Codes / Standards

The NFPA 70®,  National Electrical Code® (NEC®) Handbook, is the most practical and powerful resource today for electrical design and installation. You get the complete text of the latest NEC plus a range of features providing insights and guidance on its application.

The purpose of the NESC is the practical safeguarding of persons and utility facilities during the installation, operation, and maintenance of electric supply and communication facilities, under specified conditions.

The purpose of the NESC is the practical safeguarding of persons and utility facilities during the installation, operation, and maintenance of electric supply and communication facilities, under specified conditions.

Updates in the 2016 NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems help designers, engineers, contractors, and installers develop the best fire sprinkler defense for any occupancy. Fire protection challenges have changed along with construction materials and types of storage. Get equipped for today's hazards by getting up-to-code with the new industry standard for the automatic sprinkler system design, installation, and acceptance testing; hanging and bracing systems; underground piping; and seismic protection.

NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, provides the latest requirements for automatic sprinkler system design, installation, and testing to ensure that sprinkler systems are reliable and effective in controlling or extinguishing fires and for protecting lives and property.

NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code provides industry-accepted guidance for the safe installation and operation of fuel gas piping systems, appliances, equipment, and accessories. The 2018 edition includes updates based on recognized risks, recent research, and the techniques, materials, developments, and construction practices in use today.

NFPA 720, Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and Warning Equipment provides rules for installation, location, performance, inspection, testing, and maintenance of carbon monoxide detection and warning equipment in all types of structures. This edition has been revised to make CO equipment more effective and reliable. Everyone from manufacturers to installers, maintainers, inspectors, and emergency personnel needs to know about updates in this edition.

***OUT OF PRINT*** In addition to updating rules for in-building fire emergency voice/alarm communication systems, a new Emergency Communications System chapter addresses in-building and wide-area MNSs.

Major updates in the 2022 edition of NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, include the following: Cybersecurity; Remote access to fire alarm and signaling systems for resetting, silencing, or operation of emergency control functions; Use of remote access to perform diagnostics and update software from anywhere; Numerous changes to detector technologies and methods, and much more.

It is critical to take appropriate measures to protect patients, staff, and visitors from dangers and ensure health care safety. NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code, provides state-of-the-art performance criteria for health care facilities, materials, and appliances, including medical gas and vacuum systems, electrical systems, gas equipment, and features of fire protection.

Includes all of the administrative codes and policies of the North Carolina State Building Codes.

The 2018 North Carolina State Building Code is a fully integrated code based on the 2015 International Building Code.

This is a fully integrated code based on the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code.

North Carolina State Building Code: Mechanical Code 2018 This is a fully integrated code based on the 2015 International Mechanical Code.

North Carolina State Building Code: Plumbing Code 2018 This is a fully integrated code based on the 2015 International Plumbing Code.

North Carolina State Building Code: Residential Code 2018 This is a fully integrated code based on the 2015 International Residential Code.

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Ugly’s Electrical References, 2023 Edition is the essential on-the-job reference tool for electrical industry professionals. The 2023 Edition provides the most pertinent, up-to-date information used by electricians, including updated NEC code and table change information; mathematical formulas; NEMA wiring configurations; conduit bending guide; ampacity and conduit fill information; transformer and control circuit wiring diagrams; and conversion tables

The Uniform Swimming Pool Spa and Hot Tub Code is the only model code governing the installation, inspection and maintenance of swimming pool, spa and hot tub systems and their component products. This is an ANSI designated American National Standard consensus document written by representatives from industry companies, inspectors, plumbers and engineers.

***OUT OF STOCK*** A Premier water treatment textbook. Product innovations and more than 50 years of industry experiences have refined a full-line of solutions to correct and/or remove both normal and unusual contaminants from home and business water supplies. Water Processing provides: - Those entering the field with basic background of the many technologies and - a comprehensive resource to those already active in the business of water quality improvement.

Throughout the United States and around the world, NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC) sets the foundation for electrical safety in residential, commercial, and industrial occupancies. The 2017 edition of this trusted Code presents the latest comprehensive regulations for electrical wiring, overcurrent protection, grounding, and installation of equipment. Major additions reflect the continuing growth in renewable power technology. Other NEC revisions protect the public and workers from deadly hazards. Work with the latest requirements governing public and private buildings, homes, and structures; outdoor yards and lots; utility equipment; installations that connect to the power grid; and consumer-owned power generation systems and equipment. The 2017 NEC is better aligned with the safe work practices in NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. (Softbound, 888 pp., 2017)

Manual S shows you how to select and size heating and cooling equipment to meet loads for a particular home, which are based on local climate and home construction specifics. Contractors in Miami, Phoenix, and Seattle - all extremely different climates - would never use the same equipment and expect the same results. Manual S provides sizing requirements for 11 types of cooling and heating equipment, as well as in-depth explanations and examples of how to use manufacturer's performance data.