Design-Build Infrastructure & Multi-Building Campus

One team. One schedule. One phone call when something needs follow-up.

Most office buildouts have at least four IT-and-low-voltage vendors: the cabling subcontractor, the AV integrator, the camera installer, the network and IT consultant. Each has its own scope, its own schedule, and its own version of what the others were supposed to do. When something does not work after move-in, none of them is the right person to call.

We are an integrated design-build provider. We design the cabling, network, Wi-Fi, AV, cameras, access control, and intrusion alarm together — because they share infrastructure, share IP space, share rack space, share a documentation system, and share the support phone number after move-in.

What design-build means in practice

Design phase — typically 2–6 weeks depending on project size. We work alongside the architect, GC, electrician, HVAC contractor, and millwork lead. We deliver: low-voltage drawings, network architecture, Wi-Fi heat-map, AV one-line diagrams, camera coverage plan, access control schedule, IDF/MDF specs, and an equipment list with budgetary pricing.

Build phase — sequenced with the rest of the construction. Cabling rough-in during framing. Headend racks and IDFs as the rooms close in. APs, cameras, and access points as ceilings finish. AV displays, mics, and final commissioning as FF&E (furniture, fixtures, equipment) goes in. We coordinate weekly with the GC’s schedule.

Commissioning — pre-occupancy testing of every drop, every AP, every camera, every door. Punch list resolution. Final documentation: as-built drawings as PDF and editable file, equipment list, configuration backups, vendor contact list, account credentials in your password vault.

Handoff to support — for managed-services clients, the system is documented in our PSA and ticketing system from day one. Calling support after move-in is the same support phone number you have always had.

Where design-build pays back

The cleanest payback is on schedule. When all the IT and low-voltage work flows through one design and one schedule, it does not become the long pole that delays move-in. We have done office buildouts where IT was the first discipline ready, not the last.

The second payback is operational. After move-in, you have one phone number for any IT or AV issue. The cameras and the network were configured by the same team. The conference room AV is on a VLAN they designed. The access control logs land in the same SIEM as everything else. There is no “the camera vendor said it is a network problem and the network vendor said it is a camera problem” because they are the same team.

Project sizes we work on

Tenant fit-outs from 3,000 sq ft up. Warehouse and distribution buildouts from 10,000 sq ft up. Restaurant and retail openings. Healthcare practice expansions. Multi-location rollouts where the same standardized design needs to deploy at every site. New construction for owner-occupied or speculative office buildings.

Multi-building campus engagements are now a core part of our work. Public housing properties, college and school district campuses, hospital campuses, multi-tenant office portfolios, and large industrial sites. We are currently engaged on a 28-building residential campus design covering camera coverage and the network backbone that supports it across the entire complex. Campus-scale work changes everything — inter-building fiber, distributed NVR storage, centralized monitoring, scalable IP planning, and physical security for the network plant in every building. See the security cameras page and network design page for the discipline-specific detail.

From the field

What it costs

Project-priced based on scope. The variables that move the number — square footage, density of cabling and AV, number of cameras and access doors, finish level (executive boardroom vs. open-plan), construction type, and after-hours coordination — are itemized in your written proposal with budgetary alternatives so the trade-offs are visible before you commit. Request a proposal and we will walk the site.