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Some of SFMI's most spectacular engineering work has been done in response to the request of arena and stadium owners, operators and designers. The link at left leads to a description of some of our design work for the San Jose Sports Arena. SFMI has multiple design contracts in progress currently with the San Jose Sharks.
16,000 set multipurpose arena, Scope of Services: Full range distributed stereo sound systems for 16,000 seat multipurpose sports arena, private suite/concourse/arena club/lounge audio (stereo) and video distribution systems, CCTV monitoring systems, media interface for press/TV room, locker room audio/video facilities. Integration and coordinating design of video display board headend control system and interface of audio control with same for integrated operations. Client: Sacramento Sports Association, Sacramento, California Scope of Services: Design of Video and Sound systems distribution through concourse level, private boxes and clubs for basketball arena. Full Range Stereo Sound Reinforcement System for 18,000 seat arena, Private Box and Concourse MATV system, sound and video systems for Wong's Gong, the Butcher's Block, Con Amore and the Arena Club. Client: City of Denver Parks and Recreation/Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Scope of Services: Design of Video Distribution Systems, Broadcast Media Interface/Television Camera Locations, Sound Reinforcement Systems, HVAC Noise Control, Room Acoustics and Sound Isolation. 1996 Upgrade - Telecommunications infrastructure recommendations. 76,000 seats multi purpose arena renovation Scope of Services: Design of Video and Sound Systems for the Concourse area with separately selectable feeds, Video Distribution Systems (MATV) for press and private boxes, Broadcast press room, CCTV system, Control room. 5 Phase Systems Renovation Design of a 46 cluster, pseudo stereo distributed sound system to replace existing central cluster system. Fully biamped system is capable maintaining 106 dBA long term average, 115 dBA unclipped peaks. Frequency response from 80 Hz to 6 kHz (+3dB). To supplement live, onfield events, all speaker clusters are readily accessible. Design commenced late June, 1987, first system use was September 13, 1987. Other SFMI designed improvements to the Mile High Stadium include concourse audio and video systems (with separately selectable feeds), control room interface with the Diamond Vision video, a locker room public address and foreground music system, Print and Broadcast pressroom provisions, locker room interview area CCTV Systems (available as feeds to Diamond Vision Display, press boxes, MATV System, etc.), and private box MATV system. Client: City of Denver Parks and Recreation 98,000 seats for football, track and field, soccer and live events. Coordination of donated 1984 Olympics sound system and subsequent balancing and adjustment of temporary installation for permanent use. Client: Los Angeles Olympics Organizing Committee Client: Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Sound system design for 18,000 seat stadium. Client: City of Phoenix 35,000 seat multipurpose for baseball, soccer & special events. Sound System Design for joint US and Venezuelan fabrication. Architect: Mario E. Biancardi, Maracaibo, Venezuela Feasibility study, cost estimate and in-situ sound mockup test demonstrating distributed stereo design concept with sub-bass speakers. Controlled listening tests with the facility unoccupied as well as use of the mockup test system during a Mavericks' basketball game were conducted. Client: Dallas Mavericks, Dallas, Texas Santa Ana CC Facilities Department 4000 seat multipurpose gymnasium Sound System Design Sound System Design for 30,000 seat multipurpose stadium Architect: Caudill, Rowlett & Scott University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) Las Vegas, Nevada 18,000 seat multipurpose sports arena Construction phase Sound System and HVAC Noise Control Administration Architect: W2C Architects, (John Carl Warnecke Associates & Cambero & Cambero), Las Vegas, Nevada 80,000 seat stadium with retractable dome roof structure. Retained by Stadium Corporation to provide in-depth review of sound system design by others and alternate design proposals by contractors. Analysis included full scale mockup listening tests, performance review reports, etc. pertaining to sound distribution concept, automated control systems and interface technologies so as to allow streamlined staffing/operations with video display/scoreboard systems. Client: Stadium Corporation of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1992 - Assessment of which portions of track operations contributed most significantly to the sound levels experienced by the neighbors. SFMI used synchronized recorders and remote communications to document the varying contributions of specific turns, grades and elevation changes. These were documented for the joint use of the track and the neighbors in evaluating a program of noise mitigation measures prepared by SFMI that would significantly reduce the level of impact of track operations. 1997 - Documented track's exceedance of Sonoma County General Plan standards in multi-day, multisite measurement program. Assessed track's preliminary noise impact assessment based on modeling by Others and established variances of more than 20 dBA. Draft EIR for raceway expansion prepared by a third firm substantiated SFMI's findings. 1999 - Testified at Sonoma Planning Commission Appeals Board Hearing regarding level of tracks impact. Clients: 1992 Sears Point Raceway and Tallgrass Ranch, Sonoma, California 1997 & 1999 Tallgrass Ranch |
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