Virginia Commonwealth University Academic Learning Commons that opened in 2013, was recently awarded a LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council in July 2014. This adds to CTDG’s extensive LEED project portfolio.
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
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The New East Carolina Student Union will be epicenter of student life and a gathering place for all members of the campus community. The Student Union is the new welcoming center of the University it will welcome visitors, prospective students and their families and gives them a first impression of the campus. The Building includes
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Kresge Hall has been part of Northwestern University since 1954 and is finally receiving a well-deserved make over. Educational and offices spaces will be on the first and second floors of the building while the third floor will be a common area for students, faculty, and visitors to interact. This prestigious facility will receive cutting-edge
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Convergent Technologies Design Group, Inc. has been asked to work with Corgan Associates, Inc. to provide design services for telecommunications cabling systems and audiovisual systems with infrastructure for the Salt River Project (SRP) PAB Improvement Project to be located in Tempe, AZ. CTDG will work with SRP IT to verify existing systems, define technologies available
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An article was recently released about the great value in the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona (UA). This building was finished in 2012 fully equipped with a Center for Simulation and Experiential Learning. One of the major features of the Center are the mannequins. The mannequins have pulses, speakers, and real-time feedback.
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The Global Learning Center is a state-of-the-art facility to help math and science students with their research. Convergent Technologies design audiovisual systems for Washington & Lee University, focusing on student collaboration and pristine video distribution. Students use the space to analyze everything from microscopic geological formations to genetic makeups of proteins in 3D. Now that
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Williamsburg, VA Architects: BCWH Architects, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture Construction Cost: $20,000,000 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
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With over 3.8 million people, Maricopa County ranks 4th among the nation’s counties for total population. Maricopa also encompasses over 9,224 square miles, making its land mass greater than that of seven states. For these reasons, the County desires a technologically appropriate space reflective of their size and position in government. Meetings of the Board of
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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
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The New Energy Systems Integration Facility at the US Department of Energy in Colorado is up and running! The building is not only a design masterpiece on the outside, but features state-of-the-art technology design throughout its various collaboration labs, control rooms, and visualization centers. The facility is among the most technologically advanced in the world.
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UANews posted an article about the 150,000 square-foot Environment and Natural Resources 2 (ENR2) building which is gaining a lot of attention on campus. It is planned to be the “greenest” building on campus. This building features a number of offices, meeting rooms and lab spaces, green roof research areas for planting by faculty and
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Convergent Technologies recently started working with Elkus Manfredi Architects and the New Brunswick Development Corporation to transform the former New Brunswick Seminary into a 175,000 square-foot Rutgers University academic building for the School of Arts and Sciences. The project will also include a residential honors college and a multi-level parking garage in Lot 8.
The Lake Christine Facility includes a pistol range and 100 yard rifle and shotgun ranges. The scope of work included Acoustical Design Services for Noise Mitigation Analysis and Recommendations. CTDG’s efforts in this acoustical design review included a topographical study of the area surrounding the city of Basalt, as well as modeling and analysis of
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The 2012 On Call Agreement for Architectural Services seeks to meet the pre-design and design services anticipated by the City for vertical construction projects. Convergent Technologies may partner in these projects through programming, special systems design, security systems, and data and/or telecommunications systems. The firm may also work in conjunction with the architectural partner to
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A twenty-four year old building, Maury-Brooke Hall provides a home to the Chemistry and Biology Departments for Virginia Military Institute. Progress in the science fields and changes in health and safety standards had rendered many of the laboratories and classrooms outdated. Featuring 11 teaching labs, 14 research labs, 20 offices, 5 classrooms and a three-bay
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Convergent Technologies was asked to provide design services for audiovisual system electronics with associated supporting infrastructure, and room acoustics, interior sound isolation, and HVAC noise control for the FIU West Wing Addition Parkview Student Housing project. Spaces to receive technology design include: multi-purpose spaces for meetings, recreation, presentations, and video conferencing. Features within these areas
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A component of the University of Texas System, UT Southwestern has grown from a small war time medical college (1943) into a “multifaceted academic institution nationally recognized for its excellence in educating physicians, biomedical scientists, and healthcare personnel.” The scope of this project includes telecommunications cabling systems, audiovisual systems with infrastructure, LAN/PBX/Wi-fi Electronics, Intercom/Video Surveillance
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The Yavapai Indian Cultural Center project will provide the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe with a facility designed to support Yavapai cultural preservation and education. The new, 21,706 gsf building will accommodate a museum, a cultural center, and a large auditorium. Within the cultural center multipurpose classrooms, a small conference room, a video recording/post production room, and
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Architect: SmithGroupJJR Location: Rochester, MI Project Budget: $74.6 Million Square Footage: 127,000 gsf Convergent Technologies Design Group was asked by SMithGroupJJR to design telecommunications cabling systems with associated infrastructure for voice/data/RF video outlets, audiovisual systems with associated supporting infrastructure, access control/video surveillance systems, and LAN/PBX/Wi-fi electronics design services. Individual audiovisual systems were designed for various
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Aimed at renovation, renewal and potential expansion of the church, chapel, courtyard, and Parish Administrative offices, Orcutt Winslow was selected to complete the planned Needs Assessment and Church/Administration Renovation. Convergent Technologies’ scope of services includes the design of audiovisual, acoustics, noise & vibration control, telecommunications and security systems and associated infrastructure. Plans to coordinate with
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This new beach resort, a planned community of single-family and townhomes, is designed to offer classic beach-town charm with updated technological amenities. Convergent Technologies Design Group was asked to provide design services for low-voltage systems and supporting infrastructure for voice/data/RF video outlets; audiovisual system electronics; and access control/video surveillance systems. These services will provide state-of-the-art
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Location: Baltimore, Maryland Project Cost: $12 Million Gross Square Footage: 40,000 gsf To usher in its 100-year anniversary in 2014, the BMA is undergoing a three-year, phased capital renovation. Convergent Technologies’ design services for the renovation focus on audiovisual systems and supporting infrastructure. The scope of work includes specifying locations for housing audiovisual components,
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Convergent Technologies was asked to provide all acoustics, noise and vibration control, telecommunications cabling systems, and audiovisual systems with infrastructure design services for the redevelopment of the Integrative and Quantitative Science Center (IQ Center) located in Lexington, Virginia. The space will support interdisciplinary, collaborative, and quantitative programs of integrated research and teaching for students enrolled
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Location: Avondale, Arizona Budget: $22,000,000 Square Footage: 60,000 gsf ARCHITECT: Architekton With over 3.8 million people, Maricopa County ranks 4th among the nation’s counties for total population. Maricopa also encompasses over 9,224 square miles, making its land mass greater than that of seven states. There are twenty five Justice Courts within Maricopa County that
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With campuses in Dove, Georgetown, Stanton, and Wilmington, Delaware Tech has been named as an educational leader in the state. The Dover campus’ Central Administration Building (commonly known as the Office of the President) currently houses the Office of the President, Academic Affairs, Human Resources, Legal, Finance, Accounting, and Purchasing Documents. In order to accommodate
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The University’s goal is to design an attractive facility, while sustaining its functionality, flexibility, and maintainability. The scope of this project includes complete room acoustics design services for the Burdick Hall Improvements – Phase 3 project. Spaces receiving interior acoustical analysis are: classrooms, lecture halls, and a conference room. CTDG’s responsibilities include recommending room reverberation
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Designed to accommodate 109,000 rentable square feet of office and related space for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Lincoln Center project will include the vacant historic Denver & Rio Grande Building and loading dock and revitalize both structures. This new building consolidates multiple functions for the IRS into one location, resulting in increased cost
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Convergent Technologies is providing room acoustics, interior sound isolation, and HVAC noise & vibration control design services for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Substation and Training Facility. WMATA is fulfilling a requirement for a police substation, a training facility with indoor firing range, and an adjacent parking lot of the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station.
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The purpose of this project is to provide economic opportunities for the future growth of the Montgomery County, provide room for the implementation of the Shady Grove Sector Plan, and provide a replacement for the aging facilities. The Montgomery County Multi-Agency Service Park is composed of a number of facilities including: Main Building, Vehicle Bays
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Location: Bel Air, MD Architect: HKS, Inc. MEP Engineer: BR+A Construction Cost: $35.6 Million Gross Square Footage: 111,000 square feet The Cancer Center Addition to the Upper Chesapeake Health campus is a technology rich building designed to provide state of the art medical treatment. The building has also been designed to support current business,
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Architect: Heery International Departments: Nursing Radiology Nuclear Medicine Emergency Technician Paramedic Training Dental Hygiene Optometric Assistant Pharmacy Technician Data Center Location: Largo, Maryland Construction Cost: $36.5 MILLION Square Footage: 110,000 gross square feet The scope of this project includes complete design services for audiovisual systems, telecommunications cabling systems, and acoustics, noise & vibration
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Architect: Moseley Architects Location: Blacksburg, Virginia Construction Cost: $9 Million Project Size: 49,000 gsf LEED: Gold Description The scope of this project includes complete design for all telecommunications and audiovisual infrastructure as it relates to the renovation of Henderson Hall, the oldest building on the Virginia Tech campus. Space plans include: a 8,000 sq. ft.
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The scope of this project includes a $300,000 design to budget for educational technology systems to include: audiovisual presentation and recording, distance learning, speech reinforcement, surround sound program audio, data projection, along with custom instructor’s stations and associated infrastructure. The types of spaces to receive educational technology systems include two large multi-media enhanced auditoriums, case
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The scope of this project included a $500,000 design to budget for educational technology systems. Convergent Technologies provided complete design services for audiovisual, telecommunications cabling, access control, and video surveillance systems, as well as acoustics, noise and vibration control consulting services for Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Pharmacy Renovation on the MCV campus.Space plans for
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Convergent Technologies provided all acoustics, noise and vibration control consulting services for the New Medical Sciences Building at Virginia Commonwealth University’s urban campus in Richmond, Virginia. Responsibilities included the review of building criteria as they applied to acoustics, noise and vibration control. Scope of work included the development of acoustical criteria for HVAC equipment noise
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