Neck River Elementary School | Technology Contractor CT

Building the Technology Infrastructure for a Next-Generation Connecticut School

Madison, Connecticut | Approximately 140,000 SF | Two Stories

General Contractor: Gilbane Building Company
Architect: Tecton Architecture
Engineer: Kohler Ronan

Project Overview

The Town of Madison Board of Education developed a new 140,000-square-foot PreK–5 elementary school designed around modern educational, technology and building standards.

Gilbane Building Company selected SystemOne as the Division 27 Communications/Tele-Data contractor for the project.

SystemOne’s scope included the school’s complete structured cabling infrastructure, telecommunications rooms, fiber and copper backbones, wireless infrastructure and cellular public safety communications.

The Challenge

Today’s schools depend on technology infrastructure for virtually every aspect of daily operations—from classroom connectivity and wireless access to administrative systems, security and emergency communications.

The new facility required a technology infrastructure capable of supporting students, faculty, administration and building systems while providing reliable connectivity throughout the building.

Public safety communications were also an important consideration, requiring cellular BDA infrastructure and testing.

SystemOne’s Scope

SystemOne’s Division 27 scope included:

• Cat6A structured cabling
• Telecommunications infrastructure
• Server room buildouts
• MDF/IDF buildouts
• Fiber optic backbones
• Copper backbones
• PoE infrastructure
• Cellular BDA system
• Public Safety BDA testing
• Division 27 conduit infrastructure

The SystemOne Solution

SystemOne designed and installed the communications infrastructure needed to support the school’s connected learning environment.

Cat6A structured cabling provides the foundation for network connectivity throughout the building, while fiber and copper backbone systems connect the telecommunications spaces.

The project also incorporated infrastructure supporting wireless and PoE devices throughout the facility.

For public safety communications, SystemOne installed a cellular BDA system and performed the required public safety BDA testing to support reliable emergency communications within the building.

Built for Today, and Tomorrow

Educational facilities must accommodate changing technology requirements over their useful life.

By incorporating a robust structured cabling and fiber infrastructure, the project provides Madison schools with a technology foundation designed to support evolving classroom, administrative, wireless and building technology needs.

The Result

SystemOne’s Division 27 infrastructure helped create the technology backbone for a new generation of learning in Madison.

The project demonstrates SystemOne’s experience working with general contractors and design teams on large-scale educational construction projects requiring structured cabling, fiber, wireless infrastructure and public safety communications.

Related Services

Division 27 Communications
Structured Cabling
Fiber Optics
Wireless Infrastructure
BDA / ERCES Systems
Server & Data Rooms