College of William & Mary – School of Education

The scope of this project includes the conversion of the former Sentara/Williamsburg Community Hospital to a new School of Education building for the College of William and Mary. Convergent Technologies provided complete design services for audiovisual systems and acoustics, noise and vibration control. The scope of this project includes a $1.5 million dollar design to budget for audiovisual systems. The new building includes space plans for academic programs (Curriculum & Instruction, Education Policy Planning & Leadership and the School of Psychology & Counselor Education) as well as School sponsored enrichment and outreach programs including the Center for Gifted Education, the School Leadership Institute, Homeless Outreach Programs & Education, and the New Horizons Family Counseling Center. The type of spaces to receive educational technology systems include classrooms, conference rooms, meeting rooms, board rooms, and lecture halls. All spaces in the Counseling Suite, including the Counseling Room, Assessment Rooms and Playroom, were designed with audio/video recording capabilities. Project highlights include creating an Audiovisual Systems Program. 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 building has been completed since Fall 2010.

 

Architect: Sasaki Associates; Boynton Rothschild Rowland Architects
Location: Williamsburg, Virginia
Construction Cost: $30 Million
Project Size: 112,000 gsf

College of William & Mary – Integrated Science Center

Convergent Technologies provided the College of William & Mary – Integrated Science Center with all acoustics, noise and vibration control consulting services for the modernization of Millington and Rodgers Hall located in Colonial Williamsburg. Devoted primarily to scientific activity, the building is designed to foster collaborative creativity among scientists, researchers and students. Scope of work included involvement in design development, preparation of construction documents, and bidding document review. Key spaces with acoustical concerns include a Vivarium, research/teaching laboratories, computer teaching laboratories, seminar rooms, student commons, conference rooms, and common areas throughout the facility. Project challenges included isolating the noise transmission from the Vivarium located on the ground level of Millington Hall to the adjacent spaces on upper floors of the building. Project responsibilities also include the development of acoustical criteria for room adjacencies, HVAC equipment noise levels, sound isolation, and room acoustical and floor slab vibration properties for all acoustically sensitive spaces throughout the facility. The project was a twelve-month design effort and has been successfully complete since 2008.

Architect: Moseley Architects; Payette Associates
Location: Williamsburg, Virginia
Construction Cost: $42.3 Million
Project Size: 178,000 gsf

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City of Alexandria – Public Council Hearing Chambers Historic Renovations

[col3]The scope of this project consisted of an acoustical study and the design of a replacement audio system for the historic City Council Chambers Hearing Room. Measurements and analysis of the existing audio and video systems were performed and reported on. New system features included mix-minus technology, gain normalization, incorporation of local monitoring at the Dias, redistribution of speech/program audience reinforcement, DSP processing, and microphone grouping to increase gain before feedback. The audio interface with the video production control room was redesigned, addressing the issue of unreliable audio signal levels within the room being broadcast across the Community Antenna Television System (CATV) to city residents. The scope of this project also included the design of a new video presentation system. New system features included local video monitoring at the Dias, large format audience displays, and secondary closed captioning monitors for the hearing impaired. Infrastructure was planned to the Comcast distribution facility, improving broadcast quality images and display of high-resolution sources. Enhancements to the existing video system included laptop connections for the city council members, public audience, and support staff personnel. CATV distribution was expanded to support in room display of broadcast signals as well as closed captioning distribution. Project challenges included a fast track project schedule, interaction between design team and on-call installation contractors, as well as, elements related to a project with historical preservation requirements. The first phase of this multi-phase renovation/upgrade project has been complete since January 2004. Future phases are to include upgrade of audiovisual presentation systems and supporting ancillary overflow space viewing/listening rooms.[/col3]

[col3]Architect: Heery International
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Construction Cost: $500,000
Project Size: 10,000 gsf[/col3]

 

City of Alexandria – City Hall Conference Center

The scope of this project consisted of full audiovisual systems design for an executive style conference room located in the Alexandria City Hall Conference Center. Features of the conference room: combined program/speech audio reinforcement, flat panel data/video displays, audioconferencing capabilities, remote control pan/tilt/zoom video cameras, and IP addressable remote control interfaces including video preview. Project responsibilities involved complete specifications for all audiovisual/multimedia systems, design and coordination of supporting infrastructure, power and heat load information, project management through bidding & negotiations, concluding with construction administration through systems testing and acceptance. Project highlights include the opportunity to continue a working relationship with the Owner and design team after the completion of past projects. The project has been successfully complete since January 2007.

 

Architect: Heery International
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Project Size: 1,000 gsf

Caroline County – Public Services Building Auditorium Renovation

The scope of this project included complete audiovisual systems design for a 400-seat auditorium. Systems that were specified for the auditorium included a combined program audio & mono speech system that compliments a high-light output projection system featuring LCD data/video. Primary system features included: ten (10) speech microphones to be used simultaneously in panel discussions and portable audio/video monitoring for stage presenters. The auditorium serves as a primary meeting space for public council meetings where both members of the common council on stage and audience members interact utilizing the room’s audiovisual systems. Project responsibilities included: complete specifications for all audiovisual/multimedia and RF video cabling systems, design of necessary infrastructure, calculation of power and heat load information for projection/control room, design of a custom presenter’s lectern, and project management through bidding & negotiations concluding with construction administration project management through systems testing and acceptance. Convergent Technologies became involved in the construction documents phase of the project. The project was a two-year, multi-phase design project. The project has been successfully completed since October
2001.

Architect: Henning Vest & Covey Architects
Location: Bowling Green, Virginia
Construction Cost: $1 Million
Project Size: 15,000 gsf

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Blue Ridge Community College – Information Technology Building

[col3]The Information Technology Building at Blue Ridge Community College is a mixed-use two story building. Design services for this project included telecommunications cabling infrastructure and audiovisual presentation systems infrastructure. Space plans include Electronics Lab with Prep Room, Research and Development Lab, Automated Manufacturing Lab, Computer Repair Lab with Prep Room, 30 and 50 Seat Classrooms, Faculty Offices, Drafting and Design Lab, Machining and Fabrication Lab, and Physics Lab. Specified systems include infrastructure for custom instructor’s stations, audio reinforcement systems, multimedia presentation systems, and local area networking. Additional design responsibilities include coordination of infrastructure for connecting to existing campus telecommunications networks. Project deliverables included a complete system infrastructure programming narrative for all educational technology systems, Preliminary Design Documents, and Construction Documents. This project was completed in early 2011.[/col3]

[col3]Architect: Moseley Architects
Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia
Construction Cost: $5.2 Million
Project Size: 20,000 gsf[/col3]

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Arlington County Fire Department – Fire Training Academy

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Architect:
Lavigne Associates Architects

Location:
Arlington, Virginia

Construction Cost:
$8 Million

Project Size:
24,000 gsf

The scope of this project for the Arlington County Fire Department included a $180,000 design to budget for technology systems to include: telecommunications cabling (voice, data, RF Video), audiovisual & multi-media enhanced presentations with data/video projection, audio/video recording sessions, surround sound program & speech audio reinforcement along with custom presenter’s stations with associated infrastructure. The primary space to receive technology systems included a three-way sub-dividable classroom. Each section of the classroom contains a custom presenter’s station capable of controlling the audiovisual presentation systems in any or all of the three sections allowing maximum flexibility in the programmed use of the space. The multipurpose classroom space is used to train first responders and emergency personnel. Additional responsibilities included review of the building criteria as they applied to acoustics, noise and vibration control, the development of acoustical criteria for HVAC equipment noise levels and sound isolation, and recommendations for room layout, shaping, and acoustical finishes. Design included complete programming narrative system overview descriptions and detailed per space cost estimating for all technology systems.

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Apple Federal Credit Union – Replacement Data Center

[col3]Convergent Technologies’ scope of work for this project included complete programming and conceptual design for the Apple Federal Credit Union (FCU) Replacement Data Center. Apple FCU has over twenty (20) branches throughout the Virginia/DC area, serving more than 117,000 members. The goal of this effort was to consolidate the operations of two separate existing data centers to function as one, due to a recent Apple FCU merger. CTDG served as the Data Center Planning Consultant on this effort. Responsibilities included reviewing existing data center design and Apple FCU standards; providing recommendations for new location of the replacement data center; providing a written design narrative outlining desired Data Center Programming & Space Requirements, Anticipated Architectural & MEP Coordination items and requirements, and outside plant cabling (OSP) connectivity to Apple FCU and the Wide Area Network; preliminary budget estimates for telecommunications cabling, server racks, and cable management pathways/systems; and providing reference drawings as part of the Programming & Concept Design package. This project began in February, 2012 and is scheduled for completion in 2013.[/col3]

[col3]Architect: Heery International
Location: Fairfax, Virginia[/col3]

University of Texas, El Paso – School of Nursing & College of Health Sciences

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Architect:
Page Southerland Page
Richter Cornbrooks Gribble Architects (RCG)

Location:
El Paso, Texas

Construction Cost:
$60 Million

Project Size:
130,000 gsf

Convergent Technologies is providing audiovisual systems with associated supporting infrastructure design for the new school of nursing at the University of Texas, El Paso. This is a single design phase project and will commence with Design Development phase and conclude with Construction Administration of the installed systems and associated infrastructure. Responsibilities include the review of the existing programmatic requirements and school standards for the audiovisual systems. The spaces consist of Seminar Rooms, Case Study Room, Group Study, Board Room, Conference Rooms, CLS Teaching Lab, Exercise Teaching Lab and General Classrooms. The project also features a swipe card automated clinical training management system to allow instant data retrieval of users and exams, collaborative case study development, simulator event and session debriefing. The project is currently in the Construction Administration phase.

Texas State University – St. David’s School of Nursing

Convergent Technologies is providing audiovisual systems with associated supporting infrastructure design for the new school of nursing at the University of Texas, El Paso. This is a single design phase project and will commence with Design Development phase and conclude with Construction Administration of the installed systems and associated infrastructure. Responsibilities include the review of the existing programmatic requirements and school standards for the audiovisual systems. The spaces consist of Seminar Rooms, Case Study Room, Group Study, Board Room, Conference Rooms, CLS Teaching Lab, Exercise Teaching Lab and General Classrooms. The project also features a swipe card automated clinical training management system to allow instant data retrieval of users and exams, collaborative case study development, simulator event and session debriefing. The project is currently in the Construction Administration phase.


Architect: Barnes Gomatzky Kosarek Architects; Richter Cornbrooks Gribble Architects (RCG)
Location: San Marcos, Texas
Construction Cost: $36 Million
Project Size: 77,740 gsf