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Achieving Financial and Functional Advantages in Connected Building Solutions with the Unified Physical Infrastructure^SM (UPI)

A Unified Physical Infrastructure Enabled Connected Building Strategy

by Panduit Corporation www.panduit.com

IP-based communication is making a revolutionary impact on the process of building design, construction, and operation. According to Forrester Research, an estimated 14 billion devices are predicted to be connected to the Internet by 2010, with many of these devices operating in buildings as controllers, sensors, servers, and microprocessors. This progressive change in building systems make-up provides an opportunity to achieve higher asset utilization within an improved cost structure while simplifying building operations and management and increasing green performance.

Building stakeholders are increasingly utilizing Unified Physical Infrastructure^SM (UPI) principles to drive interoperability and convergence of building devices and systems that formerly would be separately deployed and managed through proprietary closed technologies. These new intelligent infrastructure design strategies reduce operational expenses with no additional capital costs to fulfill the requirements of current day building systems and provide a flexible migration path to adopt future technologies. Integrated building systems also contribute to core sustainability objectives by managing energy resources more effectively, reducing waste and shrinking the organization’s carbon footprint.

Specifically, connected building planning requires tightly integrated, well-coordinated cross-functional communication and project management across four functional phases: organizational alignment, technology strategies, network design considerations, and financial analysis. By optimizing the planning process at each phase, stakeholders can develop a property that enables flexibility for corporate and commercial use, achieves greater operational efficiencies, and contributes to sustainability and security initiatives.

Connected Building Shared Project Model

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About PANDUIT

PANDUIT is a world-class developer and provider of leading-edge solutions that help customers optimize the physical infrastructure through simplification, increased agility and operational efficiency. PANDUIT’s Unified Physical Infrastructure (UPI) based solutions give Enterprises the capabilities to connect, manage and automate communications, computing, power, control and security systems for a smarter, unified business foundation. PANDUIT provides flexible, end-to-end solutions tailored by application and industry to drive performance, operational and financial advantages. PANDUIT’s global manufacturing, logistics, and e-commerce capabilities along with a global network of distribution partners help customers reduce supply chain risk. Strong technology relationships with industry leading systems vendors and an engaged partner ecosystem of consultants, integrators and contractors together with its global staff and unmatched service and support make PANDUIT a valuable and trusted partner.