New Requirements for Electric Signs Developed
A new national standard for permanent (hard-wired) electric signs has been drafted by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). Representatives of ISA and the Sign Association of Canada/Association Canadienne de l’Enseigne (SAC-ACE) have been actively participating on the CSA Technical Subcommittees responsible for developing these standards.
The new standard of Energy Performance for Stationary Electric Signs can be found online and you are invited to provide any comments you may have on this standard.
The standard specifies requirements and test procedures to determine the performance of stationary electric signs that are hard wired, and they are based largely on electric-sign regulations incorporated into the 2013 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24) published by the California Energy Commission.
Upon publication, the requirements permanent (hard wired) signs will be incorporated as separate, stand-alone standards under the Electrical Energy Efficiency category of the CSA Standards. The proposed standard for Performance of Stationary Electric Signs is designated as C880.
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