Intelligent Building

Connected building solutions link facility and network systems, both hard wired and wireless, directly into the converged building network, generating and sharing data over a single platform to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the building as a whole. Examples of intelligent building solutions include: structured cabling/networks, wireless and distributed antenna systems applications, security video, access control, lighting control and VoIP.

Benefits:

• Reduce operating expense through asset management
• Reduce telecommunication costs through toll-free wireless networks
• Improve security
• Increase network availability
• Promote HIPAA process and regulatory compliance
• Increase productivity
• Locate network assets
• Video surveillance can provide a visual deterrent to the public
• Video surveillance can integrate into access control, alarm systems and building management systems

Things to Know:

Health information technology (HIT) in general is increasingly viewed as the most promising tool for improving the overall quality, safety and efficiency of the health delivery system. Broad and consistent utilization of HIT will:

• Hospitals have a large population of mobile workers that need access to patient information
• Hospitals compete for physician referrals and strive to enhance their services to those physicians enabling them to provide better patient care
• Hospitals have unique construction features requiring sophisticated RF (radio frequency) planning to ensure complete coverage
• HIPAA requires secure and private communication networks that must be encrypted and impervious to hacking
• There are no health care regulations that govern the usage or application of security technology

Graybar's power-related solutions in the health care market include:

• Wireless Applications
• Distributed Antenna Systems
• Security Video
• Lighting Control