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    Aluminum building wiring is a type of electrical wiring for residential construction or houses that uses aluminum electrical conductors. Aluminum provides...
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    distribution devices within a building's wiring system are subject to voltage, current, and functional specifications. Wiring safety codes vary by locality...
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  • receptacles as a requirement in aluminum device wiring. Since that time, aluminum for anything smaller than 8-gauge wiring has virtually disappeared. Currently...
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    connectors and extra care in installation, but they have made aluminum building wiring unpopular past the service drop. Organic compounds such as octane...
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    Electrical conduit (category Electrical wiring)
    electrical conduit is a tube used to protect and route electrical wiring in a building or structure. Electrical conduit may be made of metal, plastic, fiber...
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    withstands more bending without breaking. Patch cables are stranded. Permanent wiring used in structured cabling is solid. The category and type of cable can...
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  • usages can vary: Neutral wire is the return conductor of a circuit; in building wiring systems, the neutral wire is connected to earth ground at only one...
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    Twist-on wire connector (category Electrical wiring)
    several European countries in residential, commercial and industrial building power wiring, but have been banned in some other jurisdictions.[citation needed][dubious...
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    An aluminium alloy (UK/IUPAC) or aluminum alloy (NA; see spelling differences) is an alloy in which aluminium (Al) is the predominant metal. The typical...
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    to January 2006, major renovations to the building took place, including work on plumbing, electrical wiring, heating and cooling, and elevators. The project...
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    and power cables.[citation needed] CCA was also used in electrical wiring for buildings. The copper/aluminium construction was adopted to avoid some of the...
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  • U.S., old electrical installations, such as knob-and-tube wiring or aluminum building wiring, are not required to be updated to follow the modern National...
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  • due to its high electrical conductivity. Aluminium 8176 is used in building wiring and cables. Jiang, Hongxiang; Li, Shixin; Zhang, Lili; He, Jie; Zheng...
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    Copper conductor (category Electrical wiring)
    its alloys are also used to make electrical contacts. Electrical wiring in buildings is the most important market for the copper industry. Roughly half...
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    Electrician (category Electrical wiring)
    An electrician is a tradesperson specializing in electrical wiring of buildings, transmission lines, stationary machines, and related equipment. Electricians...
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  • National Electrical Code (category Electrical wiring)
    circuit wiring systems are designed primarily for copper conductors. Aluminum wiring is listed by Underwriters Laboratories for interior wiring applications...
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    design Building Code Shallow foundation Light-frame construction or Post-frame construction Domestic water system Electrical wiring Building envelope...
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    Cat 6-rated patch cables, jacks and connectors are not used with Cat 6 wiring, overall performance is degraded and may not meet Cat 6 performance specifications...
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    Power cable (category Electrical wiring)
    of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or exposed. Power cables that...
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    lighting elements and wiring. The letters are typically mounted 1-1/2" from the wall so they are set off from the façade of the building. The inside of the...
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    recycled water meeting 20–30% of the building's needs. LEED certification would entail inspections and upgrades in wiring, water and lighting equipment at...
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    much of the wiring was destroyed in the fire, making it impossible to confirm. The fire rapidly intensified when it reached the building’s exterior cladding...
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    reaction temperature; will not harm coatings on electrical wiring, plumbing or other building components. Cementitious foam One example is AirKrete, at...
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    three building "cores" which contain elevators and other essential infrastructure. The interior walls were prefabricated to contain electrical wiring, HVAC...
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    carvings, and the extensive use of aluminum. The Kennedy–Warren was the first building in Washington to use aluminum extensively; applications include...
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    and computer wiring. The cafeteria beneath the Dirksen Senate Office Building was doubled in size and extended beneath the Hart building, which allowed...
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    piers to retain the same temperature as the building's mechanical core. The piers contain electrical wiring, air-conditioning ducts, and heating ducts...
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    dropped ceilings were initially created to hide the building infrastructure, including piping, wiring, and/or ductwork, by creating a plenum space above...
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    New York Times reported that the building contained 7 mi (11 km) of partitions, 260 mi (420 km) of electrical wiring, 11,000 electrical outlets, and 46 mi...
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    Cable tray (category Electrical wiring)
    In the electrical wiring of buildings, a cable tray system is used to support insulated electrical cables used for power distribution, control, and communication...
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