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• A copper grounding cable shall connect each bonding busbar (SBB) to the electrical distribution board serving the
respective TR.

• A copper bonding cable shall connect each SBB to the nearest point of building steel (if available).
• TBBs shall be installed in continuous lengths. • The PBB and SBBs shall be solid copper or electro-tin plated, and insulated
from their supports.

• It should be noted that where the building structural steel is electrically continuous and bonded to the building electrode
system, a bonding backbone may be omitted and the SBBs directly bonded to structural steel and the nearest load center
exclusively.

8.10.5 WI-FI

PUBLIC CIRCULATION AND AMENITIES SPACE WI-FI
A base building Wi-Fi network is recommended within the building interior public and amenities spaces for tenant convenience
and comfort. This includes the rooftop amenity space and potentially any gathering area that will be tenant-accessible at the
building rear.
This would either be an extension of the base building network or operated by a third party.

8.10.6 CELLULAR REGENERATION

BUILDING DAS OR REPEATER SYSTEM
• An important expectation to understand in terms of attraction for leasing is that cell phones will work regardless of the
location, construction materials or height of a building. This is true of nearly every construction market. Traditionally,
the only reliable option available has been an active Distributed Antenna System (DAS), but this is no longer the case.
• Donor antenna, repeater systems have become reliable means of cellular regeneration in buildings of this size. Previously
FCC guidelines were unclear as to how these systems would operate in a way that would not cause interference for the
carrier macro cellular network prompting frequent shut down of such systems and threats of heavy fines for reactivation.
This has since been resolved by the FCC with the release of the “Part 20” clause which guarantees the operational freedom
of these systems and has resulted in carriers partnering with certain manufacturers to enable the implementation of such
systems.
• The result is a system that provides building wide, cellular coverage to meet tenants’ expectations and has a significantly
reduced physical footprint within the building as well as cost.

8.10.7 INTELLIGENT BUILDING SYSTEMS

INTEGRATED AUTOMATION PLATFORM
As technology rapidly evolves, it is critical that SMART buildings keep pace with the adoption of effective technology. This section
describes the intent of an Integrated Automation platform which leverages intelligence from all building systems and provides a
greater level of systems integration leading to improved building efficiency, greater functionality, and an improved occupant
experience.
The backbone of this thinking is the Integrated Automation platform which relies on a converged network that allows the
spectrum of building systems to communicate in a common format with virtual partitioning to maintain necessary level of
separation and security. This common network is open protocol allowing a common language for the controlled sharing of
information.

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