PROJECT TYPES

HIGHER EDUCATION

GOVERNMENT/MUNICIPAL

K-12 EDUCATIONAL

HEALTHCARE

PERFORMING ARTS/CULTURAL

PROJECT:
THE STUDY, DESIGN & SUPERVISION FOR THE COLLEGES OF SOCIAL SCIENE, LAW & SHARI'A & ISLAMIC STUDIES, SATELLITE MOSQUE & FACULTY CLUB

LOCATION:
SABAH AL-SALEM UNIVERSITY CITY SHADIDYAH, KUWAIT

PROJECT SIZE:
4.9 MILLION GROSS SQUARE FEET

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Located 20km west of Kuwait City, three campuses combined in the design and construction phases will span 4.9 million square feet and house 40,000 students. Convergent Technologies Design Group (CTDG) provided design services for three colleges, a satellite mosque, and a faculty club that span eight buildings within one campus of the city. The scope of work included design services for telecommunications cabling systems with infrastructure, audiovisual systems with infrastructure, paging/public address systems, clock and intercom systems, access control/video surveillance systems, LAN/PBX/WiFi electronics, and acoustics, noise & vibration control. The scope additionally included deliverables for a design phase consisting of drawings, specifications, and cost estimation. Kuwait University was founded in 1966 and currently has four campuses with colleges in the sciences, medical, educational, business, arts, engineering, and law faculties.

SPECIFIED SYSTEMS:

• Structured Cabling (voice, data, video)
  
• Audiovisual and Telecommunications Systems Infrastructure Details
  
• Multi-Media Classroom Presentation Systems
  
• Classroom Speech Reinforcement/Program Reinforcement (Monaural/Stereo)
  
• Internet Protocol (IP) Addressable Remote Control Systems with Video Preview
  
• Digital Annotation & Collaboration/Interactive Teaching Appliances
  
• Digital Audio/Video Capture System with Streaming to the Local Area Network
  
• Digital Audio/Video Recording Systems
  
• Internet Protocol (IP) Based Remote Control & Automation Systems
  Building Wide A/V Control Room & Help Desk
  
• Media Distribution & Common Area Visual Messaging
  
• Telecommunications Cable Systems Distribution Rooms (IDF/MDF) Details
  
• Outside Plant Cabling (OSP) Connectivity for Telecommunications Utilities and Building Interconnectivity
  
• Audiovisual and Telecommunications Plate Details
  
• Paging and Public Address Interior/Exterior Details
  
• Cable Connecting Hardware, Patch Panels, and Cross-Connects
  
• Access Control Door Details and Distribution Room Details
  
• LAN/PBX/Wi-Fi Electronics Details
  
• Networking, Telephony, and Wireless (Wi-Fi)