Installation of the new telecommunications wiring infrastructure by Koehler Cabling Co. included:

• Replacing all phone lines to each of 3,000 dorm rooms
• Installation of new Internet connections to each dorm room
• Splicing of up to 1,800 pairs of incoming phone lines due to relocation of telecommunications closets
• Construction of 32 new telecommunications closets

A variety of support systems were used to install raceways:

• Cable Tray Conduit
• J-hooks Cat Trax
  

Telecommunications improvements to
eight dormitories on the University of
Iowa campus took over one million feet
of Category 3 & 5 wire and fiber optic
and very careful planning. A dorm room
is a person's home and Koehler Electric
had to go into 3,000 "homes," causing
as little disruption as possible.

"This was a high profile project with a lot of pressure to do it quickly and well. Everyone at Koehler Electric, from the office folks to field personnel, did a wonderful job! They really put forth a conscientious effort to make this project work. Schedules were well planned out and passed on to the residents. Everything went really well!"

John Josten, Head of Housing at University of Iowa