Projects - Structured Cabling
Lowell General Hospital – Meehan Conference Room
Lowell General Hospital – Meehan Conference Room
Lowell General Hospital’s mission is providing healthcare that meets the highest of standards. This also holds true for their conference rooms. MEC designed a sleek and intuitive conference room for meetings and collaborative sessions across the network. The room is controlled via Extron’s MLC IP series controller. This keeps meetings consistent and manageable from an IT standpoint. Also included is Crestron’s Airmedia for wireless display within the room and across the network for remote viewing. MEC was a one stop shop for this project, managing every aspect in house from electrical, data cabling, and audio visual programming.
Lowell General Hospital Boardroom and Conference Center Entrance
Lowell General Hospital Boardroom and Conference Center Entrance
MEC Technologies is a leader in providing technical solutions for high-end board rooms such as this one for Lowell General Hospital. The Lowell General Hospital Executive boardroom boasts with video/teleconference and presentation capabilities. The room is controlled by a 10 inch Extron touch panel and wireless iPad solution. Users have the ability to easily power on the system and connect to one of the table’s VGA/HDMI locations to present on one, or both of the rooms displays. The front wall features a ninety inch 1080p Sharp LED display with Cisco videoconference camera. A secondary wall mounted LED display on the opposite side gives perfect viewing angles to all occupants. The impressive 26 foot long by 9 foot wide conference room table was off limits to cutting which created a challenge. MEC was able to install custom under-table boxes, housing 120V and USB power, audio and video input connections as well as hidden retractable cables that are easily accessed for use and retracted with a press of a button when finished.
Teleconferencing was completed using wireless tabletop Revolabs Fusion microphones and ceiling mounted directional speakers. The Revolabs Fusion system gives the user up to eight wireless mics that can be placed anywhere on the conference room table.
The Revolabs Fusion mics were the perfect solution for the 25 foot tall ceiling. MEC also provided the electrical and tele/data work for this project which included the Conference Center Entrance and Foyer located on the other side of the boardroom.
Lowell General Saints Campus Structured Cabling Upgrade
Lowell General Saints Campus Structured Cabling Upgrade
MEC was contracted to design and build a complete infrastructure upgrade for Lowell General Hospital’s Saints Campus. MEC designed and installed new network rooms throughout the hospital and connected the facility via a new OM4 fiber optic backbone network. Once these rooms were completed MEC had the time sensitive task of installing a new Category 6A wired and wireless network. There were approximately 4,000 connections installed over a 3-month period without any interruption to the existing network. MEC followed strict Infection Control Policies to protect the patients and staff from any potential risks working above ceiling in an active healthcare facility.
Babson College – Park Manor South
Babson College – Park Manor South
MEC Electrical and MEC Technologies worked as sub-contractors to C.E. Floyd Construction on the complete renovation of this 4 story 25,000’ Residence Hall. With an extremely aggressive work schedule MEC completed all electrical components including make safe demolition, a specified lighting package, extensive site lighting and installation of a 175kw Generator. MEC Technologies worked closely with the Babson IT Department and completed all structured cabling requirements including a new fiber backbone connecting all IDF’s to the build out of a new MDF. Also installed was a new Security System and WAP’s for wireless access.
Lowell General Hospital Electrical Infrastructure
Lowell General Hospital Electrical Infrastructure
This $5,300,000 project consisted of the renovation and upgrade of Lowell General Hospital’s 500 sq.ft. campus normal and emergency electrical systems over 19 months. MEC was responsible for renovations to the existing and construction of an addition for the new diesel fire pump and creation of new 2 hour rated emergency electrical rooms. Installation of duct banks ran through the parking lot and pedestrian walkways requiring close scheduling and coordination with hospital security.
A temporary pump was installed to maintain the responsibility of the existing fire protection system during and prior to installation of the new fire pump. ASHE standards and strict guidelines from the hospitals infection control officer were followed.
MEC performing 95% of the labor maintained the level of quality it is known for.
The complexity of removing and installing an existing electrical service and fire pump all while a 500 sq.ft. working hospital continued its day to day operations makes this a notable project. The coordination with the hospital staff was critical during switch over’s and was a key element for the success of this project.