This post was prompted by an initial project meeting and an annual tradition of watching a favorite movie around Christmas. During an initial project meeting, right after introductions, the Architect made a request. The Architect stated that the Client wanted all security devices to be invisible. In a previous conversation, I heard some examples of the measures to conceal devices. …
Protus3 attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for Oak City Cares. For this project, Protus3 provided Wake County with design and project management services for new electronic security devices. The new electronic security for the interior space was typical of similar projects throughout Wake County. Due to the location and type of facility, another key element in this design were the …
Protus3 attended the Wake Tech AEC Symposium. Jerry Blanchard, Dana Frentz, and Kevin McQuade represented Protus3. The Wake Tech Facilities Design and Construction team presented the AEC Symposium as a way to showcase upcoming Capital Improvement Projects. Attendees heard from a variety of college speakers and panelists. Topics included Academics & Employment, HUB, Master Planning, Energy & Sustainability, Infrastructure, and …
Protus3 has completed a security system design for the new Broughton Hospital. This facility will have 382 beds and over 477,000 square feet of space. It will replace the existing Broughton Hospital. Protus3 was part of the original design process and has been working on this project since January 2009. Protus3 also completed a similar project for new Cherry Hospital. …
It was an honor to help celebrate the opening of the newly expanded Wake Forest Community Library. Tim Bullock represented Protus3 at this event. The 9,000-square-foot library will offer youth programs, a collection of up to 50,000 books, 16 public computers and WiFi. It will feature an increased youth programming space. There will also be enlarged reading and study areas …
Protus3 completed a technical assessment, functional test, and inventory of the Grant Medical Center Campus of OhioHealth. This project included access control, duress alarm “buttons”, security video systems, intercoms, panels, servers, and workstations. OhioHealth awarded the project to Protus3 in November 2018. A functional test ensures that these systems have been installed, maintained, and operating to meet any local and/or …
Protus3 completed the Security Design and Support Services Project for O’Brien/Atkins for the Durham Police Headquarters Complex. The Durham Police Headquarters Complex will be an iconic City of Durham facility housing many sensitive police and public safety functional areas. This building must present and promote a sense of public trust, confidence, and safety to the community. It must also maintain …
Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) selected Protus3 to perform a Security Assessment, Security System Design, and Project Management of Remote Water Sites. This project encompassed ten locations previously defined by OWASA. Scope of Work The initial project included an electronic security assessment for all ten OWASA facilities. The objective of this assessment was to evaluate the electronic security of …
The Problem Recently, one of our clients with a very large video management system (VMS) noticed they were not getting a full 30 days of online video storage from a particular security camera video server that they recently installed. This client has multiple servers spread throughout multiple facilities. The majority of the other servers were performing well and were obtaining …