This instructor-led course follows a commercial, institutional or industrial building’s electrical system from the utility service entrance to the last branch circuit. Participants learn how service equipment, switchgear, transformers, grounding, protection, emergency and standby power, UPS, life safety, building automation and onsite energy resources work together as one integrated system.
The course runs 12 hours over two days and is aimed at engineers, technicians, facility managers and designers who plan, specify, operate or maintain building power systems. It applies both Canadian (CEC, CSA, ULC) and US (NEC, NFPA, IEEE) codes and standards throughout.
Building power systems face more demand than ever. Electrification, EV charging, rooftop solar, battery storage and critical loads that can’t go down are adding load and complexity to existing services. Facilities also face stricter maintenance expectations now that NFPA 70B is a mandatory standard and CSA Z463 guides maintenance practice in Canada.
Most professionals learn building electrical systems one piece at a time, from equipment manuals, single trades or isolated projects. Failures often occur where systems meet: a generator and fire alarm sequence, a transfer switch and its neutral, a breaker setting and the arc flash label.
This course closes that gap with a systems-level view grounded in field practice. Participants leave able to read the one-line diagram, size and specify major equipment, coordinate protection, and run a maintenance program that keeps the building safe, compliant and reliable.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Participants will finish with a practical framework for designing, upgrading and maintaining building electrical systems as one coordinated whole.
The course is vendor-neutral and built around real building projects. Each module covers the design intent, the code requirement and the field practice that keeps the equipment working.
Instruction follows the decisions engineers and technicians actually make: new build versus retrofit, base building versus tenant fit-out, specify versus maintain. Case studies cover generator and fire system interaction, rooftop equipment near high-voltage lines, and adding EV charging to a constrained service.
Live polls, worked examples and group discussion reinforce each module. Participants receive the slide deck and a participant workbook for use on the job.
This course is designed for:
Module 1: Building Power Systems, One-Lines and Load Calculations
Module 2: Service Entrance, Feeders, Cables and Surge Protection
Module 3: Switchgear, Panelboards, MCCs and Circuit Breakers
Module 4: Transformers, Grounding and Bonding
Module 5: Protection Coordination, Arc Flash and Power Quality
DAY TWO
Module 6: Standby Generators and Automatic Transfer Switches
Module 7: UPS and Battery Systems
Module 8: Fire Alarm, Emergency Lighting and Lightning Protection
Module 9: Building Automation, VFDs, Energy Management and Lighting Controls
Module 10: Solar, Battery Storage and EV Charging in Buildings
Module 11: Maintenance Programs, Testing and Reliability
Both days:
Start: 10 am ET
Finish: 4:30 pm ET
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