A key reason that Trilliant Technology Group is an ideal member of the design team is the ability to provide consideration of the total environment in which technology will be utilized. This includes the often-overlooked issue of acoustics within the communication environment. The most complex, high-end audio systems will be limited by the ability of the acoustic environment to propagate the sound in an effective manner.
Trilliant's scope of services includes:
Architectural Noise Control
- Control of Noise from exterior sources
- Speech Privacy
- Partition Design and Testing
Room Acoustics
- Room shape, finishes and furnishings
- Sound Field Measurements
- Performance Criteria for Auditoria, Concert Halls, Gymnasiums, Meeting Rooms, Office Buildings, Hotels, Convention Centers, Studios, etc.
Sound System Design
- Sound Reinforcement, Recording and Production
- Audiovisual Systems Design
- Paging Systems
- Audio Switching and Routing
- Time Delay Spectrometry and TEF Measurements
- System Equalization
Open Office Acoustics
- Work Station and Layout Density
- Acoustical Barriers
- Room and Furniture Finishes for Balanced Acoustics
- Noise Masking Systems
Mechanical Noise Control
- Control of HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical and Elevator Noise and Vibration in occupied spaces
Studio Design
- Recording, Radio and Television
- Acoustics
- Noise Control
- Audio System Design
Industrial Noise & Vibration Control
- Noise Studies
- Recommendations for Standards Compliance
- Design of Engineering Controls
- Hearing Conservation Recommendations
Environmental Acoustics
- Transportation Noise Studies including Aircraft, Road and Rail
- Land Use Recommendations
- Complete on-site Evaluation of Noise Conditions for Proposed or Existing Buildings
- Predicted Noise Levels due to Projected Activities
- Noise Annoyance Studies
- Noise Control Recommendations
- Seismic Analysis
Expert Witness
- Evaluation & Interpretation of Noise & Vibration Data
- Feasibility Evaluation of Engineering Controls
- Impact of Feasible Corrective Measures
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Ultramar
Diamond Shamrock
Corporate Headquarters Facility
San Antonio, Texas
Architect: Reh Burwell Partners
Responding to tremendous growth throughout the Southwest over the past several years, this San Antonio-based fuel and convenience store retailer began what promised to be one of the most impressive and forward-reaching corporate headquarters facilities in the San Antonio area.
Diamond Shamrock retained the services of the Houston firm Reh Burwell Partners to plan their facility. It was a project requirement that the design preserve the flexibility to adapt to future business realities. One of these realities came into being with the announcement of the merger with Ultramar Corporation of Connecticut (and subsequently joined forces with Valero Energy Corporation).
David Joiner was hired to provide several similar yet independent design services in the planning of this facility. This included provision for key noise control and architectural acoustical recommendations required to assure proper sound isolation between the numerous conferencing and open office spaces, and the design for noise masking systems for the extensive open office areas of the building.
Several function spaces required special audiovisual and control system technologies. Included were the Executive Boardroom with its rear projection system and videoconferencing capabilities, the Cafetorium with its large-sized front projection system and adjacent private Dining Rooms, and the Training Rooms. An adjacent Control Room and Television Studio were planned for videotaping and duplicating requirements.
Several building-wide cable systems support extensive voice, data and video distribution throughout the building. These systems, in conjunction with the planned future additions, will insure that growth, no matter what it dictates, an be accommodated by this new facility.
