UMass Chan Medical School – UHealth
UMass Chan Medical School’s UHealth division required a comprehensive audiovisual deployment within the One Tech Building to support modern training, collaboration, and hybrid communication.
The goal was clear: create intuitive, standardized AV environments that provide true meeting equity—ensuring remote and in-room participants have the same high-quality experience.
CAVT Solutions partnered closely with UMass Chan’s AV team and IT stakeholders to design, engineer, and implement a scalable AV ecosystem tailored to healthcare education and operational needs.
The One Tech Building required:
- Hybrid-ready training environments
- BYOD-friendly conference rooms
- Consistent control interfaces across room types
- Integration with institutional IT standards
- Centralized monitoring and long-term scalability
In healthcare and academic environments, reliability is non-negotiable. The systems had to be intuitive for users while robust enough for enterprise-level deployment.
CAVT delivered a thoughtfully engineered AV rollout centered around two primary space types: a hybrid training room and a modern BYOD conference room.
UH-214 Training Room
Hybrid Presentation Space Designed for Meeting Equity
This presenter-focused training environment was designed to support both live instruction and remote participation seamlessly.
Key Features:
📺 Display Configuration
- 85” primary display at the front of the room
- Two pole-mounted 50” confidence displays mid-room
🎥 Video Capture
- Dual ceiling-mounted PTZ cameras for presenter framing
🎤 Audio System
- Two intelligent ceiling array microphones
- Eight ceiling speakers for even coverage
💻 Flexible Input Options
- Dedicated Room PC
- HDMI/USB laptop input
- Barco ClickShare wireless UC connectivity
- Dual 24” podium confidence monitors
- Interactive QOMO collaboration display
🧠 Control & Automation
- Q-SYS DSP and control system
- 10” touch panel at podium
- Occupancy-based automation
- Remote monitoring and management
All equipment integrates through an AV-over-IP backbone, delivering 4K content distribution while maintaining centralized system management.
UH-202 8-Person Conference Room
Modern BYOD Collaboration Space
Designed for simplicity and flexibility, the 8-person conference room supports seamless laptop-based meetings with enterprise-grade hardware.
Key Features:
📺 75” front display
🎥 Logitech Rally Bar for video conferencing
🔄 USB switching for wired or wireless BYOD
📡 Barco ClickShare wireless collaboration
🖥 Q-SYS encoder/decoder integration
🖲 5” touch panel control interface
⚡ Occupancy-based automation
The room provides intuitive connectivity while maintaining professional-grade audio and video quality.
Implementation Strategy
CAVT handled the project from concept through commissioning, including:
- System design aligned with UMass AV standards
- Rack integration and network coordination
- On-site installation and cable management
- Programming of control systems
- Performance testing and validation
- End-user training and documentation
All systems were deployed within an active healthcare/academic environment, requiring careful scheduling and coordination to avoid disruption.
✔ Seamless hybrid collaboration across room types
✔ Standardized control interfaces for ease of use
✔ Scalable AV-over-IP infrastructure
✔ Enterprise-level monitoring and management
✔ A consistent, modern AV experience throughout the facility
In healthcare education and operations, communication must be clear, reliable, and equitable. By combining intelligent audio capture, high-resolution video distribution, and centralized control, CAVT delivered an AV ecosystem that empowers instructors, clinicians, and administrators alike.
The One Tech Building now supports hybrid learning and collaboration with infrastructure designed to grow alongside institutional needs.
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