Board: ARE Prep
Credit Hours: 1.00
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Approval Number: PACE-0649
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Course Description
Lighting is one of the primary uses for power in a building, instrumental in shaping the users experience. Alarms systems are installed for the safety and security of the structure and its occupants. But crucial to it all is the electrical system, powering every function for which the facility was built. A proper design of all three will be needed for a successful project.
In this course, we will undertake an overall examination of building systems closely associated with power usage.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this module, the student will be able to:
- Differentiate between the various types of lighting used in buildings
- Evaluate choices involving lamp types and light colors
- Explain the varying light levels needed to perform certain tasks in different occupancies
- Examine different types of alarm systems, often installed within buildings
- Discuss when and where different alarm systems are required by building codes
- Recognize pertinent vocabulary terms used in discussing the supply of power to a building
- Identify different drawings symbols used in electrical drawings
- Interpret concepts and requirements found in the electrical code
Instructor Bio
Paul Spite, BS, BA
AFD Consulting, Founder and Principal
Paul is a Registered Architect with over forty years of experience, a course developer and has been a teacher in multiple venues in the past. He is also a writer in many venues, having developed many studies, a few published articles, numerous short stories, multiple screenplays, two non-fiction manuals for church design and one novel. More to the focus of this endeavor, Paul has also created presentations for twenty-six lunch and learn presentations for building material manufacturers, webinars covering the subjects of Aging-in-Place and Architectural Acoustics and eleven distance learning courses for architects, engineers and contractors. As he nears retirement from managing his small architectural practice, Paul hopes to focus even more of his energy on teaching and on course development.