Intelligent Structural Panel (ISP) is a concept idea that combines two very different components – sandwich plate system and the ‘Internet of Things’. These two components result in an intelligent building system that can be used for floors and walls in lieu of traditional structural elements such as reinforced concrete or steel decking – but with the added benefit of containing the buildings intelligent infrastructure. The vision for the Intelligent Structural Panel is quite simple: take all the components and processes that go into constructing a floor and shear wall in a building and combine it into one product – but with a ‘brain’. The ISP panel is fabricated off site with skilled labour, installed on site with a minimal workforce and is 100% complete once its ‘plugged’ in. Many of the components that are traditionally installed after the structure is in place (i.e. mechanical, electrical, IT, etc.) are now integrated as part of the ISP panel.
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