Public Sector
Advanced Television Test Center, Alexandria, VA
This project consisted of turnkey consulting, design, engineering, equipment supply and implementation services performed by CEI. The scope of work specified the creation of one of the most sophisticated test facilities in the world to evaluate all candidate improved definition or high definition transmission systems either in the analog or digital domain. The completion of these tests will result in the recommendation of a new standard television transmission system for the United States. CEI was chosen for this project because of our strong involvement with advanced technologies and expertise in trend setting design techniques. Additional areas of CEI service included:
- All floor plan layouts, acoustic, HVAC, power and grounding specifications
- Complex designs for accommodation and testing of any proposed improved definition or high definition television format
- Systems designed for baseband and RF format testing
- Design and construction of all operating consoles and cabinetry
- Extensive mix of HDTV, Digital Component, Digital Composite, NTSC, Digital Audio and custom format equipment all interfaced to work as a complete system
- Comprehensive digital and analog audio distribution and test facilities
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The George Washington University (GWU), Washington, DC
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This turnkey project started with design collaboration with the GWU architecture and new building team. CEI's tasks then evolved to design state-of-the-art broadcast and communications capabilities that were integral to the mission of the GWU new 142,000 square foot School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA) building. After the completion of an initial technical design, the project continued with a CEI-led comprehensive technical design and system integration effort for the broadcast, A/V, Teleconference, and MATV technical solutions.
The GWU SMPA building, completed in 2001, includes a 258-seat auditorium, 80-seat multimedia teleconference facility, broadcast studio, video and audio control rooms, editing areas, graphics, and multimedia workstation areas. The new six-story SMPA building and integrated capabilities will deliver GWU's world-class academic coursework for the evolving field of media journalism, which incorporates print, broadcast, and electronic media environments.
Integrated communications links between GWU campus buildings and locations throughout the Washington, D.C. area connect SMPA faculty, students, classrooms, and other broadcast spaces to support GW's academic mission and live broadcast events as well as to provide media production and broadcast services to outside clients.
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Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), Baltimore, Maryland
Communications Engineering, Inc. (CEI) completed a turnkey broadcast design for the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) headquarters building. This HCFA Baltimore site is the location for its HQ operations and includes the capability to create and facilitate employee training and communications. The facility includes:
- 3 camera studio with lighting under computer control
- Auditorium and multimedia meeting rooms integrated with full lighting, audio and sound reinforcement
- Production control room
- Offline tape/edit room
- An online post production suite
- Dubbing facility and tape library
- Full console design and ergonomic layout
- Sound reinforcement and amplification engineering
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NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Communications Engineering, Inc. (CEI) has provided the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with consulting, engineering design, equipment supply, test and training services for the new NASA Headquarters building in Washington, DC. CEI constructed a new studio, multiple production edit suites, radio production system, computerized graphics room, cassette library management and equipment support room for the production and editing of high quality program materials NASA. The facility also originates all programming for the NASA Select cable television channel.
CEI was responsible for full technical area programming and space planning, including detailed facility floor plan and layout. CEI also provided HVAC, power and grounding systems design and specifications, detailed design and documentation of all technical systems, as well as design and construction of all operating consoles, cabinetry and custom monitor walls. After providing full equipment procurement services, CEI tested and fully debugged all systems and provided complete training of NASA personnel.
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AARP - American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, D.C.
Full broadcast turnkey, consulting, design, engineering, equipment supply and implementation services performed by CEI for complete construction of a new building and facilities housing AARP teleproduction operations and offices.
Control Room and Edit 2 Services:
- Full technical area programming space planning
- Detailed facility floor plans layouts
- HVAC, power grounding systems design specifications
- Detailed design documentation of all broadcast technical systems
- Design and construction of all operating consoles cabinetry
- Satellite antenna for transmit & receive
- Two control rooms, studios post-production facilities
- Complete earth station computer control system
- Multiple fiber optic links interconnecting board, conference rooms offices with teleproduction facilities
Tape Operations:
- Building construction monitoring
- Installation & test of all broadcast technical systems
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RNC - Republican National Committee,Washington, D.C.
Full broadcast turnkey, consulting, design, construction, engineering, equipment supply and implementation services performed by CEI for complete construction of a new compact teleproduction space and facilities housing all GOP-TV broadcast operations.
GOP-TV Studio Services:
- Full technical area programming space planning
- Detailed facility floor plans layouts
- HVAC, power grounding systems design specifications
- Demolition and construction of facility
- Detailed design documentation of all broadcast technical systems
- Design construction of operating consoles cabinetry
- Combined production/post-production control room
- Digital video production switcher
- Digital audio production console
- Digital video tape recording
- Analog Off-Line editing room
- Radio production control room
- Announce booth
- Full equipment procurement services
- Installation & test of all broadcast technical systems Production/Post Production Control Room
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David Taylor Research Center (DTRC) Bethesda, MD.
Complete turnkey project to design, construct and install a digital post-production edit suite and equipment support room for the production and editing of high quality presentation materials for the Department of the Navy.
Digital Edit Room Services:
- Full technical area programming
- Space planning
- Detailed facility floor plan layout
- HVAC, power, grounding systems design specifications
- Detailed design documentation of all edit room systems
- Design and construction of all operating consoles cabinetry
- Complete training of DTRC edit team personnel
- Installation & test of edit room system
- On-going maintenance training contract
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