March 23, 2007—The Noisette Company, LLC, a North Charleston, S.C.-based developer of sustainable communities, recently became one of the first in the nation to install Convia programmable infrastructure, a next-generation electrical and data system.
Introduced by Convia/A Herman Miller Company in November 2006, the Convia system is a modular, programmable infrastructure for both power and data that offers “plug-and-play” connections for any interior light, electrical device or control – virtually anywhere within a commercial space and without requiring hardwiring of devices or switches. This ease of installation and reconfiguration allows owners or tenants to readily change the lighting in their physical space in moments via a secure remote control “wand,” notes the company.
The Noisette Company installed the Convia system in a 2,250-square-foot- space leased by McMillan, Smith and Partners, an architecture and design firm in Charleston, S.C. The system addressed Noisette’s need for an easily customizable space, while providing McMillan, Smith and Partners the ultimate showcase of creative, forward-thinking interior design possibilities to the firm’s potential clients.
While the Convia Programmable Infrastructure installs at or below the cost of standard wiring, Noisette anticipates the real cost savings will be realized on an ongoing basis, as changes for new tenants will be vastly simplified.
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