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Low voltage, end to end.

Independent low-voltage and controls contractor. We bid it, pull it, terminate it, program it and stand behind it.

Building automation (BMS / DDC)

The system that runs the building, and the screen the operator lives on.

What we install

  • New BMS installs on commercial and institutional buildings
  • Controller networks, supervisors and operator graphics
  • BACnet IP and MS/TP, Modbus and Niagara work
  • Alarm routing, trends, schedules and user access
  • Upgrades and takeovers of existing systems

What you get

  • A front end the operator can actually use
  • Point lists and controller documentation
  • Remote access set up the right way

HVAC controls

Sequences written to the mechanical engineer’s spec, not a default program.

What we install

  • Air handlers, VAVs, fan coils and rooftop units
  • Chilled water and condenser water plants
  • Boilers, heat exchangers, pumps and VFDs
  • Sensors, valves, actuators and dampers
  • Seasonal changeover and schedule clean-up

What you get

  • Point-to-point checkout
  • Functional performance tests with the engineer
  • Trends that prove it works

Lighting controls

Lighting that follows the building’s schedule instead of a light switch.

What we install

  • Relay panels and 0–10 V dimming
  • Occupancy and daylight sensors
  • Integration to the BMS so lighting is not a second system
  • After-hours overrides and tenant fit-outs

What you get

  • Schedules set with the building manager
  • Overrides that time out on their own

Structured cabling

The network every other system rides on, installed so the next contractor can read it.

What we install

  • Cat6 and Cat6A horizontal cabling
  • J-hooks, tray, sleeves and firestopping of our penetrations
  • Racks, patch panels, cable management and grounding
  • Work-area outlets, access point and camera drops
  • Moves, adds and changes in occupied space

What you get

  • Every drop tested, with results
  • Labels at both ends
  • As-built drawings

Fiber backbone

Riser and campus fiber between the MDF and every IDF.

What we install

  • Singlemode and multimode backbone
  • Innerduct and riser pathways
  • Termination, enclosures and patch panels
  • Loss testing and documentation

What you get

  • Test results per strand
  • Labeled enclosures

Network rooms & Wi-Fi

Closets you are not embarrassed to open.

What we install

  • MDF and IDF build-outs
  • Access point drops and mounting
  • PoE switching, patching and dressing
  • Clean-up of existing closets

What you get

  • A port map
  • Patch cords that fit

Access control & intercom

Doors that open for the right people, on the right schedule.

What we install

  • Card readers, electric strikes and maglocks
  • Request-to-exit devices and door contacts
  • Video intercom and visitor entry
  • Access panels, power supplies and backup batteries
  • Credential and schedule setup

What you get

  • Door schedule and wiring diagrams
  • Training for the building manager

Video surveillance

Cameras placed by what they need to see.

What we install

  • IP cameras on PoE
  • Network video recorders and storage
  • Coverage planning for entrances, lobbies, corridors and garages
  • Remote viewing for owners and managers

What you get

  • Camera map
  • Retention sized to the building

Fire alarm interface

The controls side of life safety, coordinated with the fire alarm contractor.

What we install

  • Air-handler shutdown on alarm
  • Smoke and fire damper control
  • Duct smoke detector wiring to the controls
  • Coordination and testing with the fire alarm vendor

What you get

  • Interface tested during the fire alarm test

Service & upgrades

For when the building stops behaving.

What we install

  • No-heat and no-cool controls troubleshooting
  • Network and controller failures
  • Graphics clean-up and alarm tuning
  • Small adds, extra points and tenant work
  • Seasonal changeover

What you get

  • A straight answer on what is wrong
  • A number that picks up

Optimizer

Paying for cooling the building doesn’t need?

Optimizer uses the trends your BMS already collects to find simultaneous heating and cooling, locked-out economizers and dead schedules, and shows every change in writing before it is applied.

How Optimizer works

Next step

Tell us about the job.

Send the drawings or set a walkthrough. Estimates, service and extra work.

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OLIVE CONTROLS INC. · BRONX, NY · (347) 972-4318