Dive summary:

• An organization that is pushing standards for the use of direct current electricity in building interiors is issuing an updated standard for how to integrate DC and AC power in commercial structures.
• The EMerge Alliance is creating the standards in a bid to increase design flexibility inside buildings while increasing efficiency by using DC power from on-site sources.
• Occupied Space standard version 1.1 is intended " to deliver a portfolio of integrated standards that increase building flexibility and sustainability, while lowering operating costs," the organization says.

From the release:

The EMerge Alliance – an open industry association leading the rapid adoption of safe direct-current (DC) power distribution standards for commercial buildings – today announced it has updated the EMerge Alliance Occupied Space standard, the first application platform model for the utilization of low-voltage DC power in commercial interiors. ...