Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: COHOUSING-L digest 78

[Denise Cote' (denise]

Michael wrote:
>Ann Arbor cohousing is gearing up for construction and I'm interested in
>what others experiences have been and are regarding installing data
>communication infrastructure around the community buildings and homes.
>
>Dedicated conduit?  What size?  How many lines per unit and what class
>cable?  Do you have your own LAN with hardwired Internet access?  If you
>are retrofitting some of this, what would you have done differently from
>the start of construction? What should we absolutely do now?

You asked for replies to your address, but I hope people will post them 
to the list, as we and at least one other group I know of are interested 
in the same thing.

A good friend of mine administers the communications hardware for a 
university in Denver.  He strongly recommends installing *conduit* when 
you dig your utility trenches.  Then, you can pull cables of any type 
through the conduit when you're ready to decide what you need.  If your 
needs change, you can yank the old and install whatever is currently 
state-of-the-art.  To start, just run a nyon cord through the conduit as 
it's installed.  Tie one end to the cable, and pull from the other end.  
Pull additional nylon cord through at the same time, so you can install 
another cable, if needed, later.

Denise Cote'
Boulder, Colorado
denise [at] diac.com