Projects & Case Studies

Proof, project by project

A selection of completed installations across Iowa — the scope, the challenge, and how we delivered.

Commercial Office

Des Moines, IA

Downtown Des Moines Office Tower Buildout

850 · CAT6A drops48-strand OM4 · Fiber backbone14 weeks · Duration

Scope: Full structured cabling for a 12-story Class-A office tower — horizontal copper, fiber riser backbone, and three telecom rooms per floor.
Challenge: Four tenant move-in dates stacked across eight weeks, with floors still under active construction above completed spaces.
Solution: Phased floor-by-floor installation with dedicated crews per stack, pre-terminated fiber risers, and nightly coordination with the GC’s superintendent.

Healthcare

Central Iowa

1,200 · Outlets replaced22 nights · Cutover windows0 minutes · Unplanned downtime

Scope: Replacement of aging Category 5e infrastructure across a 240-bed hospital, including redundant fiber between six IDFs and the main data room.
Challenge: A facility that operates 24/7 — no wing could lose network connectivity for more than a four-hour window, ever.
Solution: ICRA-trained crews working night shifts, parallel new infrastructure built alongside legacy, and rehearsed cutovers executed wing by wing.

Education

Des Moines Metro

2,400 · Cable runs310 · Access points2 weeks early · Schedule

Scope: Six schools re-cabled over one summer — classroom drops, wireless access points, security cameras, and paging systems.
Challenge: A 10-week summer window with hard deadlines: every building had to be ready for teachers returning in August.
Solution: Three crews running parallel buildings, standardized labeling across the district, and weekly progress reporting to the district’s technology director.

Data Center

Urbandale, IA

576 · Fiber strands96 · Cabinets cabled20,000 sq ft · White space

Scope: Structured fiber and copper for 20,000 sq ft of new white space — MPO trunk fiber, overhead tray, and cabinet-to-cabinet connectivity.
Challenge: High-density design requiring 40Gb-ready fiber to every cabinet row, installed while adjacent suites stayed live.
Solution: Pre-tested MPO trunk assemblies, containment-friendly overhead pathway, and OTDR certification of every strand before handoff.

Industrial

Ames, IA

2,100 ft · Cable tray180 · Floor drops0 · Production stoppages

Scope: Plant-wide cabling for a 180,000 sq ft manufacturing facility — cable tray, ruggedized drops to the floor, cameras, and Wi-Fi for scanners.
Challenge: Production ran two shifts, six days a week. Work had to thread between lines without stopping a single one.
Solution: Sunday installation windows, pre-fabricated tray sections, and armored cable in high-traffic zones — sequenced bay by bay with plant engineering.

Government

Polk County, IA

420 · Drops6 · Secure areas0 · Change orders

Scope: Complete low-voltage infrastructure for a new municipal building — offices, council chambers AV, secure areas, and public Wi-Fi.
Challenge: Strict procurement requirements, background-checked crews for secure areas, and full documentation required for public records.
Solution: Prevailing-wage compliant crews, segregated secure-area pathways, and a documentation package built to survive any audit.

Small service call or multi-building buildout — bring us the scope and we’ll bring the plan.