Neit2009+Open+Space+1+I

Open Space1 - I-Suite 130 Looking at historical and future construction projects.

Great book for thinking about school design: The Language of School Design: Design Patterns for 21st Century Schools

At this point //EVERYTHING// is IP based (phones, cameras, alarms, HVAC, doors, Public Address, etc)

Plan to monitor everything -- especially temp, humidity, water near vital systems.

Anixter Anixter has a "lab" where they will help work out design of workspaces and interop.

Pull both multi-mode and single-mode 50 micron. Get rid of fddi (65micron) if you can. Spec at least one fiber pull to every important room and maybe at least one to every room.

Copper 10 (cat7) is new spec to support 10Gbit over copper.

Don't let architects pick the network/cable and security system vendor. Project manager or you do it.

All cable installations need to be "certified" and "labeled" before the job is complete, and it should come with a ~25 year warranty.

Emergency/Lockdown planning: [|New York State Center for School Safety] can be hired inexpensively to provide an assessment/report. They are responsible for doing planning for NY Public schools.

Greater NYC area - emergency A/C rental "Topps Air".

Attendees Joel Lowsky, North Country School, jlowsky@northcountryschool.org Jim Anderson, Packer Collegiate Institute, janderson@packer.edu Brandon Wolf, Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, bwolf@bhmsny.org John Hutzler, Abraham Joshua Heschel School, john@heschel.org Chris Mulios Ethical Culture Fieldston School, cmulios@ecfs.org