CTDG’s Design at Rockefeller University Makes the Cover of Sound & Communication

Convergent Technologies was approached by Rafael Vininoly Architects to assist in a project for Rockefeller University to design the infrastructure of the River Campus consisting of a New Laboratory
Building, Interactive Conference Center, Health & Wellness Building, and a Community Dining Pavilion. The Laboratory building extends three-and-a-half city blocks and accommodated about 26 labs and 440 scientists. Convergent consultation resulted in state of the art audiovisual systems and helped establish new technology standards on campus.

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https://www.soundandcommunications.com/may-2020-digital-edition/

Anne Arundel County New Mental Healthy Facility

Convergent Technologies Design Group partnered with Leach Wallace to design a state of the art new mental health facility in Anne Arundel County. Convergent provided low voltage systems design services, including audiovisual systems, patient monitoring, access control security system, video surveillance system and telecommunications structured cable systems.
The new building houses both in-patient and outpatient mental health services. The basement level includes building support spaces, a new kitchen and an ambulance entry for receiving patients directly from an emergency department. The first floor houses the lobby, a partial hospitalization program and outpatient mental health offices and therapy spaces. The second floor houses a 16 bed inpatient unit. The third floor is shelled for future development. The new facility totals 66,000 GSF and opened for patients in March of 2020.

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Annapolis opens mental health facility, serving up to 900 patients a year

Johns Hopkins Hospital System Opens Howard County Hospital Addition

Convergent provided the Johns Hopkins Hospital System telecommunications cabling systems with associated supporting infrastructure for voice/data/RF video outlets, audiovisual system electronics with associated supporting infrastructure, access control/video surveillance systems, design services for the two story addition. The hospital was originally constructed in 1973, this $48 Million addition is the first major expansion to the original building. The goal was to increase space for the inpatient psychiatric unit and patient observation unit. The addition opened at the end of January 2020.

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Johns Hopkins Hospital Opens New Howard County Hospital Addition

$37M Virginia Western STEM Building New Open

CTDG provided AV, Telecom and Security System design services for Virginia Western Community College STEM Building located in Roanoke, Virginia. The space supports interdisciplinary, collaborative, and quantitative programs of integrated research and teaching for students enrolled at the university. The overall design intent for the AV, Telecom and Security systems was to provide VWCC with cutting edge multimedia systems to enhance educational instruction and collaboration within the STEM Building.

 

Read more about it here:

https://virginiawestern.edu/news/2019/08/virginia-western-opens-new-stem-building/

 

UMCP Volleyball Locker Room Wins ABC Excellence in Construction Award

Jeffrey Brown Contracting, which was contracted out by the University of Maryland for their work on the Volleyball Locker Room and Team Suite won the Associate Builders and Contractors “Excellence in Construction” award, for their work on the Volleyball Locker Room and Team Suite.

The scope of work by JBC, which partnered with Ammon Heisler Sachs architects for the project included the design and renovation of a new player lounge complete with a kitchen, bathroom, shower room, locker room, and vestibule entrance from the volleyball court.

CTDG designed audiovisual systems with infrastructure for this project.

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SUNY Erie Center for STEM Studies

The Center for STEM Studies on the North Campus of Erie Community College opened in January 2018. At $30 million, it is the most expensive single construction project on the college campus. The STEM building contains labs, prep rooms and support spaces for ECC’s Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering Science programs, as well as shared instructional spaces, collaborative study spaces, a tutoring center, and faculty offices. CTDG had the pleasure of providing audiovisual and acoustical design services for this project.

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ASHE PDC Summit 2019

CTDG is at the PDC Summit this week! Be sure to say hi to our Principal, Bill Holaday, if you see him walking around!

If you missed the “Using Technology for Project Outcomes and Solutions” lecture on March 19, we would be happy to discuss our process and working with Perkins + Will on the referenced University of Virginia Health System project.

The UVA Hospital Expansion Project wins the Autodesk AEC Excellence Aware in Construction Medium!

The University of Virginia Hospital Expansion project won the Autodesk AEC Excellence Award in the Construction Medium category!

The University Health System is a nationally renowned academic medical center that provides specialty care services ranging from wellness programs and routine checkups to the most technologically advanced care. The hub of the Medical Center is a hospital with over 500 beds in operation and a State-designated Level 1 trauma center. This project involves the expansion of the Emergency Department to accommodate an existing and growing demand for emergency care. The department will include an intensive care/ intermediate care unit, intake & public support areas, treatment/exam rooms, trauma rooms, radiology rooms, nurse stations, conference room and support areas. The Expansion will also include a six (6) floor patient bed tower with acute, step down and ICU units.

CTDG is responsible for the design of the Low Voltage systems, to include Telecommunications Structured Cabling, Audiovisual Systems, Paging/Background Music System, Nurse Call, Video Surveillance, Electronic Access Control and all associated infrastructure. This project is currently in design and should be completed in 2020.

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https://www.autodesk.com/…/aec-excellen…/construction/medium

PGCC Lanham Hall

CTDG is honored to have been part of “a new acoustically advanced elliptical lecture hall in which the instructor can be heard without a microphone.”

The renovation of Lanham Hall allowed Prince George’s Community College to create a comprehensive Student Learning Center which will strengthen its Workforce Development and
Continuing Education Programs and expand the Middle College High School. Originally constructed in 1969, Lanham Hall will also house the relocated Administrative Supports Unit (print shop, supply room and mail room). A partnership between PGCC and the Prince George’s County Public School System, the Middle College High School will be consolidated and moved to the third floor of the building, allowing the program to expand to its maximum limit of 400 students.

Identified by the college as requiring serious technology systems upgrades, Convergent Technologies scope for this project includes audiovisual and telecommunication systems design with supporting infrastructure, video surveillance and access control systems.

 

Read more about the project by clicking the link below!

https://www.murphydittenhafer.com/recent-news/how-architectural-design-is-helping-regions-community-colleges-stand-out

CTDG Featured at Environments for Aging Expo & Conference 2018 Technology Hub

The Environments for Aging Expo & Conference offers the latest strategies and ideas for creating functional and attractive living environments that meet the needs of our aging population. During this comprehensive three-day learning experience at the Savannah convention Center, attendees network with peers while learning the latest innovations and best practices in senior friendly design for long-term and residential care settings.

Community tours offer insights into innovations of senior living designs. These walk-throughs provide real-life examples of incorporating best practice techniques, new enrichment opportunities, and memory & dementia care focused design.

Workshops provide an in-depth look at processes and procedures utilized across continuum of care, from CCRC design where some residents may still be independent, to memory and dementia care design.

Convergent Technologies is attentive to the unique needs of senior living homes and facilities, focusing on memory and dementia care, as well as the need for enrichment opportunities for our seniors. CTDG has been part of Environments for Aging projects such as Granite Gate Senior Living, Villa Valencia, Westminster at Lake Ridge, The Branchlands, and more.