High Tech College of Medicine

An article was recently released about the great value in the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona (UA). This building was finished in 2012 fully equipped with a Center for Simulation and Experiential Learning. One of the major features of the Center are the mannequins. The mannequins have pulses, speakers, and real-time feedback. This is great for the students because it gives them a real-life scenario to practice, but in a no-risk environment. Professors are much happier with the early exposure to the technology and are beginning to work it more in to the college curriculum.

During the renovation and expansion of this building CTDG provided design services for a $3,000,000 technology systems budget. Some of the design services were provided for telemedicine, healthcare observation & recording, immersion technologies, digital audio/video “capture” with streaming capabilities to the UA Local Area Network (LAN), audiovisual presentation and recording, program/speech audio reinforcement, custom instructor’s stations, and associated supporting telecommunications cabling (voice, data, RF Video) systems.

Read more about it here.

Washington & Lee IQ Center Blog

The Global Learning Center is a state-of-the-art facility to help math and science students with their research. Convergent Technologies design audiovisual systems for Washington & Lee University, focusing on student collaboration and pristine video distribution. Students use the space to analyze everything from microscopic geological formations to genetic makeups of proteins in 3D. Now that the project is complete the University has given the space its own blog. Here you can see the different labs, equipment, and learning spaces associated with the project as well as more information on the impact within the University. You can even take a virtual tour of the new building!

Take a look for yourself: http://www.wlu.edu/iq-center

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College of William & Mary Zable Stadium

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[col3]Williamsburg, VA

Architects:
BCWH Architects, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture

Construction Cost:
$20,000,000

[col3]needed. This project will include a new press box/suite above the stands and 3,300 additional grandstand seats. It also includes tv/radio broadcast booths and new camera decks for televised games. The new plan incorporates two suites new restrooms, an elevator, and an updated scoreboard. Through these changes it is the hope of the College that it will strengthen the community on campus as well as between the students and alumni. We will provide telecommunications cabling systems, audiovisual systems, access control/intrusion detection systems with infrastructure design services. This project is expected to be complete in 2016.

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US Air Force Academy Large Vehicle Inspection Station

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]The Large Vehicle Inspection Station (LVIS) provides administrative and indoor inspection capabilities for the inspection of commercial vehicles entering the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). The LVIS, located outside the security perimeter of the Academy, is designated as the commercial vehicle point of access and is readily accessible to the commercial traffic via Interstate 25 and North Academy Boulevard. The building allows for the inspection of commercial vehicles and administrative support functions. The new facility allows traffic to move more freely by segregating the commercial traffic from Privately Owned Vehicles and provides security personnel a dedicated and ideal environment to process commercial vehicles in an efficient and thorough manner. The project required RCDD (Registered Communications Distribution Designer) credentials which we provided. We also participated as a Federal Small Business Self Certified Enterprise. Scope for this project included telecommunications design services and supporting infrastructure. This project was completed in 2013.

Update: This project has been nominated for the National U.S. Air Force Design Award!

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[col3]Architect: Lantz-Boggio
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Construction Cost: $15,000,000
Size: 9,054 GSF[/col3]

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US Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology Building Renovation

Environments For Aging: Five Star Senior Living, Villa Valencia – Systems by CTDG
Emergency Operations and Public Safety: City of Casa Grande, Public Safety Facility – Systems by CTDG
Emergency Operations and Public Safety: City of Casa Grande, Public Safety Facility – Systems by CTDG
Emergency Operations and Public Safety: City of Casa Grande, Public Safety Facility – Systems by CTDG
Emergency Operations and Public Safety: City of Casa Grande, Public Safety Facility – Systems by CTDG
Emergency Operations and Public Safety: City of Casa Grande, Public Safety Facility – Systems by CTDG

[col3]Home to approximately 350 scientists, engineers, technicians, and support personnel, the NIST Laboratories in Boulder also welcome up to 100 visiting researchers each year. The location conducts research in the areas of chemical, physical, materials, and information sciences and engineering in addition to providing home to the world’s most accurate atomic clocks. The Building 1 (Radio Building) renovation will provide 180,000gsf of high performance laboratory space to perform research and measurements needed by industry and the scientific community. Key Technology areas such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, new energy sources, computing and telecommunications in a high performance facility will be incorporated into the design. Convergent Technologies is providing complete design services for Telecommunications Cabling, Access Control, and Video Surveillance Systems with associated supporting infrastructure. This project involves exceptionally high levels of security, including an intricate Video Surveillance system (CCTV) with digital signage announcing the use of video surveillance; and an Electronic Access Control system, consisting of alarm monitoring, Photo ID Badging, and Facility Control System. Design for this project began in 2011 and Phase I of the project is expected to be complete in 2014.[/col3]

[col3]Architect: SmithGroup
Location: Boulder, CO
Construction Cost: $40-$80Million
Project Size: 320,000 gross square feet[/col3]

Maricopa County – Board of Supervisors AV System Upgrade

With over 3.8 million people, Maricopa County ranks 4th among the nation’s counties for total population. Maricopa also encompasses over 9,224 square miles, making its land mass greater than that of seven states. For these reasons, the County desires a technologically appropriate space reflective of their size and position in government. Meetings of the Board of Supervisors are broadcast live and the building offers availability to broadcast PHX11 throughout the day. In order to ensure a state-of-the-art and cost effective solution, Maricopa County asked Convergent Technologies Design Group to provide services as an Audiovisual Systems Upgrade Consultant. The scope of this project included needs analysis, design, development of specifications for a Request for Proposal, review of proposals and other related services as need for the procurement of Audio Visual (AV) equipment and systems for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (BOS) Auditorium and Meeting Rooms. Spaces that received such services included the Tom Sullivan Conference Room, the BOS Conference Room, the BOS Auditorium (seating for over 200) and all associated control rooms. One of the primary challenges of this project was the design and facilitation of transition from analog broadcast components to a digital production platform and communication protocols. This project was completed in June, 2013.

 

Location: Phoenix, Arizona

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National Aquarium in Baltimore – Atlantic Seashores

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Architect:
Design Collective, Inc.

Location:
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The National Aquarium in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor houses more than 17,000 animals, including 660 species of fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals along with multiple educational displays. The Aquarium is building another educational display for its 1.5 annual visitors: the new Atlantic Seashores Exhibit, on the third floor of its Pier 3 building. Convergent Technologies will provide design services for audiovisual system electronics with associated supporting infrastructure. Convergent also will evaluate the exhibit’s overall designs, including ceiling shape/heights and furniture layout, for criteria pertaining to sightlines and projection-system configurations and associated infrastructure. Convergent’s work on the project’s consecutive flow of video displays will help create the exhibit’s virtual “Walk Along the Beach.” Correspondingly, the background audio system will be spatially zoned according to the exhibit’s visual flow – to reinforce the immersion experience of strolling along the seashore. The exhibit’s construction is slated to begin early January 2014.

 

Convergent Technologies Utilizes BIAMP Technology as an Advanced Audio Solution for NREL

The New Energy Systems Integration Facility at the US Department of Energy in Colorado is up and running! The building is not only a design masterpiece on the outside, but features state-of-the-art technology design throughout its various collaboration labs, control rooms, and visualization centers. The facility is among the most technologically advanced in the world. As audiovisual design consultants for the project, Convergent Technologies integrated the use of BIAMP Systems Technology to respond to the distinct needs of the building. The facility features a high performance data center (HPDC) consisting of a 200+ teraflop supercomputer, supported by an Insight Collaboration Room with a three-dimensional (3D) partial immersion cave. The HPDC also includes a visualization room with a videowall in the 24-32 mega pixel range. CERBS offers a rear projection cube 2×6 video wall Control Room and will simulate the typical large utility control systems, as well as integrate the display of real-time and faster than real-time data sets from any of the nine connected experimental bays.

Check out the article featured in ProSoundWeb

Buzz About New University of Arizona Building

UANews posted an article about the 150,000 square-foot Environment and Natural Resources 2 (ENR2) building which is gaining a lot of attention on campus. It is planned to be the “greenest” building on campus. This building features a number of offices, meeting rooms and lab spaces, green roof research areas for planting by faculty and students, shaded outdoor meeting spaces, a small auditorium for about 100-150 people and a large 600-seat auditorium. The buildings green advancements include a cutting-edge chilled-beam air conditioning system, a 52,000-gallon water harvesting tank, and ample windows throughout for natural light, and the solar panel supporting roof. The building will serve as the new home of the UA’s Institute of the Environment, the School of Geography and Development, and the School of Natural Resources and the Environment, which are currently located in separate areas of campus. This will help foster collaboration within the science community. This project is projected to be complete in the summer of 2015.

Read the article for yourself at: http://uanews.org/story/eco-friendly-building-under-construction-at-ua-designed-to-foster-collaboration-sustainability

Rutgers University New Academic Building and Student Housing

Higher Education: Rutgers University – Systems by CTDG

Higher Education: Rutgers University – Systems by CTDG

 

Convergent Technologies recently started working with Elkus Manfredi Architects and the New Brunswick Development Corporation to transform the former New Brunswick Seminary into a 175,000 square-foot Rutgers University academic building for the School of Arts and Sciences. The project will also include a residential honors college and a multi-level parking garage in Lot 8.