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University of MD, Biopark – Forensics Medical Center

[col3]A new forensics center for the State of Maryland Medical Examine’s Office will be located at the University of Maryland’s new BioPark campus. Due to the limited capacity of the current facility the medical examiner’s office has been unable to keep up with demand for its services. The 120,000-square-foot building will be the largest of its kind in the nation. The scope of this project includes complete design services for acoustics, noise & vibration control. Space plans include a Biosafety Level 3 laboratory, Pathology Exhibit, Conference/Media Briefing rooms, Toxicology, Training spaces, Histology Lab, Neuropathology Lab, Autopsy, and offices for the Chief and Deputy Chief Medical Examiners. Design responsibilities include a review of building criteria as they applied to acoustics, noise and vibration control for all acoustically sensitive spaces. Special consideration was given to sound isolation for private offices, the Toxicology Lab, the Histology Lab and Autopsy offices. Acoustical services included room reverberation control, HVAC system noise control, Airborne sound isolation, Impact sound isolation, and Noise ordinance compliance design. This project is expected to complete construction in 2010.[/col3]

[col3]Architect: Gaudreau, Inc.
Location: Baltimore, Maryland

Construction Cost: $54 MILLION
Gross Square Footage: 120,000 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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Towson University – Center for Fine Arts

[col3]The scope of this project included an acoustical review of existing Construction Documents as well as subsequent acoustical design services as they relate to the efforts to improve the noise transmission between adjacent 2nd and 3rd floor music faculty offices. Convergent Technologies performed a site survey to examine sound transmission at the exterior curtain wall of the Towson University College of Fine Arts. The purpose of the site survey was to determine sound transmission paths and develop modifications to reduce noise transmission. The analysis performed in this project included an evaluation of room shaping and its impact on reflected sound levels, as well as calculations of reverberation time. This project has been successfully complete since June 2008.[/col3]


[col3]Location: Towson, Maryland
Construction Cost: $100,000
Project Size: 10,000 gsf[/col3]

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Towson University – Burdick Pool

[col3]Convergent Technologies was asked to provide design services for a new audio system for the Burdick Hall Memorial Pool. Burdick Hall is home to Towson University’s Campus Recreation Services which offers a variety of programs including Adventure Pursuits (rock climbing, challenge course, etc.), Fitness & Wellness (group exercising, personal training, etc.), informal recreation, and Intramural Sports. The building houses a Fitness Center, Climbing Wall, three gymnasiums, and an indoor pool. The eight-lane, twenty five-yard indoor pool has seating capacity for over 200 spectators. Project scope included a survey of the existing conditions, discussions with the owner regarding system options and design solutions, as well as detailed cost estimating. Specified systems include: program/speech audio reinforcement system, assisted listening system, and audio preview monitoring system. Project responsibilities commenced with the preparation of Construction Documents and concluded with Construction Administration of the installed systems. This project has been successfully complete since June 2006.[/col3]

[col3]Location: Towson, Maryland

System Cost: $5,000.00
Gross Square Footage: 10,000gross square feet

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Science & Technology Park at Johns Hopkins – The John G. Rangos, Sr. Building

[col3]The Forest City-East Baltimore Partnership is the master developer for phase I of the New East Baltimore Community which includes the Science + Technology Park at Johns Hopkins. Anchored by Johns Hopkins Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences, the new John G. Rangos, Sr. Building at 855 North Wolfe Street is the first of five planned life science/office buildings, which will provide more than 1 million square feet of lab and office space for life science research. The scope of this project included acoustics, noise and vibration control design services including interior noise control, exterior noise control, vibration control, electrical system noise control, supply/exhaust fan acoustical measurements, and chiller acoustical measurements for this commercial biotechnology building. Convergent Technologies developed acoustical criteria for HVAC equipment noise levels, sound isolation, floor slab vibration properties, as well as field testing chiller noise. Space plans include shared conference rooms on the first floor, laboratory and office space for the epigenetics, computational biology, chemical biology and molecular biology research clusters. Project highlights include achieving vibration control to 8,000 micro-inches per second and confirming compliance with Baltimore Zoning Ordinance ZG § 12. This project has been complete since April 2008.[/col3]

[col3]Architect: Elkus/Manfredi Architects and Gaudreau, Inc.
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Project Size: 278,000 GSF
Construction Cost: $107 MILLION
LEED Certification: Gold Pending[/col3]

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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
Gross Square Footage: 112,800 gross square feet [/col3]

 

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Morgan State University – New Communications Center Building

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LOCATION:
Baltimore, Maryland

ARCHITECT:
Anshen + Allen Architects

CONSTRUCTION COST:
$22 MILLION

GROSS SQUARE FOOTAGE:
78,600 square feet

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[col3]The scope of this project includes a $2.5 million dollar design to budget for educational technology systems to include: video production and recording, digital/analog audio recording, videoconferencing, audiovisual presentation and recording, along with the supporting inside/outside cable plant with associated infrastructure. A closed circuit IP based security system is also specified for the new building including a 16-channel high performance duplex multiplexer with remote control, and multiple high-resolution cameras for perimeter and interior surveillance. The types of spaces to receive audiovisual presentation systems include: WMSU and WEAA On-Air and Production Studios with associated control rooms and talent areas, audio/video engineering studios, forensics and electronic production laboratories, typical classrooms (30-50 seat), sub-dividable classrooms (140-seat), conference rooms, and collaborative group study type spaces. A 160-seat lecture hall and a room dedicated to distance learning (videoconferencing) were also included in the project scope. The broadcast technology studio in the building includes demonstration and post-production audio/video recording studios, audio/video record/edit suites and master control/production consoles. Scope of design work includes the complete specifications and project management for all audiovisual and telecommunications cabling for voice, data and RF video signals into the new building. Specifications include details outlining procedures and methods of connecting to existing campus telecommunications networks, as well as, the infrastructure to support the relocation of the campus Data Center from Banneker Hall to the new Communications Center. Additional responsibilities include the review of building criteria as they apply to acoustics, noise and vibration for all acoustically sensitive spaces, the development of acoustical criteria for HVAC equipment noise levels and sound isolation, and recommendations for room layout, shaping, and acoustical finishes. The project has been successfully complete since August 2006.[/col3]