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One of the most important telecom issues for building owners this
year is the new 2002 NEC requirements for removal of abandoned
cabling. This issue provides an overview of the new
regulations, along with some practical recommendations on what
actions building owners should take to make sure they are in
compliance. To assist owners with this task, CRE Partners
has developed an education series on the 2002 NEC
regulations. See below for more information.
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Darlene Pope, President
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CLEAN-UP TIME: New
National Electrical Code
Requires Removal of Abandoned Cable
contributed by Stephen Huss, Vertical Management, and Garrett Burke,
Esq.
The 2002 version of the National Electrical Code (the “NEC”) now
requires building owners to remove dead and unused cable and wiring
from building risers, raceways, and air handling ducts.
Building owners that do not do this run the risk of non-compliance.
Given the length of lease terms, landlords should begin to
anticipate the requirements of these new regulations, even where the
2002 NEC has not yet been adopted.
How do the new NEC changes on riser cabling affect building owners
and managers? It depends. The NEC is advisory in nature. Each
state or local jurisdiction acts locally to adopt changes to the NEC
or their local equivalents. A building owner or manager will want
to check the local code enforcement office to see whether the 2002
changes have been adopted. For example, in Georgia, the 2002 NEC
was implemented as the Georgia Electrical Code as of January 1,
2003. Dozens of buildings in the Atlanta area have already been
cited for NEC violations. The 2002 NEC is also the current
code in Colorado, New Jersey, and Indianapolis… to name a few.
The NEC governs equipment installed within or on public and private
buildings or other structures. It also covers the conductors that
connect the installations to a supply of electricity, and other
equipment on the premises, such as optical fiber cable and
telecommunications cables. (Link to
FULL ARTICLE)
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CRE Partners launches NEC Educational Seminars
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CRE
Partners has teamed with legal and industry experts to offer an
educational series on the 2002 NEC requirements regarding
existing and abandoned cabling in commercial office buildings.
This seminar provides a comprehensive review of the 2002 NEC and
its impact on building owners, including code requirements,
cable audits and abatement, case studies, estimated costs,
interviews with local electrical inspectors, recommended lease
and license language, liability and insurance risks, and more.
Our
standard seminar is a three-hour course, which may qualify for
real estate continuing education credits (depending on the
requirements for each state). The seminar may also be
offered as a condensed a one-hour presentation.
If you are interested in hosting or sponsoring one of these
seminars in your city, please contact Darlene Pope at CRE
Partners, 703-444-5720. (More
Information, Sample Agenda...)
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About our
Sponsor:
Vertical
Management provides riser audit, abatement, management and consulting
services to building owners and managers. Vertical's innovative approach to
Riser Management utilizes the building's existing telecom
infrastructure, providing economically and technologically advanced
solutions. Vertical Management is the ultimate solution and partner,
allowing building management to focus on its main objective: to
provide high quality tenant service. Visit
www.vertical-management.com.
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Upcoming Industry Events
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Infocast In-Building
Wireless Conference, Feb 9-11, Washington, DC,
Infocast
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AOBA NEC Seminar, by
CRE Partners,
Feb 17, Washington, DC
www.aoba-metro.org
• IREM Commercial Real Estate 2004,
Feb 19-21, Tucson, AZ
www.irem.org
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BOMA-Atlanta NEC Seminar, by CRE
Partners, Feb 25, Atlanta, GA
www.boma-atlanta.org
• Realcomm 2004, June 3-4, San Francisco, CA
www.realcomm.com
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BOMA International Convention, June 26-29, Toronto, Canada
www.boma.org
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CREW Annual Convention, October 13-16, Toronto, Canada
www.crewnetwork.org
Please notify us at
info@crepartners.com
if you
have a relevant real estate or
telecommunications event you would
like to add to CRE Partners calendar of events.
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