Spring 2027

Electrical Systems for Construction

Electrical Systems for Construction covers basic electricity, utility systems, NEC compliance, branch and feeder design, lighting, telecommunications, and estimating for electrical contracting.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.50 GPA, 64.3% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.71 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.71 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Interpret electrical construction documents

  • Find project-specific requirements in the National Electrical Code and interpret differences between common codes and standards used for electrical design of commercial, industrial, and institutional building systems

  • Design layouts for lighting and power devices

  • Size electrical feeders and building services using appropriate calculations, then draft and interpret electrical drawings based on these calculations

  • Describe key design considerations for fire alarm, telecommunications, and security systems

  • List advantages and disadvantages of different electrical construction materials according to their intended use

  • Perform quantity takeoffs and cost estimates of electrical components in construction

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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PHYSICS 202, 208, 248, graduate/professional standing, or member of engineering guest students

CIVENGR 496

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.50 GPA, 64.3% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.71 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.71 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Basic electricity, utility systems, standards, and codes.
  • Branch circuit, motor branch circuit, feeder, and service design.
  • Estimating and management in electrical contracting, grounding, lighting, and telecommunications.
  • Design considerations for fire alarm, telecommunications, and security systems.

Skills

  • Interpreting electrical construction documents and understanding basic electricity, utility systems, standards, and codes.
  • Finding project-specific requirements in the National Electrical Code and interpreting code and standard differences for commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings.
  • Sizing electrical feeders and building services using calculations, and drafting and interpreting electrical drawings.
  • Performing quantity takeoffs and cost estimates of electrical components in construction.

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CIVENGR 496 · Spring 2027

Electrical Systems for Construction

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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