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Education Case Study:
tauzer gymnasium renovation
THE PROBLEM:
Tauzer Gym’s age and varied programmatic uses presented a complex AV challenge. The facility spans multiple buildings and serves diverse environments, from high-energy gymnasiums and fitness spaces to dance studios, adaptive PE classrooms, and student support areas. Each space required intuitive control, clear audio reinforcement, and dependable visual systems, all while integrating seamlessly with new electrical, mechanical, and accessibility upgrades.
PCD’S SOLUTION:
PCD Audio & Video Integration designed a standardized yet flexible AV ecosystem that could scale across spaces while remaining easy for faculty and staff to operate. By leveraging proven control, DSP, and display technologies, the team ensured reliable performance, simplified maintenance, and a consistent user experience throughout the facility.
THE RESULT:
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A fully modernized, technology-enabled athletic and instructional facility ready for Spring semester reopening
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Consistent, easy-to-use AV systems that support diverse teaching styles and physical activities
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Enhanced accessibility and inclusivity through improved audio reinforcement and visual presentation
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Revitalization of a historic campus landmark while honoring the Tauzer family legacy
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A future-ready infrastructure that supports SRJC’s Kinesiology, Athletics & Dance programs for years to come
Faculty and athletics staff welcomed the return to a revitalized Tauzer Gym—one that blends history, performance, and modern learning environments.
Education Case Study:
Solano Community College
THE PROBLEM:
In response to the ever-growing Biotech industry in the San Francisco Bay Area, Solano Community College wanted a space that would be utilized to prepare students for real-world lab experience. PCD was chosen to design-build an audiovisual system that teachers would utilize in order to educate students on practical applications in a lab setting in order to enhance their job opportunities.
PCD’S APPROACH:
Working under General Contractor Rudolph & Sletten, PCD did installations in each classroom to allow teachers to present content from local laptops or PCs to the 90” flat-panel TV in each room. The teacher station is conveniently located in the front of the classroom, while the equipment rack is hidden into the cabinetry of the teaching wall. Sterile anatomy labs with cameras and PA systems are utilized to coach students while simulating biochemistry procedures. The entire system for every room is controlled locally by PC and also remotely by the IT support team using a Utelogy control platform.
PCD’S SOLUTION:
PCD installed Sharp 90” commercial displays and Chief Manufacturing mounts for the classrooms and used Kramer video switchers and twisted pair solutions to deliver the signal to the various inputs and outputs designed per classroom. The Utelogy platform of control in the cloud was implemented providing a complete solution for the teacher station switching between the local PC, the Laptop, the Document Camera and a DVD player. Using Wolfvision ceiling mounted document cameras was the only logical high-quality solution to obtain the resolution needed for high-quality presentation of the sterile cadaver rooms while dissecting and explaining to the adjacent classroom what they are working on in the laboratory.
THE RESULT:
These interactive audio-visual installations allow biotech students to obtain real-world lab experience through state-of-the-art technology, giving students hands-on experience as they job hunt among the Biotech companies of Northern California such as Genentech, Biomarin and Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
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