IFMA Audio Seminar Series Presents

PRESENTED BY: SILVER SPONSOR

The Cabling Controversy: An Overview of the New NEC Regulations on Permitted and Abandoned Cable

Sept. 15, 2005
12:00 p.m. CDT
90-minute session
Audio & Web Presentation

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CRE Partners has teamed with legal and industry experts to offer an educational seminar on the new NEC requirements regarding existing and abandoned cabling in commercial office buildings. This seminar provides a comprehensive review of the new NEC and its impact on building owners.

Review the requirements for the new NEC, including what inspectors are looking for and the penalties for non-compliance. Gain an understanding of the language used, including the specific implications of the terms “abandoned” and “accessible” as they are used within this code, as well as the legal liabilities of building owners and insurance risks for non-compliance. Learn how to conduct a cabling audit, the steps necessary to identify and remove abandoned cable, how to estimate removal costs, and how to identify those cables that should be tagged for future use.

.15 CEUs 1 CFM Maintenance Point

Speaker:
Darlene Pope, President and Founder of CRE Partners

Ms. Pope has over twelve years experience in the commercial real estate and telecommunications industries. She founded CRE Partners as an independent consulting group specializing in researching telecommunications issues for commercial office buildings and retail properties.

Prior to CRE Partners, she worked closely with both real estate owners and telecommunications companies, and also gained an understanding of the needs of end users, allowing her to offer a realistic insight into the business needs of service providers, building owners and tenants.

A member of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International and Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), she plays an active role in the BOMA Telecommunications Task Force and is a frequent speaker and panelist at real estate association meetings and conferences. Ms. Pope also developed the course material and serves as the primary instructor for “The Cabling Controversy: A Comprehensive Seminar on the NEC Regulations Regarding Cabling and Office Buildings,” and taught BOMA’s “Internet 101: Getting Connected in Commercial Real Estate.” In addition, she has contributed to the publications “Wired For Profit: The Property Managers Guide to Telecommunications” and “Critical Connections,” published by BOMA International.

Ms. Pope has written numerous articles and editorials on the topic of telecommunications and their applications in commercial real estate for such publications as the Office and Commercial Real Estate Magazine, BOMA.org, Office and Industrial Properties, Central Florida Real Estate Journal, Society of Property Professionals Journal, and Dorey’s Atlanta. She serves on the Advisory Board to “Realcomm”, and is a charter member of the In-Building Wireless Task Force.

Ms. Pope holds a bachelor’s of science in political science with a concentration in computer science from NC State University. She began her real estate career in 1992 as a commercial property manager for Charles E. Smith Co. in Washington, D.C.