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Baltimore City Public School System – Booker T. Washington Middle School

[col3]The Middle School for the Arts at Booker T. Washington offers comprehensive education in and through the arts while engaging students in a relevant academic program. The school houses grades 6 through 8 and has programs in the visual arts, music, dance, and theatre that offer to develop students’ skills while having the opportunity to work independently and create a portfolio as well as offering multiple avenues for artistic/creative expression. The scope of this project includes complete design services for audiovisual systems with associated supporting infrastructure for the renovation of the Auditorium, Recording Studio & Control Room. Responsibilities include specifications for all audiovisual equipment, project management inclusive of construction administration, training and testing. Specified systems include multimedia presentation systems, remote controls, and program/speech audio reinforcement. The Auditorium and Control Room have been designed through construction documents. This project is expected to be complete in time for fall 2012 use.[/col3]


[col3]Architect: JRS Architects
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Systems Value: $500,000[/col3]

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Baltimore City Public School System – Augusta Fells Savage High School

[col3]A small learning community high school, The August Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts emphasizes visual arts such as Computer Graphic Design, Drawing and Painting, AP Photography and Sculpture along with Individualized Learning Plans. The scope of this project includes complete design services for audiovisual systems with infrastructure. Spaces to receive technology systems included broadcast control room, a studio space shared with a gaming lab, and audio/video editing room. The gaming lab, which is part of the computer arts program, features two interactive motion gaming seats and center console controls that allow for switching between PC, XBOX and PS3 gaming systems. Standard and simulation games are viewed in LED active 3D displays. A Monaural speech and program stereo audio reinforcement for gaming collaboration and music/FX enhancement of the video gaming experience are also included. This project was completed in Spring of 2011.[/col3]


[col3]Architect: JRS Architects
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Systems Value: $300,000[/col3]

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Anne Arundel County – Community Theater & Emergency Operations Center

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Architect:
Wheeler Goodman Masek Architects

Location:
Glen Burnie, Maryland

Construction Cost:
$2 Million

Project Size:
24,000 gsf

 

The scope of this project includes a $ 750,000.00 design to budget for technology systems to include: telecommunications cabling (voice, data, RF Video), audiovisual & multi-media enhanced presentations, videoconferencing, audio/video recording sessions, surround sound program & speech audio reinforcement along with custom presenter’s stations with associated infrastructure. The types of spaces to receive technology systems include: Community Theater, Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Emergency Management Conference Room, and a Strategic Planning Conference Room. Features of the EOC include combined monaural program/speech audio reinforcement, custom audio monitoring, a three-projector data/video wall, and the ability to monitor local and county traffic and other critical response video circuits located throughout the area. Additional design responsibilities included the review of 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 for the Community Theater. Project scope included complete programming narrative system overview descriptions and detailed per space cost estimating for all technology systems. Challenges included renovating an existing facility with state of the art EOC functionality and providing flexibility to grow and adapt to future governmental operational needs. The project has been complete since March 2007.

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Anne Arundel Community College – Data Center Renovation

Museums and Cultural Centers: Baltimore Museum of Art – Systems by CTDG
Museums and Cultural Centers: Baltimore Museum of Art – Systems by CTDG

[col3]The scope of this project included verifying the existing program for the renovation of the Careers Building and Data Center. The Data Center is the primary point of Local Area Network (LAN) distribution for existing and future buildings on the Anne Arundel Community College Campus. Project challenges included the expectation for little or no downtime to campus LAN/Private Branch Exchange (PBX) systems during renovations. Currently, main distribution feeds from other buildings on campus enter the Careers Building via multiple undocumented routes. Recommendations included rerouting cabling to a single or dual (redundant) point of distribution directly from the Data Center which provides the opportunity to future proof the Data Center’s infrastructure and will eliminate downtime for future integration projects on campus that involve the LAN or PBX systems. Additional direction included having a telecommunications contractor onsite during all renovation work to help ensure that no downtime or damage to existing telecommunications cable lines occurs. This project was completed in 2009.[/col3]


[col3]Architect: Heery International
Location: Arnold, Maryland[/col3]

Anne Arundel Community College – Ceramics Studio & Workrooms

Convergent Technologies was asked to determine the background noise levels within the ceramics studio located in the newly renovated Careers Building at Anne Arundel Community College. Measurements were performed in the Dirty Classroom, Ceramics Studio and Kiln Room. An analysis of the sources and paths of HVAC noise transmission and interior room acoustics was conducted. Recommendations to reduce the HVAC background noise and to achieve proper reverberation characteristics were developed. Anne Arundel Community College offers three levels of ceramics courses teaching simple mold making technique and a range of decorating and glazing methods. An Acoustic Measurement Narrative Report detailing the instrumentation used, recommendations and measurement results was delivered in May 2010. Convergent Technologies participated on the design team selected for the Careers Building Renovation completed in January 2009.


Location: Arnold, Maryland

Anne Arundel Community College – Careers Building Renovation

The scope of this project included complete design services for all telecommunications cabling systems with associated infrastructure (including voice/data/RF), audiovisual systems with supporting infrastructure and acoustics, noise and vibration control consulting as it relates to the Careers Building Renovation project. The types of spaces to receive educational technology systems include large and small classrooms, a computer lab, teaching/practice labs, a distance learning lecture hall, a distance learning classroom, and conference rooms. Technology systems were designed to allow for flexible room layouts and to support future classroom upgrades. Project highlights include upgrading additional existing classrooms to include smart classroom technology and designing hybrid classrooms to allow for a lecture hall format as well as a computer lab environment. Project challenges include manipulating the layout of audiovisual presentation systems, specifically projection screen locations, to maximize whiteboard space in all the classrooms and teaching spaces. Additional project responsibilities include the review of building criteria as they apply to acoustics, noise and vibration control for all acoustically sensitive spaces and mechanical systems. This project has been successfully completed since spring 2009.

 

Architect: Grimm & Parker Architects

Location: Arnold, Maryland
Construction Cost: $22 Million
Gross Square Footage: 85,000 square feet

Anne Arundel Community College – Arundel Mills Base Line Sound Readings

Convergent Technologies was asked to provide base line sound readings and HVAC system noise control for the Anne Arundel Community College located in Arundel Mills, Maryland. Project responsibilities included performing octave band background noise measurements to determine baseline Noise Criterion (NC); recommending NC levels outlined in a narrative report; and coordinating with architectural, structural, and mechanical solutions to reach desired NC levels within the programmed space. Spaces to include base line sound readings included multiple classrooms. This project has been successfully complete since 2010.

 

Location: Arnold, Maryland

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Andrews Air Force Base – Strategic Planning & Development Center

 

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

[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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Aberdeen Proving Grounds – USAMRICD

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Architect:
Flad & Associates

Location:
Aberdeen, Maryland

Construction Cost:
$230 MILLION

Gross Square Footage:
300,000 square feet

LEED: Silver

 

The scope for the US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) included the design of audiovisual systems and its associated infrastructure. Project responsibilities included heat load figures, AC power requirements and special grounding and bonding measures for audiovisual systems, as well as signal flows for audiovisual equipment used in public areas and auditoriums, as well as simulation, conference and video conference rooms. Features within these areas include video projection, remote controlled audiovisual systems, program and speech audio reinforcement, videoconferencing systems, as well as baseband and broadband distribution systems. Special design constraints pertaining to end user visibility and lines of sight, such as ceiling heights, furniture layouts, and ceiling shape were considered in the design of the audiovisual systems. The scope of this project commenced at the schematic design phase and construction was scheduled to be complete in December 2010.

 

9800 Medical Center Drive – Buildings A, B, & C Vibration Measurements

9800 Medical Center Drive is an office building housing space for biotech companies including Human Genome Sciences, Inc. Convergent Technologies was asked to perform floor vibration measurements in tenant and open areas for three buildings on the 9800 Medical Center Drive campus. Measurements were performed at 12 locations across the three buildings. The results of the measurements were compared to the National Institute of Health (NIH) structural requirements. A narrative report detailing the equipment used to perform the measurements, the locations where measurements were taken and the measurement results was delivered in January 2010.

 

Architect: Gaudreau, Inc.

Location: Rockville, MD