Check out a new article by President/CEO Tom Leonidas and Radio Frequency Engineer Duane John, published this month in Health Facilities Management magazine! The article, “Emergency radio service compliance,” covers planning and design considerations for emergency radio service in the healthcare environment. Read the article below and on Health Facilities Management’s website here.
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Emergency radio service compliance
Simplification for Sustainability: Power over Ethernet (PoE)
by Bob Eastman This article is part of Wood Harbinger’s newsletter series. A term heard more and more in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) system world is “Power over Ethernet,” or PoE. PoE is a network technology that uses a single network cable from a PoE network switch to deliver both power and network […]
Knowledge is Power: How Data Can Improve Space Efficiency
by Bob Eastman This article is part of Wood Harbinger’s newsletter series. Space planning and building system design involve a cycle of questions, answers, and new questions based on those answers. The ultimate question: How is this space to be used and will that use change over time? We design based on studied evidence, but […]
Flexible Technology to Spike Workplace Sustainability
by Bob Eastman This article is part of Wood Harbinger’s newsletter series. Workplace environments in many industries are moving toward more open formats and densely populated spaces as well as more mobile and remote workflows for staff. Rising costs (for rent and energy) are, of course, a motivating factor for these trends. Other motivations include […]
Master planning health care wireless networks
Check out a new article by Senior Technology Consultant Bob Eastman and President/CEO Tom Leonidas published this month in Health Facilities Management magazine! The article, “”Master planning health care wireless networks,” covers planning and design considerations for wireless networks in the healthcare environment. Read the article below and on Health Facilities Management’s website here.
Commissioning for End-User Productivity – Part 1: Programming and Design Review
by Bob Eastman and Jeff Yirak, P.E., CPMP, LEED AP BD+C, O+M This article is part of Wood Harbinger’s newsletter series. Clients across many market sectors now recognize the value and benefit of the commissioning process. The value is an impartial review of the programming, design, and documentation of installed building systems. The benefit is […]
Physical Security vs. Electronic Security
by Scott McChesney, MCSP, CHS IIII This article is part of Wood Harbinger’s newsletter series. Over the last several years, security has taken on many faces and definitions. We have electronic security, which focuses on the use of electronics, such as access control and CCTV, to “protect” our property, including outdoor and indoor spaces. We […]
Why All of Your Technology Budgets Are Wrong (And How to Fix Them)
by Nate Larmore, CCNP, ICNC, MCSE, LPI This article is part of Wood Harbinger’s newsletter series. An unreliable budget will sink a project before it has even started. Board approvals, funding mechanisms, design schedules, and construction planning all assume the project budget is complete and accurately derived. Many budgets are built from assumptions based upon […]
Practicality vs. Probability in Building Planning and Design
by Nate Larmore, CCNP, ICNC, MCSE, LPI, Integrated Technology Practice Leader This article is part of Wood Harbinger’s newsletter series. In a recent panel discussion with an overseas software developer, we addressed the direct connection between culture and security technologies. The developer commented that foreign nations do not have the same emphasis on liability that […]