November 2011
A NEW standard to regulate the energy usage in new buildings has been published, along with the revised SANS 204.
SANS 10400-XA - Energy Usage specifies the requirements for compliance with Part-XA (Energy Usage) of the National Building Regulations.
Most of SANS 204-1:2008 has been taken up into SANS 10400-XA, and SANS 204-2:2008 and SANS 204-3:2008 has been revised and combined into a single standard, SANS 204.
While the revised SANS 204 is not directly referred to in the National Building Regulations, it can be used to achieve a higher standard of energy efficiency than set out in SANS 10400-XA.
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ECA News In South Africa, the electrical contracting industry is facing a critical skills shortage for a number of reasons... Contractor's Corner This section covers new products and industry news including Legrand's cable management system, a solution for PFC management from MPE, news of Waco Industries being appoint4dd as an ABB third party channel and an offer of a R200 discount to anyone who brings in their old multimeter and buys new digital multimeter from Major Tech. Cables and cable accessories This interesting feature looks at bundled cable from Webb Industries, the M12 hybrid connector from Phoenix Contact, Lapp's new industrial connector, and surge protection for Category 6 cabling systems. Buyer's Guide The Buyer's Guide lists manufacturers and distributors of products and services for standby and emergency backup - including gensets and accessories, UPSs, lighting for hazardous areas and pumps for emergency applications. Standby and emergency backup This regular feature covers the integration of three local businesses recently acquired by Eaton Corporation - CHI Control, Meissner Uninterruptible Power and Norsa Electronics; the installation of a 800kVA generator set at the Steve Tshwete Municipality; and a mobile emergency generator solution from Zest Energy. Lighting This feature is packed with interesting articles on lighting, lighting trends and news from the lighting industry. Articles include news about BEKA's LED streetlights, Tridonic's LED downlights, Major Tech's range of energy saving security lights, Aurora's 2011 range of LUNA CFLs, GE Lighting's CMH Streetwise range of street lamps, the Philips halogen GU10 lamp, and OSRAM'a LEDvance downlight range. Personality of the Month FOR the past seven years, Kevin French has been head of Radiant's electrical division, contributing significantly to the company's development in the innovation and new markets segments of the business.
Kevin's vast technical knowledge after 42 years in the industry is highly regarded and he shares this knowledge freely. Columns In Terry Mackenzie Hoy's column, ‘Working Knowledge' he suggests that the way to ‘get to the top' is by honing one's report writing skills..
Mark Palmer of the Gauteng Electrical Inspection Authority suggests that electrical contractors to only act on information received directly from the Department of Labour regarding registration...
Columnist, Hannes Baard, is going to examine ‘the green book' and help readers demystify SANS 10142. In this month's column, he again discusses the importance of understanding the definitions in Clause 3 SANS 10142-1...
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