the electrical engineers on the design team deal with in estimating electric power requirements for buildings, developments and activities.  And it will give electrical engineers who have limited experience with building design an introduction to electric load estimating methodology.

Benefit for Attendee

Building designers and construction professionals will gain an understanding from this course of the terminology and methods used to estimate electric power requirements for buildings and multi-building developments and activities.

Course Introduction

This is an introduction to the fundamentals of estimating electric power requirements for buildings and related infrastructure.

About Course Author

Paul Guyer is a registered mechanical engineer, civil engineer, fire protection engineer and architect with over 35 years experience in the design of buildings and related infrastructure.  For an additional 9 years he was a senior-level advisor to the California Legislature on infrastructure and capital outlay issues.  He has designed and supervised the design of hundreds of construction projects requiring the preparation of detailed working drawings and specifications for federal, state and local public agencies and private companies.  He is a graduate of Stanford University and has held numerous national, state and local positions with the American Society of Civil Engineers and National Society of Professional Engineers.

Course Content

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An Introduction to Electric Power Requirements for Buildings

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Course Summary

This course will give you an introduction to the terminology and methods used to estimate electric power requirements for individual buildings and multi-building developments and activities.

Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

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DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.