PROJECTS

IBWS breaks ERRCS projects into five stages and provides services to customers for each stage.

Recent Projects

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Towne Place Suites by Marriott, Sacramento, CA

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Raging Wire Data Center, Santa Clara, CA

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4335 & 4345 N. 1st St San Jose, CA

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The Meadows of Napa Valley, Napa, CA

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88 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA

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2526 16th St, San Francisco, CA

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VA Hospital (Livermore Outpatient Clinic) - 6505 South Manthey Rd., French Camp, CA 95231

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Juno on Hawk - 3968 Hawk St., San Diego, CA 92103

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Project Managent Services for ERRCS projects outside of California.

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Service calls for ERRCS in Northern California

(we can recommend companies in other areas)

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Raging Wire Data Center, Santa Clara, CA

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The Meadows of Napa Valley, Napa, CA

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2526 16th St, San Francisco, CA

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Juno on Hawk - 3968 Hawk St., San Diego, CA 92103

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Service calls for ERRCS in Northern California

(we can recommend companies in other areas)

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Education Center

NFPA 72’s 2025 Edition and ERCES

Effective January 1, 2026, the 2025 Edition of NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code) will take effect in California.  Per NFPA’s website, the 2025 edition features several revisions and additions to the standard, including the following (verbatim): Expanded...

Who are the Stakeholders in an ERCES?

Who does what in an Emergency Responder Communication Enhancement System (ERCES)? The answer: Several organizations are typically involved in designing, installing, and maintaining an ERCES. Each has a distinct role. This matrix, courtesy of the Puget Sound Emergency...

Some ERRCS Basics & State Compliance

Previous blogs have highlighted the difference between ERRCS and ERCES. We’ll use the term “ERRCS,” the preferred acronym in San Francisco.  We thought it would be helpful to revisit some basics, as many building owners remain uninformed about the requirement (our...

ERCES and NFPA 1225 and NFPA 72

Last month’s blog focused on NFPA 1225’s pivot from ERRCS (RC = radio communication) to ERCES (CE = Communication Enhancement) with the inclusion of cellular based systems like LTE and 5G.  There are other changes in NFPA 1225 that we didn’t highlight and a number of...

NFPA 1225, ERRCS, ERCES and Cellular Frequencies

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1225 code outlines the latest requirements for what is now refers to as ERCES (Emergency Responder Communication Enhancement Systems). I’d previously argued that ERCES is substantially equivalent to ERRCS, but I was...

Cellular DAS versus WiFi for Voice Calls

Many building owners have been told/convinced that an installed WiFi network is sufficient to handle voice traffic when there is a problem with cellular service in the building. Given the cost of a cellular Distributed Antenna System (DAS), it’s natural for them to...