Keys To Master Planning Your AVL For New Buildings or Renovations Duke DeJong Vice President, Systems Integration CCI Solutions www.ccisolutions.com duke@ccisolutions.com Twitter - dukedejong
4 Keys to Master Planning Your AVL Define the key values for ministry before even thinking about AVL Bring your AVL folks in at the right time Develop key values for how technology serves the ministry before talking gear Strategically plan best way to implement
Defining Key Values For Ministry First What are key drivers for the project? Why even do it? How is the space used? What are the core values for how the space is used? What is working in the current space? What feels good? What isn’t working in the current space? What doesn’t feel good? None of these answers should be about technology, it should be about how you do ministry.
Bring Your AVL Folks In At The Right Time AVL should be brought in before architectural concepts are finished if: AVL is handling acoustics (room shaping, angles, absorption & reflection) AVL has to fit in or around the architecture AVL should be brought in while drawings are in development, well before plans are finished if AVL has to specify: conduit power requirements (how much and where) structural loads House Lighting Design
Develop Key Values For How Technology Serves Mission What is the vision for AVL? What kinds of capabilities does it need to have? How flexible do your systems need to be? What is the level of expertise of your techs? What is the quality level of your musicians?
Develop A Plan For Strategic And Effective Implementation Regardless of how your systems are implemented, get the whole plan designed first so you know what the target is. If you have to do this in phases, how should you break that down? Who should install your audio, video, lighting, and acoustics and why? Know your staff and their limitations before you build.
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