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>This is an article from EC&M that I thought would be >of interest. > >News and Events >Ohio Home Builders Fight 2008 NEC Adoption >The 2008 NEC was adopted by the Ohio Board of Building >Standards (OBBS) and went into effect on January 1 of >this year, but the Ohio Home Builders Association >(OHBA) asked the state's governor, Ted Strickland, to >sign an emergency order to temporarily rescind the use >of the 2008 NEC for one-, two-, and three-family >dwellings. Gov. Strickland signed the order on March >31, immediately reverting back to the 2005 NEC. This >emergency order was valid for a period not to exceed >90 days, which was June 29, 2008. > >The controversy stems from the 2008 NEC's expanded use >of arc-fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs) and >ground-fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs), as well as >the requirement for all electrical outlets in new >residential construction to be tamper-resistant >receptacles. In its petition, OHBA argued that >complying with the new Code would add $600 to $1,200 >to the average new home, making this housing >unaffordable. > > >An analysis performed by the Ohio chapter of the >International Association of Electrical Inspectors >(IAEI) shows the price impact of these new >requirements is $160.18 for a 900-square-foot >dwelling, $205.27 for a 1,700-square-foot dwelling, >and $241.36 for a 2,100-square-foot dwelling.

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