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Oakland University – Human Health Building

Oakland University’s new Human Health Building will bring the Schools of Nursing and Health Sciences under one roof to foster multidisciplinary collaboration. The scope of this project includes a $1.1 Million design to budget for educational technology systems. Convergent Technologies is providing audiovisual systems design services for simulation systems and multimedia presentation systems. The five-story building will feature an Interactive Media Center, Public Health Clinic and Distance Learning capabilities. Spaces to receive audiovisual systems include 200-seat Auditorium, General Classrooms, Seminar Room, Distance Learning Education Center, Conference Rooms, Teaching Labs, Simulation Labs, Collaborative Group Spaces, Control Rooms, Debriefing Rooms, and Common Area/Lobby Displays. Teaching spaces throughout the building include labs for Musculoskeletal, Metabolic, Exercise Science, Nurses Patient Care Practice, Nursing Basic Health Assessment, Therapeutic Exercise Intervention, Wellness, Neurological Rehabilitation, Occupational Safety & Health Robotics and Protection, and Industrial Hygiene. Specified educational technology systems: healthcare observation & recording, digital audio/video capture with streaming capabilities to the Local Area Network (LAN), distance learning, digital annotation, audiovisual presentation, program/speech audio reinforcement and custom instructor’s stations. Project opportunities include creating state-of-the-art medical simulation, instructional and collaborative spaces and integrating digital media and streaming presentation technologies into the architectural fabric of the building. This project is currently in the design phase with completion scheduled for 2012.

 

Architect: SmithGroup

Departments:

  • Physical Therapy
  • Safety Management
  • Occupational Safety & Health
  • Wellness
  • Health Promotion & Injury Prevention
  • Medical Laboratory Sciences
  • Applied Health Sciences
  • Health Sciences
  • Exercise Sciences
  • Nursing

Location: Rochester, Michigan
Construction Cost: $62 Million

Gross Square Footage: 160,000 gross square feet

LEED: Platinum

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McLaren Healthcare – Proton Therapy Center

[col3]Convergent Technologies is providing complete design services for emergency paging audio, intercom, video surveillance (CCTV), access control/intrusion detection, and treatment room status area displays for the new McLaren Healthcare Proton Therapy Center. Once complete, the McLaren Proton Therapy Center will be the first proton beam therapy center in Michigan, and one of nine in the entire country. It is projected to treat patients throughout Michigan, as well as Canada and surrounding states. The Center is said to be representative of the future of proton therapy with its apprehensible advances in design and technology. The types of spaces receiving technology systems design include: patient treatment areas, control rooms, treatment imaging room, reception, examining rooms, procedure rooms, nurses’ workrooms, and executive offices. This project is currently in the Construction Administration Phase.[/col3]

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Architect: Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers, PC

Location: Flint, Michigan
Construction Cost: $65 MILLION
Gross Square Footage: 52,000 square feet

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University of MD, College Park – Knight Hall College of Journalism

[col3]The scope of this project includes complete design services for Knight Hall, the new home for the College of Journalism on the College Park campus. Convergent Technologies provided building programming review and verification, cost estimating, project management and complete design services for telecommunications cabling systems (voice/data/RF video) with associated supporting infrastructure, audiovisual systems infrastructure and acoustics, noise & vibration control. Knight Hall will replace the original journalism building, and be located on a new mall planned for University expansion to the West. The Philip Merrill College of Journalism has outgrown the current building with various programs spread across more than ten (10) buildings on campus. The new three-story building will be the first green building owned and operated by the University of Maryland, College Park. Knight Hall will bring all of the journalism academic and professional programs together in one building. Space plans include: a two-story Great Hall; the Richard Eaton Broadcast Theater; the Edith Kinney Gaylord Journalism Library & Resource Center; a multi-media news bubble lab; the Baltimore Sun News Lab; four (4) 18-seat news/media teaching labs; three (3) seminar rooms; two (2) 30-seat classrooms; an Executive Board Room; formal and informal meeting spaces; faculty offices; and student services spaces including a Dean’s suite and the academic advising office. The third floor of the building will be dedicated to professional training centers including the J-Lab: Institute for Interactive Journalism; the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism; National Association of Black Journalists; American Journalism Review; Journalism Center on Children and Families; and the American Association for Sunday and Feature Editors. This project was a three-year design and construction effort and was successfully completed in November 2009.[/col3]

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Architect: Grimm + Parker Architects

Location: College Park, Maryland

Construction Cost: $28.5 Million

Gross Square Footage: 59,700 square feet

LEED:
LEED NC 2.2 Gold

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University of MD, Biopark – Robert H. Smith School of Business

[col3]The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business project involves relocating the Smith School from the current location at the UMB School of Nursing to a new 14,127 square foot space in the BioPark #2 Building located at the University of Maryland’s BioPark campus. The new space will include technology-equipped classrooms, team break-out rooms, staff offices, a conference room, a computer lab and library in addition to a lounge area. The scope of this project includes complete design services for telecommunications cabling systems with infrastructure, audiovisual systems with infrastructure, room acoustics, interior sound isolation and HVAC noise control. Acoustical considerations addressed issues presented by the existing HVAC equipment. Construction was completed in fall 2009.[/col3]

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Architect: Gaudreau, Inc.
Location: Baltimore, Maryland

Construction Cost: $2 Million
Gross Square Footage: 14,127 square feet

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University of MD, Baltimore – Pharmacy Hall Addition

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Architects:

  • Richter Cornbrooks Gribble – Baltimore, MD
  • Ellenzweig – Cambridge, MA

Location:
Baltimore, Maryland

Construction Cost:
$67 Million

Gross Square Footage:
112,565 square feet

Leed:
Gold

Description
The scope of this project includes a $2.2 Million design to budget for technology systems. Convergent Technologies provided complete design services for telecommunications cabling systems with associated supporting infrastructure, audiovisual systems with associated supporting infrastructure, video surveillance and access control security systems and acoustics, noise & vibration control as it relates to the Renovation and Addition to Pharmacy Hall at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. The seven story building includes: 200-seat Lecture Halls, 80-seat Lecture Hall, Distance Learning Classrooms, 40-seat and 76-seat Classrooms, Practice Labs, Patient Interaction Rooms, Dispensing Laboratories, Institutional Pharmacy with sterile preparations laboratory and Seminar Rooms. Educational technology systems include: clinical training management systems, healthcare observation & recording, digital audio/video capture with streaming capabilities to the Local Area Network (LAN), distance learning, audiovisual presentation, program/speech audio reinforcement and custom instructor’s stations. Project highlights include the design of common area video displays, and a presentation video display wall for the atrium space. Additional project responsibilities include recommendations for room shaping and finishes for all acoustically sensitive spaces within the buildings. The Pharmacy Hall Addition has been completed since August 2010.[/col3]

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University of Baltimore – Moot Court Room

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Architect:
Cho Benn Holback Architects

Location:
Baltimore, MD

Construction Cost:
$1.5 MILLION

Gross Square Footage:
3,500 square feet

 

The scope of this project included the complete design of educational technology systems to include: audiovisual presentation, remote control, and recording, as well as, program/speech audio reinforcement along with the associated infrastructure. The types of spaces to receive audiovisual presentation included: a moot courtroom and associated control room. Scope of design work included the basis for design, design development, specifications and project management for all audiovisual & multimedia systems to be integrated into the moot courtroom and control room. Specifications included details outlining procedures and methods of connecting to existing campus telecommunications networks. The project was a six-month design project. The project has been successfully complete since February 2005.

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Towson University – New Public Safety Building

[col3]The scope of work for the New Public Safety Building includes completed design services for telecommunications cabling systems with associated supporting infrastructure for voice/data/RF video outlets, audiovisual systems with associated supporting infrastructure, and exterior property analysis design services. The new two story building will provide a new home for the University’s Office of Public Safety, which is currently being housed in the General Services building and adjacent trailer. Included in the OPS is the Towson University Police Department (TUPD), Electronic Security and Access Control (ES&AC) and Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Departments. The types of spaces to receive technology systems include: an Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Interview Rooms, and Office Spaces. Design responsibilities include a fiber optic distribution system and RF coaxial cable for the campus video system; a horizontal cabling system for data, voice and video; and a comprehensive video system to support user video needs. This project is being carried out through the Construction Management at-risk method and is currently in the Construction Administration phase.[/col3]

 

Architect: Grimm + Parker Architects

Location: Towson, Maryland
Construction Cost: $6,400,000

Gross Square Footage: 20,270 square feet

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Salisbury University – Teacher Education & Technology Complex

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Architect:
Ayers Saint Gross Architects

Departments:

  • Seidel School of Education and Professional Studies
  • Department of Information Technology
  • Integrated Media Center
  • Teaching Learning Network

Location:
Salisbury, Maryland

Construction Cost:
$58 MILLION

Gross Square Footage:
165,000 gross square feet

LEED Certification:
Silver

 

The scope of this project includes a $4 million dollar design to budget for educational technology systems to include: broadcast television production and recording, digital/analog audio recording, videoconferencing, audiovisual presentation and recording, and complete telecommunications cabling plant design with associated infrastructure. The types of spaces to receive audiovisual presentation systems include: television broadcast studios, multi-track audio recording studio, video demonstration studio, audio and video non-linear editing bays, multi-media art exhibit space, observation rooms, computer laboratories, small classrooms (30-seat, 44-seat), large classrooms (60-seat, 80-seat), lecture halls (120-seat), conference rooms, and collaborative group study type spaces. Scope of design work includes the complete specifications and project management for all audiovisual systems and telecommunications cabling systems, as well as, acoustics, noise and vibration control design for all acoustically sensitive spaces. Project challenges include the development and implementation of strict acoustical criteria for room layouts, shaping, and finishes, HVAC equipment noise levels, and proper sound isolation for the production spaces located on the third floor of the building. Project opportunities include the design of an integrated suite of media intensive spaces that support the educational objectives, the technical production requirements of the media arts program, and the entire university campus. Effective program verification and schematic design development with faculty and administration helped in presenting appropriate systemic cost models early in the design process. This project has been successfully complete since August 2008.

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Salisbury University – Perdue School of Business

Radio, TV, and Recording Studios: Salisbury University, Teacher Education Technology Complex – Systems by CTDG
Radio, TV, and Recording Studios: Salisbury University, Teacher Education Technology Complex – Systems by CTDG
Radio, TV, and Recording Studios: Salisbury University, Teacher Education Technology Complex – Systems by CTDG
Radio, TV, and Recording Studios: Salisbury University, Teacher Education Technology Complex – Systems by CTDG

[col3]The scope of this project included a $3 Million design to budget for educational technology systems to include audiovisual systems with associated supporting infrastructure,telecommunications cabling systems with associated supporting infrastructure, security systems and acoustics, noise & vibration control. The Perdue School of Business is considered the largest college level center for business education and economic development in the region, offering over seven bachelor degree programs and an MBA program. Since its endowment the Perdue School of Business has not had a home of its own until now. The new 2-winged three story building features a simulation stock trading room, four business labs, twenty-three (23) classrooms, a 200-seat auditorium, break-out rooms, open lounges, a cafe and the Perdue Museum. Business labs include the Financial Research Center, Advanced Information Technology, Market Research/Strategy and the Enterprise Systems. Classroom space includes a virtual learning center, four executive level classrooms for graduate students and community involvement, three collaborative rooms and one general computer lab. The building also houses a business student services center and Business Outreach Services to include BEACON, a Small Business Development Center office, conference rooms, seminar rooms and consulting rooms. Specified systems include audiovisual and multimedia presentation systems, program/speech audio reinforcement, digital audio/video recording, and videoconferencing. Project responsibilities included cost estimating and complete project management through Construction Administration for all audiovisual systems, telecommunications cabling systems and access control systems throughout the building. Additional responsibilities included recommendations for room shaping and finishes for all acoustically sensitive spaces. This building has been successfully completed since the summer of 2011 for occupancy in the fall semester.[/col3]

[col3]Location: Salisbury, Maryland
Architects:
Richter Cornbrooks Gribble (RCG) Architects – Baltimore, Maryland
Perkins + Will – Charlotte, North Carolina
Construction Cost: $56 MILLION
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Prince George’s County – African American Museum & Cultural Center

[col3]Convergent Technologies is providing complete design services for telecommunications cabling, audiovisual and security systems with associated supporting infrastructure as well as acoustics, noise and vibration control for the new home for Prince George’s County African American Museum and Cultural Center (PGAAMCC). The Museum will be the center of the newly created Gateway Arts District, a $70 Million initiative along Route 1 (Rhode Island Avenue), in North Brentwood, Maryland, the first municipality in Prince George’s County incorporated by African American citizens. The Museum, currently located on the first floor of the Gateway Arts Center, strives to cultivate, preserve, present, document and interpret the cultural and artistic contributions and the local and regional history and culture of African Americans in Prince George’s County. The 76,000 square foot facility will include 34,000 square feet of permanent and temporary exhibit space, a 200-seat theater/auditorium, community meeting rooms, two 50-seat classrooms with the ability to function as one or two separate spaces, a museum store, small reference library, cafe, and a studio/multi-purpose room. Specified systems include access control/CCTV systems, audiovisual presentation systems for the theater, classrooms, and studio/multi-purpose room, and wireless access points throughout the building including the outdoor rooftop/garden area. The project is being designed to pursue LEED Silver Certification. The new museum is expected to be complete in 2013.[/col3]

 

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Architects:

  • Arel Architects – Clinton, Maryland
  • Bernard Tschumi Architects – New York, New York

Location: North Brentwood, Maryland

Construction Cost: $28.6 Million

Gross Square Footage: 76,000gsf

Pursuing LEED Silver Certification

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