Free Testing for Your Building
To determine whether your project will require an in-building Public Safety Communication Booster System, a radio frequency ("RF") test of the building under construction is advised. A preliminary benchmark test will indicate whether radio signals from the public wireless towers can penetrate areas of your building such as stairwells, elevator lobbies, corridors, and especially concrete structures below the podium decks and basement garage. The codes require coverage of 90% of general area and 99% of critical area.
Prior to closing the drywall of corridors, lobbies and stairwells, a builder may engage a qualified professional services company to test RF signal strength in these critical path travel areas. If the radio frequency signals do not meet a minimum of -95dBm in 99% of these critical areas, a final certificate of occupancy (“C of O”) permit will not be issued.
Usually, service providers will charge hundreds if not thousands of dollars for a benchmark RF test of your building. Best Building Services, Inc. is presently offering a special for buildings under construction FREE of charge. Call us today at (310) 539-4920 and schedule a test.