Sir Louis Henry Davies Law Courts

Location: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Year of Completion: 1999

Value of Electrical: $700,000

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Project Summary: In the spring of 1998, a major renovation began at the Sir Henry Davies Law Courts in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. A major component of the renovation was the complete upgrade of the building's electrical systems and the installation of new, state-of-the-art, communications, security, courtroom recording and building access control and monitoring systems. The building is completely wired for computer services with Category 6 data cabling and is linked to the provincial government's main frame system via a fibre optic cable. In addition, the balance of the building's electrical systems were designed to be functional as well as utilize the latest energy efficient technology.

Some of the electrical design features incorporated into this project include:

	Building Card Access Control and Monitoring.
	Exterior and Interior Closed Circuit Television Monitoring System.
	Courtroom Sound Reinforcement and Hearing Impaired Systems.
	Courtroom Digital Recording Systems.
	Local Area Network Data Systems.
	Building Security Systems & Panic Alarm Systems.
	Surge Protection Systems.
	Fire Alarm and Protection Systems.
	Energy Efficient Fluorescent Lamps and Electronic Ballasts.

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