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Federal, Healthcare, Science and Technology

Project Highlight: National Institutes of Health – Building 10 E-Wing Renovation

CTDG would like to take a moment to highlight the incredible work being done on the National Institutes of Health Building 10 E-Wing Renovation project under the leadership of Perkins + Will. This is a complex $322 million dollar project aiming to renovate 250,000 square feet of lab and administrative spaces. The newly improved space will be home to more than 1,500 research and administrative staff from 11 institutes and other organizations. These include the Clinical Center’s department of transfusion medicine, NIAID’s Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, NIDDK’s Genetics of Development and Diseases, Kidney Diseases and Molecular Medicine branches and NIMH’s Human Brain Collection Core and the section of neuroadaptation and protein metabolism will also be housed in the refurbished space, along with staff from NHLBI, NHGRI and NINDS. The project includes new mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, new supply/exhaust fans and mechanical equipment rooms, new vertical building and laboratory service distribution risers, new fire protection and addressable fire alarm systems, and fully automated building controls and specialized laboratory equipment controls and monitoring systems. The goal is to achieve a Silver certification following the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building rating system.

We are providing Audiovisual Systems with Infrastructure, Access Control/Video Surveillance Systems with Infrastructure, and Acoustics, Noise & Vibration Control design services. We are always happy to consult on projects with Perkins + Will.

Audiovisual, Federal, Hospitality and Gaming, Projects

NAVFAC NAVY GATEWAY INN & SUITES

Convergent Technologies Design Group, Inc provided design services for audiovisual system electronics with associated supporting infrastructure design services for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Navy Gateway Inn & Suites located in Naval Station Newport, RI. This project is to construct a new 200 guest room Navy Gateway Inn and Suites (NGIS) hotel. This new facility shall be the NAVSTA Newport Central Lodging facility serving as the main check-in point for all base lodging. This building will accommodate the majority of administrative, staff training, maintenance, and guest services functions to include an industrial laundry facility. The spaces to receive audiovisual systems will include Lobby Lounge, Reception Conference Room, and Industrial Laundry. Rooms will be able to operate in a stand-alone capacity, as well as centrally controlled via the Local Area Network. The lobby and reception areas will receive a flat panel display for informational and digital signage use. The conference room will serve as a platform for multimedia presentations and collaborations. For conferencing, the space will feature a wired conference phone and loudspeakers.

The system will include an integrated control processor with a wall dockable wireless touchscreen control panel. Project is to be completed in 2021.

LOCATION: Newport, RI
ARCHITECT: Michael Baker International, Moon Township, PA

Audiovisual, Emergency Operations, Federal, Projects

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.

Federal, Projects, Telecommunications

US Air Force Academy Large Vehicle Inspection Station

Environments For Aging: Granite Gate Senior Living, Renovation Project – Systems by CTDG

[col3]The Large Vehicle Inspection Station (LVIS) provides administrative and indoor inspection capabilities for the inspection of commercial vehicles entering the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). The LVIS, located outside the security perimeter of the Academy, is designated as the commercial vehicle point of access and is readily accessible to the commercial traffic via Interstate 25 and North Academy Boulevard. The building allows for the inspection of commercial vehicles and administrative support functions. The new facility allows traffic to move more freely by segregating the commercial traffic from Privately Owned Vehicles and provides security personnel a dedicated and ideal environment to process commercial vehicles in an efficient and thorough manner. The project required RCDD (Registered Communications Distribution Designer) credentials which we provided. We also participated as a Federal Small Business Self Certified Enterprise. Scope for this project included telecommunications design services and supporting infrastructure. This project was completed in 2013.

Update: This project has been nominated for the National U.S. Air Force Design Award!

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[col3]Architect: Lantz-Boggio
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Construction Cost: $15,000,000
Size: 9,054 GSF[/col3]

Federal, Projects, Science and Technology, Security, Telecommunications

US Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology Building Renovation

Environments For Aging: Five Star Senior Living, Villa Valencia – Systems by CTDG

Emergency Operations and Public Safety: City of Casa Grande, Public Safety Facility – Systems by CTDG

[col3]Home to approximately 350 scientists, engineers, technicians, and support personnel, the NIST Laboratories in Boulder also welcome up to 100 visiting researchers each year. The location conducts research in the areas of chemical, physical, materials, and information sciences and engineering in addition to providing home to the world’s most accurate atomic clocks. The Building 1 (Radio Building) renovation will provide 180,000gsf of high performance laboratory space to perform research and measurements needed by industry and the scientific community. Key Technology areas such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, new energy sources, computing and telecommunications in a high performance facility will be incorporated into the design. Convergent Technologies is providing complete design services for Telecommunications Cabling, Access Control, and Video Surveillance Systems with associated supporting infrastructure. This project involves exceptionally high levels of security, including an intricate Video Surveillance system (CCTV) with digital signage announcing the use of video surveillance; and an Electronic Access Control system, consisting of alarm monitoring, Photo ID Badging, and Facility Control System. Design for this project began in 2011 and Phase I of the project is expected to be complete in 2014.[/col3]

[col3]Architect: SmithGroup
Location: Boulder, CO
Construction Cost: $40-$80Million
Project Size: 320,000 gross square feet[/col3]

Acoustics, Federal, Healthcare, HVAC, Projects

National Institutes of Health – Renovation and Adaptive Reuse of Building 29A

[col3]The National Institutes of Health (NIH), nation’s medical research agency, is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and serves as the world’s largest source of funding for medical research. Convergent Technologies’ scope of work for this project includes room acoustics, interior sound isolation, HVAC noise control design services for the renovation of Building 29A of NIH’s Building 29 Complex. Building 29A was constructed in 1968 and includes five floors consisting of biomedical research laboratories, shared analytical laboratories, laboratory support and administrative space, and a research vivarium on the basement level. The goal of this project is to bring Building 29A up to NIH design standards, while facilitating interaction between scientists and support staff to achieve flexibility, energy efficiency and a quality work environment. Design began in November, 2012 and construction is expected to be complete in 2014.[/col3]

[col3]Architect: Cannon Design
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Construction Cost: $60,000,000
Project Size: 106,700 gsf[/col3]

Acoustics, Audiovisual, Federal, Healthcare, Projects, Security, Telecommunications

Department of Veterans Affairs Roseburg Healthcare System – Mental Health Seismic Replacement, Phase I & II

Emergency Operations and Public Safety: Anne Arundel County, Maryland – Theater and Emergency Ops Center – Systems by CTDG

[col3]The New Mental Health SARRTP (Substance abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program) Relocation project will complete design of Phase II for the Mental Health Renovations. The new, 19,600gsf building will accommodate 22 beds. The MH Seismic Replacement Project involves a new replacement building for Building 2. Convergent Technologies provided design expertise for audiovisual systems design and supporting infrastructure, acoustics, noise & vibration control, telecommunications systems design and supporting infrastructure and security systems design. Additionally, Convergent Technologies worked to integrate nurse call and code blue intercom systems and developed criteria for publc address and paging along with inter/intra departmental intercoms. This project is currently in the design phase with construction anticipated to begin in 2012.[/col3]

[col3]Architect: Tina Ely Architect; Oh Planning + Design
Location: Roseburg, Oregon
Project Budget: $8 Million
Project Size: 80,500 gsf[/col3]

Acoustics, Audiovisual, Federal, Projects, Telecommunications

Naval Facilities Engineering Command – SOI East Facilities Camp Geiger

[col3]Convergent Technologies Design Group, Inc. (CTDG) was asked to provide audiovisual system electronics with associated supporting infrastructure, telecommunications cabling systems, and acoustics, noise and vibration control design services for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NFEC) School of Infantry (SOI) East Facilities, Camp Geiger located in North Carolina. Each of these classrooms or labs will have a sizable array of electronic teaching tools. The ability to simulate battlefield actions through electronic means requires a high level of isolation within each classroom.[/col3]

[col3]Architect: Michael Baker Jr. Inc
Location: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Project Budget: $45 MILLION[/col3]

Federal, Lighting, Projects, Telecommunications

United States Naval Academy – NAVSTA IBU-25 – Design

[col3]The United States Naval Academy, located in historic Annapolis, Maryland, provides moral, academic, professional and physical education to future outstanding members of the Navy and Marine Corps. The scope of this project included design services for telecommunications cabling systems (voice/data/RF video) with associated supporting infrastructure for the IBU-25 building on the Naval Academy Campus. Project responsibilities included: coordination with the design team for telecommunications outlet placements, telecommunications room sizing, power requirements, environmental requirements, heat load design criteria, telecommunications room lighting and finishes, grounding and bonding for telecommunications equipment, specifications for telecommunications cabling systems, and project management through bidding and construction administration. This project has been successfully complete since May 2007.[/col3]

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MEP Engineer: Mueller Associates, Inc.
Location: Annapolis, Maryland[/col3]

Audiovisual, Federal, Projects

Andrews Air Force Base – Strategic Planning & Development Center

[col3]Andrews AFB frequently plays host to the President and Vice-President of the United States, congressional delegations, foreign heads of state, and many other dignitaries and distinguished visitors. The two-level building accommodates approximately 350-400 persons in its meeting areas. Its role serves as a high-level conferencing and briefing facility with a Distinguished Visitor’s cluster, and Executive Conference cluster and an Auditorium cluster. The scope for the Andrews Air Force Base (AAFB), Strategic Planning and Development Facility included the audiovisual system design as well as associated supporting infrastructure. Responsibilities for this project included a review of existing programmatic requirements and AAFB standards, as well as coordination with the design team as to the location of audiovisual equipment in areas where equipment and control rooms, constraining ceiling heights, and raised floors are present. Audiovisual systems and their associated infrastructure were designed for the Main and Pre-function Lobbies, Great Hall, Auditorium, Corona Room, Davis Conference Room, Colonel’s Lounge and a 6 way dividable 600 Person Ball Room. The scope of this project encompassed the schematic design / RFP development phase and was completed in January 2008.[/col3]

[col3]Location: AAFB, Maryland
Architects:

Blair Remy, Architects
URS Group, Inc.

Construction Cost: $29 Million
Gross Square Footage: 47,800 square feet

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