The benefits of integrated systems: a case study

Emirates Towers is a state-of the art office hotel tower complex accommodating business and holiday travellers alike. The towers are home to numerous businesses and offer the latest fibre optic technology and integrated systems. The five star hotel tower has 500 rooms, including 40 suites and three main themed restaurants. A five level podium building connects the towers and includes more than 40 retail, restaurant and parking facilities. The article describes the solution provided by Johnson Controls to implement a state-of-the-art technological infrastructure scalable for future developments. They produced a total integrated IT and building management system infrastructure offering the client a single-seat operation solution. This approach, included redundant IT-network solution based on the ATM switches, video-on-demand, e-commerce, Internet, BMS, CCTV, and hotel management system data through the entire complex.