Built for Houston office buildings
Smart Building Directory in Houston
A touch-screen tenant directory for office buildings. Visitors find any company in seconds, your team updates it from any computer or phone, and the screen can even help pay for itself.
What it is
A tenant directory that never goes out of date
The Smart Building Directory by Sign of America replaces the paper sign in your lobby with a modern touch screen. Visitors tap a name or type a few letters, and the screen shows exactly where to go: the floor, the suite and the path from the elevator.
Your team updates it from any computer or phone. A new tenant moves in on Monday, and their name and logo can be on the screen in about a minute, with no reprinting and no waiting for a sign crew.
We are a Houston sign company, so we design the directory the way a visitor experiences your lobby: the first impression, how quickly someone finds the right suite, and what the building says about itself while they wait.
- Built for office buildings and property managers
- Cloud managed and updated from any device
- Keeps running if the internet drops
Watch the 2-minute explainer. The building shown is a sample.
Features
Everything your lobby directory should do
Paper signs and old directory boards fall behind the day a tenant moves. Suites get crossed out, handwritten notes get taped on, and visitors end up calling the front desk or wandering the halls. The Smart Building Directory fixes that, and does more.
Welcome screen
Greets every guest with your building’s brand, photos and live weather before they touch a thing.
Find anyone in seconds
Search by name or suite, or browse floor by floor. An on-screen keyboard keeps it quick.
Floor maps that guide
Tap a company and the floor map lights up the exact suite, with a clear path from the elevator.
Visitor check-in
Visitors check in on the screen and the tenant gets a notification on their phone. No more calls to the front desk.
Building information
Building hours, management office, parking, deliveries, amenities and available space, all in one tap.
Live traffic map
A live Houston traffic map helps visitors and tenants plan the drive.
Ad frames
Premium frames play tenant photos and motion video on the welcome screen, and banner ads rotate along the bottom and beside search.
Advertise Here spot
A built-in Advertise Here space keeps new advertisers calling, so the directory can help pay for itself.
Manage from anywhere
Update tenants, logos, floor maps, ads and notices from any computer or phone. Changes go live in about a minute.
How it works
From paper sign to smart screen in four steps
You do not need to be a technology company to run a modern lobby. We handle the build and set it up so your team can run it day to day.
Tell us about your building
Floors, suites, tenants, and whether you already have touch screens in the lobby.
We build your directory
Tenant list, logos, floor maps and your building’s branding, laid out for easy reading on a touch screen.
Go live in the lobby
Your directory goes on the screen, with the welcome screen, search, floor maps and check-in ready to use.
Update it in minutes
Add a tenant, swap a logo or post a notice from any computer or phone. Need a hand? Call us.
Built to run itself
Secure cloud system
Hosted, backed up and versioned, so your directory is safe and every change is tracked.
Works offline
If the internet drops, the directory keeps running.
Wakes up by itself
Ready every morning, with no one needed to switch it on.
Why switch
Paper sign vs. Smart Building Directory
A lobby directory is one of the few things every single visitor uses. Here is what changes when it is smart.
- A stronger first impression. Your building’s brand, photos and live weather greet every guest.
- Fewer interruptions. Visitors find suites and check in on the screen instead of calling the front desk.
- Always current. Updates go live in about a minute, from any computer or phone.
- Revenue potential. Ad frames, banner ads and an Advertise Here spot can help the directory pay for itself.
- One dashboard. Manage every building in your portfolio in one place.
| Paper sign | Smart Building Directory | |
|---|---|---|
| Updating a tenant | Reprint, re-cut or replace the sign | About a minute, from any computer or phone |
| Finding a suite | Read down a list and guess | Search by name or suite, then follow the floor map |
| Visitor check-in | Call or ask the front desk | Check in on the screen, and the tenant is notified |
| First impression | Fades and looks outdated | Branded welcome screen with photos and live weather |
| Extra revenue | None | Ad frames, banner ads and an Advertise Here spot |
| Multiple buildings | Separate signs to maintain | One dashboard for every building |
Who it is for
Built for the people who run office buildings
If visitors come through your lobby every day, a directory that is fast, accurate and on brand pays off every day.
Office building owners
Give your lobby a modern look and a directory you can change yourself, any time.
Property management companies
Handle tenant changes from your desk instead of coordinating sign work.
Multi-building portfolios
One dashboard for every building, with live updates across your portfolio.
Buildings replacing an old directory
Moving off a paper sign or an aging system? Ask us about reusing the screens you already have.
New and renovated buildings
A directory that matches your branding and finishes the lobby from day one.
Tenants who want visibility
Tenants can show their brand with logos, photos and video in the ad frames.
Questions
Smart Building Directory FAQ
What is a Smart Building Directory?
How do we add or change a tenant?
What happens if the internet goes down?
Can visitors check in on the screen?
Can the directory make money for the building?
Can you manage more than one building?
Can you reuse our existing touch screens?
How much does it cost?
Where do you work?
Service area
Serving Houston and the surrounding area
Sign of America is based at 13111 Westheimer Rd, Unit 100, in west Houston near Westchase. We work with office buildings and property managers across Greater Houston.
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