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Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center – Proton Therapy and Research Center

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LOCATION:
Liberty Township, OH

ENGINEER:
BR+A (Bard, Rao & Athanas Consulting Engineers)
New York, New York

ARCHITECT:
TK&A Architects
Cambridge, MA

CONTRACTOR:
Joint Venture of:
Messer Construction
Cincinnati, OH
Linbeck Group
Houston, TX

PROJECT COST:
$118 MILLION

PROJECT SIZE:
80,000 GSF

DESCRIPTION
Located on the Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center Liberty Campus, the new proton facility will include two proton treatment rooms for clinical use, with the option for future expansion to add a third. Proton therapy provides a non-invasive, painless, extremely targeted radiation treatment for tumors. This form of therapy is particularly relevant for children as they do not have to be subjected to needless exposure from damaging radiation. There are approximately eleven such treatment centers nationally, with fifteen additional projects planned or in design. CTDG will provide telecommunications, audiovisual, and security systems design services for the project. The scope of this project includes infrastructure design to support all low voltage systems. A three year design and construction effort, this project began in 2014. Anticipated completion for the project is 2017.

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MGM International Resorts: MGM Springfield

[col3]Convergent Technologies Design Group has been asked to provide telecommunications cabling systems with associated supporting infrastructure for voice/data/RF video outlets, audiovisual system electronics with associated supporting infrastructure, room acoustics, interior sound isolation, HVAC noise control design services for the MGM Resorts MGM Springfield to be located in Springfield, Massachusetts. CTDG recommended Noise Criterion levels and room reverberation times for the following spaces: hotel, spa/fitness center, lobbies, retail spaces, suites, guestrooms, casino, banquet halls, food court, kitchens, hotel pool/deck, residential spaces, bowling alleys, cinema, restaurants/bars and church.[/col3]

[col3]Architect: Gensler
Location: Springfield, MA
Project Size: 841,933 GSF
Construction Cost: $80,000,000[/col3]

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Richardson Olmsted Complex: Core Project

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Architect:
Flynn Battaglia Architects

Location:
Buffalo, NY

Project Size:
480,000 GSF

Project Budget:
$56,400,000

 

Convergent Technologies Design Group, Inc. (CTDG) was engaged by Flynn Battaglia Architects to provide audiovisual, telecommunications, and security design services for the Richardson Olmsted Complex Core Project located in Buffalo, New York. The 140 year old renovated building will feature an 88-room boutique hotel, and 300-seat conference/ event center. The construction of the new building will begin 2014 and is estimated to be completed by 2016.

 

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California Emergency Management Agency- Exercise Simulation Center

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Architect:
Abercrombie Planning + Design

Location:
Mather, California

Project Size:
20,000 GSF

Project Budget:
$4 MILLION

 

The California Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) teamed with the Sacramento Metro Fire Department (SMFD) to remodel the 2nd floor of the SMFD’s headquarters. The new exercise simulation center will simulate disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and wildfires. The simulation works in real time for various teams to respond providing better training to employees. The building is unique because it is shared by multiple government agencies to train for various emergency situations. The facility features multiple video walls and sub-dividable spaces that allow for both large and small group simulation experiences. Convergent Technologies Design Group provided complete audiovisual design services for this project. The project will be complete in 2014.

 

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University of North Dakota – School of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Architect:
JLG Architects

Location:
Grand Forks, North Dakota

Project Budget:
$124,000,000

Project Size:
378,000 GSF

The University of North Dakota is building a new home for the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. The new building will house of all the schools educational, service, and research programs. Previously these programs had to be housed on separate campuses due to a lack of space. The building is a critical component of the North Dakota Health Care Workforce Initiative. Convergent Technologies Design Group, Inc. will provide audiovisual, telecommunications, acoustics, and security design services. The project is expected to be completed in July 2016.

 

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The College of New Jersey- New STEM Building Complex

[col3]This multi-phase project includes the addition and renovation of multiple buildings that make up the STEM Complex at The College of New Jersey. New construction includes the 70,629 gross square foot STEM Building and the 14,419 gross square foot Chemistry Addition. The STEM Building Complex will house Departments within the School of Engineering and the School of Science. CTDG is providing complete design services for Audiovisual, Telecommunications Cabling, Access Control and Video Surveillance Systems as well as Acoustics, Noise & Vibration Control Services. Specialized audiovisual systems will support instruction and collaboration in a variety of laboratories, classrooms, computer commons, conference rooms, collaborative and multipurpose spaces. Laboratories received smartboard technology that enables students to interact with course material. This project will be designed to meet LEED Silver standards but will not seek certification. CTDG is currently producing Construction Documents to specify the systems to be included in the project.[/col3]

[col3]Architect: EYP Architecture & Engineering
Location: Ewing Township, New Jersey
Construction Cost: $94.2 Million
Project Size: 85,048 GSF[/col3]

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College of William & Mary Zable Stadium

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[col3]Williamsburg, VA

Architects:
BCWH Architects, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture

Construction Cost:
$20,000,000

[col3]needed. This project will include a new press box/suite above the stands and 3,300 additional grandstand seats. It also includes tv/radio broadcast booths and new camera decks for televised games. The new plan incorporates two suites new restrooms, an elevator, and an updated scoreboard. Through these changes it is the hope of the College that it will strengthen the community on campus as well as between the students and alumni. We will provide telecommunications cabling systems, audiovisual systems, access control/intrusion detection systems with infrastructure design services. This project is expected to be complete in 2016.

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National Aquarium in Baltimore – Atlantic Seashores

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Architect:
Design Collective, Inc.

Location:
Baltimore, MD[/col3]

 

The National Aquarium in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor houses more than 17,000 animals, including 660 species of fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals along with multiple educational displays. The Aquarium is building another educational display for its 1.5 annual visitors: the new Atlantic Seashores Exhibit, on the third floor of its Pier 3 building. Convergent Technologies will provide design services for audiovisual system electronics with associated supporting infrastructure. Convergent also will evaluate the exhibit’s overall designs, including ceiling shape/heights and furniture layout, for criteria pertaining to sightlines and projection-system configurations and associated infrastructure. Convergent’s work on the project’s consecutive flow of video displays will help create the exhibit’s virtual “Walk Along the Beach.” Correspondingly, the background audio system will be spatially zoned according to the exhibit’s visual flow – to reinforce the immersion experience of strolling along the seashore. The exhibit’s construction is slated to begin early January 2014.

 

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Howard University – Undergraduate Library Main Level Renovation

[col3]Howard University is a private, comprehensive research university. The scope of this project includes complete design services for telecommunications cabling systems with associated supporting infrastructure for voice/data/RF video outlets, audiovisual system electronics with associated supporting infrastructure, access control/video surveillance systems, and room acoustics, interior sound isolation, and HVAC noise control for the Howard University Undergraduate Library Renovation. Spaces included in this renovation project include: group study areas, collaborative spaces, learning commons, seminar/classroom, multipurpose meeting room, and a conference room. Design began in Spring 2013 and construction is expected to be complete in July, 2015.[/col3]

[col3]Architect: Atelier Architects
Location: Washington, D.C.
Construction Cost: $31,800,000
Gross Square Footage: 17,540 gsf[/col3]

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Emory Healthcare – Georgia Proton Treatment Center

 

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There are currently only nine such facilities in the U.S. The first of its kind in Georgia and funded by The Georgia Proton Treatment Center, the new center will treat up to 1,900 patients annually. Included in the center are five treatment rooms (four with rotational gantries and one with a fixed beam) and dedicated research capabilities. Emory Healthcare, a part of the Emory University Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center, will partner with Georgia Tech and other institutions to conduct research in the center.

The scope of this project includes the design of all Telecommunications Cabling Systems and LAN Electronics for the operation of Emory Clinical telecommunications functionalities, as well as the design of Telecommunications Cabling Systems to support the operation of specialized Proton Treatment equipment including proton accelerators. Other services include the design of Emergency Paging Audio systems, Video Surveillance, Access Control, Intrusion Detection, and Audiovisual Systems.[/col3]

 

[col3]Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Construction Cost: $225 Million
Gross Square Footage: 115,000 gsf[/col3]