Most electrical and wiring problems are best solved before they become problems. What is unusual in the case presented below is that the problem was anticipated at all.
Most buildings encounter the problem long after the most efficient options are no longer available.
In this case study, the management company for an older, 20-story downtown Los Angeles commercial office building had developed a unique strategy to attract new tenants to the aging property by targeting large telecommunications service providers. The building was ideally sited to support what the building management and ownership correctly believed would be an increasing demand for telecommunications services. As part of a building upgrade, the building ownership planned to substantially increase the power quality and capacity of the facility's infrastructure, both to support the new tenants telecommunications switching equipment and to provide for future growth. The existing utility electric transformer and the building's main electrical distribution equipment were located in the basement parking area of the building. Space and access restrictions precluded installation in the existing basement area.