Integrated Systems

The successful integration of technology requires a consistent infrastructure as well as a coordinated planning, design, implementation, and maintenance process. National can serve as your single point of contact for this process and allow you to focus on serving the needs of your customers.

Information technology in buildings is not only computers and telephones; it is Building Automation Systems (BAS), Video Surveillance, Access Control, Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) and Life Safety Systems. These systems may be required to integrate within a building, campus, or around the world. Ongoing protocol standardization and new technology developments continue to demonstrate a growing need for structured cabling solutions to provide integrated networking and connectivity.

Caregivers at healthcare facilities, for example, need information from several sources to properly and efficiently perform their duties. A nurse call system properly integrated with the admission, discharge and transfer systems, as well as other HL7 compliant information provided by the hospital information systems, can greatly improve the response time and accuracy of the nursing staff. Large digital display boards, when properly integrated with both the nurse call and hospital IT systems, can provide vital information at a glance in an emergency. Staff, asset and patient locator systems can quickly and easily identify the location and status of components critical to a patient's care.

In today’s world, security is foremost in any public facility. Integrated video surveillance, as well as access and fire control technologies, provide a vital composite picture of an incident and allow security personnel to act in a timely and appropriate manner. Advanced security technologies keep vital information at the fingertips of security officers. No longer chained to the security desk, an officer can effectively manage the security environment to prevent minor incidents from escalating into major ones via remote client devices like pagers, web enabled cell phones and wireless tablet computers.

Prospective tenants for hotels, resorts, condominiums and apartments are seeking technology ready homes and rooms. Builders and developers are offering pre-wiring services for satellite, cable, personal video security, in-home data distribution and A/V. MDU backbones have become extensions for carriers and service providers and quality infrastructure is paramount. "Green" is more important today than ever before. The ability to control multiple HVAC zones and lighting is not reserved for commercial buildings. All of the items above require a solid foundation based on a fully thought out plan that can be executed efficiently during the construction phase rather than added on as an afterthought.