the 18th edition of the IET Wiring Regulations (BS 7671) would include new requirements on energy efficiency. ... based on IEC 60364-8-1:2014, including the optimisation of cable size to reduce long-term energy loss. When the final version of the 18th Edition was published, however…
It is now two years since CPR went live for cables across Europe, and one year since manufacturers and suppliers became obliged to classify and CE mark their cables and provide Declarations of Performance (DoPs) for end users. What have we learned in that time? …
When you are specifying and buying cable, you may not consider what has gone into it, how it was designed and made, how it was tested and quality assured, and what its route has taken from copper mine to arrive at your project. …
With the publication in July 2018 of the latest edition of the IET Wiring Regulations BS 7671, electrical specifiers, designers, suppliers and installers are busy getting to grips with the changes in time for the formal transition at the end of 2018.…
