The apartment complex recently completed an upgrade of its security system that saved it hundreds of thousands of dollars in installation costs. The retrofit, by New York-area security integrator Nortronics Corp., added new capabilities and reliability, and made full use of the tens of thousands of linear feet of existing wiring that had been installed with an original system.
“The problem with this type of system is that parts aren’t available when it needs to be repaired and the system becomes unusable,” said Maria Gonzalez, vice president of Nortronics. “But we use the existing wiring to make them work again, and with more capabilities than before.”