Network Communications News (NCN) August 2017 | Page 28

INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS
Integrated technology
brings buildings to life
A smart or high-tech office can have a major impact on the way business is done,
says Bill Lally, president of Mode:Green.
A
conferencing system
or collaboration
display that is easy-
to-use and works well
will allow employees
to be more productive with their
time without frustration. The
employees’ time and productivity
typically far outweighs the cost
of technology. Making these
people more efficient maximises
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the manpower investment and
optimised productivity, so a key
component in designing systems
that incorporate conferencing,
audio and video, is the ease-of-
use for employees and those
visiting the meeting spaces. These
systems are created custom for
each property, to provide a better
experience for building owners,
hoteliers and their guests, or
employees needing to collaborate
and communicate with clients.
At the headquarters of
renowned Hunter Roberts
Construction Group, they were
looking to have a conferencing
system that smoothed the pain
points that they had previously.
When they started talking to
an integrator to have a system
installed, they found that other