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Acentech and TLB Architecture complete work on Pfizer’s Groton, CT campus

Groton, CT Acentech has completed consulting work for Pfizer Inc., a global pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in New York City. Working with TLB Architecture, Acentech provided acoustical and audiovisual design services for a new auditorium and renovated conference center on Pfizer’s research and development campus.

Pfizer Inc.'s auditorium - Groton, CT Pfizer Inc.'s auditorium - Groton, CT

The project included the renovation of an existing cafeteria rotunda to create a new 134-seat auditorium, a conference center with several meeting rooms, and existing and new café kiosks. Each of these spaces serves an essential and similar purpose for employee collaboration and communication. Acentech worked with TLB Architecture to design appropriate room finishes, sound isolation measures, and mechanical system noise control to transform these spaces into environments that encourage the exchange of ideas for Pfizer.

Acentech consultants also established the design criteria for the audiovisual requirements in these spaces. The auditorium and large conference room contain audiovisual systems for interactive, multi-site conferences and quality audiovisual presentations. User-friendly, technology, large screen displays, ADA-compliant assistive listening devices, playback audio, and video conferencing were implemented to enable communication with Pfizer’s many global locations.

Acentech is a multi-disciplinary acoustics, audiovisual system, IT and security system design, and vibration consulting firm. The company serves a diverse group of clients from its offices in Cambridge, Mass.; Trevose, Penn.; and Los Angeles, Calif. With a professional staff of more than 50 consultants, Acentech is one of the oldest and largest organizations of its type: an unequaled resource to engineers, architects, and designers worldwide.

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