Project Spotlight: Grand Opening of the New Stockton University Residence Hall

Stockton University has opened the doors to a second residence hall in Atlantic City in another key step toward revitalizing and growing the resort town beyond its historic casino industry. This endeavor was a public-private partnership between Stockton University and the Atlantic City Development Corp with the goal of expanding the university’s housing supply in the city to nearly 1,000 beds. This feat builds upon the completion of a residence hall that opened in 2018 alongside a new academic building, under a plan to create a beachfront campus that would infuse the neighborhood with students and school personnel.

The new six-story, 135,000-square-foot building offers apartment- and suite-style units. Most of the suites include four single bedrooms, a common area, two bathrooms and a full kitchen. There’s also a lounge on each floor, meeting room, business center and laundry facilities. Students have views of the beach, Boardwalk and O’Donnell Park and access to a courtyard with outside seating.

It was an honor to work on this project with O’Donnell & Naccarato, AC DevCo and Thriven Design to provide Telecommunications Cabling Systems w/ Infrastructure, Audiovisual Systems w/ Infrastructure, and Acoustics, Noise & Vibration Control Design Services.

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Project Spotlight: USDA Forage-Animal Production Research Unit at the University of Kentucky

CTDG is celebrating the momentous groundbreaking of the new $65.9 million Forage-Animal Production Research Unit (FAPRU) at the University of Kentucky (UK) on May 23, 2023. The mission of the lab is to support forage-based livestock enterprises within the commonwealth which is the eighth largest beef producer in the United States. The FAPRL aims to improve sustainability among pasture-based operations that raise cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The beef, equine and small ruminant industries have two important features in common: 1) They depend on forage and 2) they are industries made up of small, often family-owned, businesses. Although they are often small businesses, these forage-dependent industries are both collectively economically critical and well-organized.

The new FAPRU building will encompass approximately 52,600 total square feet of office, supporting a research laboratory space, as well as a collaborative area, office spaces, headhouse and eight-bay greenhouses. It will be staffed by ARS scientists and university researchers, along with laboratory technicians and administrative personnel. We are honored to work on this project with Perkins + Will to provide Telecommunications Cabling, Audiovisual, and Access Control/Video Surveillance Design Services.

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Project Spotlight: Wor-Wic Community College New Applied Technology Building

CTDG is proud to have served on the team for the Wor-Wic Community College New 52,040 SF Applied Technology Building, a cutting-edge center for industrial technologies. The Patricia and Alan Guerrieri Technology Center melds state-of-the-art equipment and teaching practices with the demands of workforce development to meet the needs of the local business community. The innovative technology center emphasizes collaboration and provides flexible labs to accommodate cutting-edge technology in support of student advancement with welding, HVACR, metal fabrication and plumbing labs; a CDL simulation lab; and other hands-on instruction areas for electro-mechanical, construction, electrical and alternative energy programs. It features learning systems for robotics, geothermal electricity, wind turbine nacelles and solar panels; an augmented reality welding simulation lab, in addition to safe, real-world welding booths; a Skill Boss Logistics supply chain automation training and assessment device; mechanical lathes and mills; laser systems and an engraver. For the community, a makerspace multipurpose laboratory has tools and 3D printers open for public use. The building is pursuing LEED Silver certification which will make it Wor-Wic’s first LEED certified facility, furthering their commitment to sustainability. The $36 million building project was funded by the State of Maryland and Wicomico and Worcester counties, as well as the “Preparing for a Stronger Tomorrow” campaign by the Wor-Wic Foundation.

It was an honor to consult on this project with Becker Morgan Group to provide Telecommunications Cabling, Audiovisual, Access Control/Video Surveillance, Acoustics, Noise & Vibration Control, and LAN/PBX/Wi-Fi Electronics design services.

Wor-Wic Community College New Applied Technology Building
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University of Maryland, Biopark – Maryland Proton Treatment Center

LOCATION: Baltimore, MD
PROJECT MANGER: Advanced Particle Therapy, LLC, San Diego, California
ARCHITECT/CONSTRUCTION: Haskell Architects & Engineers, P.A., Jacksonville, FL
DEVELOPER: Signet Development, Jacksonville, Florida
CONSTRUCTION COST: $200 MILLION

When finished, the Maryland Proton Treatment Center will bring this leading-edge cancer therapy that uses precision proton beams to the greater Mid-Atlantic region. Located in the University of Maryland BioPark at the university’s Baltimore campus, the treatment center will house five treatment rooms, dedicated research and training spaces, and also feature ground-floor retail space. Advanced Particle Therapy, the center’s parent company, asked Convergent Technology (CTDG) to provide design services and construction administration for audiovisual systems with supporting infrastructure and LAN, PBX, and Wi-Fi Electronics. Also included in the scope of work was a peer review of the access control/ video surveillance systems. The types of spaces receiving CTDG’s technology-design services and review also include a conference room, lobby, staff lounge, patient waiting room, and main telecomm room. Currently the project is in the Construction Administration phase. The center’s construction began in April 2012 and by mid-2015 the center is slated to be open and annually treating 1,900 patients.

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The College of William and Mary – Integrative Wellness Center

LOCATION: Williamsburg, Virginia
ARCHITECT: EYP Architecture & Engineering, Washington, DC

Convergent Technologies Design Group has been asked to provide telecommunications cabling systems with associated supporting infrastructure for voice/data/RF video outlets, access control/video surveillance systems, room acoustics, interior sound isolation, and HVAC noise control, design services for the College of William & Mary Integrative Wellness Center to be located in Williamsburg, VA. We have been asked to include deliverables for a design project commencing with the Schematic Design phase and concluding with Construction Administration of the installed systems. Our services will be utilized in such spaces as exam rooms, procedure rooms, recovery rooms, office spaces and other common waiting and multi-purpose spaces.

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Chesapeake College Center for Allied Health & Athletics

LOCATION: Wye Mills, Maryland
ARCHITECT: Marshall Craft Associates, Baltimore, MD

Chesapeake College is a two-year college on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that provides associate degrees, certificates, and other programs. It was the first regional community college in the state of Maryland. Convergent Technologies Design Group, Inc. (CTDG) has been asked to provided telecommunications cabling systems for voice/data/ RF video outlets, audiovisual systems electronics, access control/video surveillance systems, all associated supporting infrastructure, room acoustics, interior sound isolation, HVAC noise control, and LAN/PBX/Wi-Fi Electronics design services for the Chesapeake College Center for Allied Health and Athletics. The Center for Allied Health and Athletics houses the nursing and medical professions classrooms, including state-of-the-art medical simulators, as well as the gym and the fitness center. It also has offices for the nursing/medical professions faculty, and the athletics department. The Center for Allied Health and Athletics opened in August of 2015.

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McDaniel College -Hoover Library Renovation Phase I & II

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LOCATION:
Westminster, MD

ARCHITECT:
Marshall Craft Associates
Baltimore, MD

PROJECT BUDGET:
$3.5 million

PROJECT SIZE:
14,200 GSF

Description
About 22 years after construction, McDaniel College’s entire Hoover Library is underwent a three-phase renovation. As part of Phase II and Phase III of this renovation, Convergent Technologies was asked to provide audiovisual systems electronics design and specifications for two meeting/events rooms, a group study room, and a reference/IT desk area. Hoover’s renovation features a new information literacy interactive learning classroom. The space features specially designed tables for teaching in the round and technology-enable spaces that support students’ changing patterns of learning and innovation. The space should become of student destination for spirited group study and collaboration, team building, academic coaching and quite study. CTDG’s work on this project contributed to bringing the latest videoconferencing technology to the library – a resource expected to feature speakers from around the world for the college community. The scope of design work for this project included identifying locations and specifications of audiovisual systems; including flat panel displays; video cameras; and presentation lecterns. Project deliverables include construction management of the specified areas. The project opened in late spring 2013.

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Arizona State University – Student Health Services Center

Description
Arizona State University (ASU) is a public metropolitan research university on five campuses across Phoenix, Arizona area, and four regional learning centers throughout Arizona. ASU has twice been ranked as the #1 for innovation in among American schools by U.S. News & World Report. Staying up to date technologically is imperative to being innovative, so ASU needs to have updated technology systems that help generate student engagement. ASU commissioned Convergent Technologies Design Group, Inc. (CTDG) to provide telecommunications cabling systems with associated supporting infrastructure for voice/data/RF video outlets, audiovisual systems with associated supporting infrastructure, room acoustics, interior sound isolation, and HVAC noise control design services as well as programming for telecommunications cabling systems and audiovisual systems for the Arizona State University Student Health Services Center to be located in Phoenix, Arizona. Convergent Technologies Design Group did acoustical design work for the urgent care area, specialty care area, primary care area, fast-track area and the new women’s health area. The project was finished in 2011.

LOCATION:
Phoenix, Arizona

ARCHITECT:
Orcutt/Winslow
Phoenix, Arizona

ASU Health Services Center

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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]