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TRANSFORM ANY COMMERCIAL SPACE LOW VOLTAGE/LIMITED ENERGY
SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTION

WITHOUT REWIRING

PLUGTAIL WIRING DEVICES
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• USB CHARGING RECEPTACLES
• SPEC GRADE SWITCHES AND RECEPTACLES
• EXTRA HEAVY-DUTY HOSPITAL GRADE RECEPTACLES
• SURGE PROTECTION DEVICES
• SPEC AND HOSPITAL GRADE GFCIs
• PLUG LOAD CONTROLLABLE DEVICES
• AND MORE!
WALKER ENGINEERING IEC NATIONAL 2019 AWARDS | EXCELLENCE IN ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION

Walker Engineering was recognized for its work on the
Houston Methodist Hospital Project.
The Houston Methodist Hospital North Walter Tower is a
new inpatient bed tower and surgical hospital in the heart
of Houston’s Medical Center. The 22-story structure is nearly
one million square feet and includes 366 patient beds,
neurosurgery, cardiovascular surgical suites designed for
image-guided heart and brain procedures. The facility has
two intensive care and six acute care floors, as well as a VIP
level and helipad. Walker Engineering performed all Network
and Low-Voltage installation services for this project.
Under General Contractor AECOM/Hunt Group,
Walker Engineering performed all Network and Low-
Voltage installation services with a subcontract totaling
approximately $25,400,000. Walker’s scope of work
included installation of all voice & data cable, fiber optic of Christ” mosaic wall art installation which was strategically
backbone, access control, CCTV, PA, A/V, DAS, nurse dissected and remounted inside the atrium from its original
call system, automation, and telemetry. Technology location outside the hospital. Walker installed a 16'x9' video
Integration Services accounted for 217,707 direct labor wall equipped with Bosch Vari-Directional Array speakers.
Future-proof your projects and your business with PlugTail electrical wiring devices. hours on this project. Walker Engineering also provided all Embedded behind fabric in the video wall, these speakers
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are intended for acoustically-challenging environments by
electrical installations (1,000,000 labor hours). Carrying
They’re easy to install, change out and upgrade, so you don’t have to waste time both scopes of work was highly advantageous, allowing using best-in-class technology to ensure that the target
rewiring when you need to meet new codes. Devices install in less than a minute with no a streamlined installation of the IT infrastructure. audience hears everything perfectly. It accomplishes this
preparing, stripping, looping or taping. Meets NEC and Energy Code requirements. by aligning the acoustical audio path with the presenter
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The project included the construction of a beautiful atrium using software that aims the speaker array in accordance
www.legrand.us on the main level. The large multi-purpose spaced, named with the location of a presenter wearing a small Bluetooth
after former President and First Lady George H.W. and Laura tracking device. This space has served wonderfully for the
Bush, is also home to the relocated 94'x14' “Extending Arm hospital to provide lectures, staff meetings and large events.

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