NEC Essentials for Architects: Entrances, Egress, and Fire Ratings

This fourth and final installment of the NEC Essentials for Architects white paper series aims to outline common technical requirements found in NFPA 70-2020 (NEC) for entrances to, egress from, and fire ratings of spaces containing the following pieces of low voltage (1,000 volts or less) electrical distribution equipment:

• Panelboards.
• Switchboards.
• Dry-type transformers.
• Enclosed switches (aka “safety switches”).