The great advantage of the Kiva Cablefloor system is it's unique, built in, wall to wall, cable management capability. In the past , expensive plenum rated data cables have been distributed in the ceiling where they may be exposed to sharp edges, elevator motors, lighting transformers, HVAC systems and fire life safety systems. This method also required ladder racking and power poles or poke through devices to deliver data runs to the work station and the additional time and labor required for installation
Inefficient, inaccessible and expensive , the ceiling was never a good choice to distribute network cabling. A single workstation relocation becomes a major undertaking and generally any and all MAC work sends one time use materials to the local landfill.
Utilizing our As Built drawing , a precise BOM is generated providing for a flexible design while eliminating unnecessary waste. Network data cables are laid in place as the Kiva floor is installed, eliminating the need for additional subs and time delays for installation. Later , the As Built provides critical network cabling plant documentation so MAC work is easily planned and executed eliminating expensive downtime . Network cables are easily accessible and the protected underfloor space facilitates the use of factory produced quality controlled pre-term cables
Traditional access floor creates an open underfloor space that provides no method for managing delicate network cabling or electrical power systems. These legacy access floor systems , originally designed for "computer room" or "server room environments" , utilize heavy metal envelope, cement filled tiles weighing as much as 50 lbs. that require a suction cup tool to lift in order to access sub floor network systems. Prior to recent code changes, previous generations of abandoned network cables often filled up the sub floor cavity with potentially dangerous, flammable, toxic materials . Now that these abandoned cables must be removed, the need for "deep" access floor in the open office environment has been eliminated . Where it was common in the past to see 6" ,12" or even 18" access floors, the benefits of an access floor for facilitating easy installation, management and access to sub floor cabling networks can all be realized in a low 2.5" overall floor height .