SVC_Corporate AV: Systems Integration Special Focus_: Spec'ing an Install: Keeping the Mission in Mind, Part 1

December 11, 2008 | A Penton Media Publication |

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	Corporate AV Top Story

Spec'ing an Install: Keeping the Mission in Mind, Part 1
By Jessaca Gutierrez
Every installation has a budget. It’s the root of many projects that go out to bid. How well you play the numbers game can often mean whether or not your company takes home the prize. But it’s in those numbers that the mission—the original intent and need—of the installation can blur and get lost in price versus function and quality. Which is why when discussing the Sweetwater build with Russ Berger, president of Russ Berger Design Group—the architect and designer for the audio-critical portions of the project—and Steve Barbar, president of LARES Associates, that we let the numbers discussion fall to the wayside. There were more important things to discuss about this installation, such as why the project was ranked as one of the top-five installations in Berger’s little black book of installations. And that’s saying something. more>>

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