FACILITIES PLANNING

The goals of green facilities planning are to realize energy savings, reduce construction pollution, and provide a healthy workplace. Effective facility planning takes place in three stages:

• Design energy efficiencies into the facility using best construction practices and high-density, flexible physical layer infrastructure

• Develop policies and programs that optimize energy use, minimize waste generation, and reduce consumption of non-renewable resources

• Maintain the facility by upgrading infrastructure elements and scaling network technologies over time to meet future business requirements and user demands

The PANDUIT Connected Building Solution (click to read white paper or listen to podcast) takes all of these considerations into account to achieve operational efficiencies over the life of the building while enabling greater occupant productivity and comfort. In essence, these solutions enable the convergence of a building’s energy, structural health, and information systems onto a single network for improved communication, control, and “green” performance. These improvements help differentiate buildings from the competition in a business culture where environmental stewardship is increasingly valued.

Next-generation building system infrastructures are converging onto open standard communications platforms for improved green performance.

Also, to put green values into action PANDUIT adheres to the ASHRAE 90.1:2004 standard for all future construction, and is basing our future world headquarters on the PANDUIT Connected Building Solution. PANDUIT will achieve LEED Gold certification this facility, and seeks LEED certification on all new facilities.

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For more information call 800-777-3300 or email cs@panduit.com.