Inside Stories (Case Studies) - Corporate
Inside Stories
demonstrates Crestron solutions applied in both unusual and familiar settings. This series is a testament to the ingenuity, creativity and diligence of our loyal dealers and programmers. Inside Stories focuses on specific
vertical markets such as Education, Government & Military, Residential, and Corporate to provide relevant application stories for dealers and end users. The stories below feature practical summaries, descriptions and photos of real installations.
Some stories are available to read online and some are available as brochures for immediate download in PDF format. The downloadable brochures make excellent marketing collateral for sales meetings to illustrate how Crestron control and automation solutions work for customers in any market.
The downloadable Inside Stories, in PDF format, require the Adobe Acrobat® Reader which can be downloaded for free from our Website Tools page. If you wish to save a PDF instead of opening it in your browser, simply right-click on the link and choose &quto;Save Link As..."(Netscape) or "Save Target As..."(IE).
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Alston & Bird Law Firm Alston & Bird law firm in Raleigh, North Carolina features a moot courtroom that allows attorneys to practice presenting their cases and witnesses to give testimony in front of juries. The judges chamber doubles as a conference room for video arraignments, video testimonies, and videoconferencing. Crestron camera controllers are used for Pan/Tilt/Zoom of the 4 cameras mounted in each corner of the courtroom and Crestron touchpanels are featured on the judge's bench and attorney podium. Models Included: AV2, PRO2 Download this story (PDF - 682 K) |
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Cook and Fox Architects As a committed and prominent member of the "green" building community, Cook+Fox Architects 'practiced as they preach' by transforming its new headquarters into showcase of profitable building sustainability. The result was a 12,000 square-foot space atop an eight-storey building on the Avenue of the Americas in NYC with a LEED Platinum rating and a seamless integration of form and function. The system includes nine keypads and one touchpanel to control the 80 lighting circuits enabling maximum energy savings. Windows even include photocells to measure natural light and automatically maintain a consistent light level throughout the day at top efficiency. Download this story (PDF - 1.15 M) |
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Virgin Atlantic Airways The Base, Virgin Atlantic Airway's new training facility, is really taking off. Upgraded with a full complement of Crestron automation, pilots and stewards have a newly modernized center worthy of one of the largest names in air transportation. The facility now boasts fully controllable and active smart rooms that incorporate projection, display and audio all at the touch of a button. In addition, Crestron's RoomView provides diagnostics, scheduling and equipment status in individual rooms throughout the complex - easily and intuitively. All this and more makes the new Virgin facility perfect for first timers. Models Included: MP2E Download this story (PDF - 779 K) |
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Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation The Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation is an experimentation and research laboratory that is designed to perform a wide range of tasks with a consistent control standard. From aerial demonstrations to research and design, Crestron's PRO2 Processors and TPS-6000 touchpanels provide the secure, unified control system for this trusted supplier to the US Defense Department. Models Included: PRO2 Download this story (PDF - 104 K) |
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Boeing Leadership Center Boasting four residential lodges with 204 private rooms, a 250-seat dining hall, a theater-style lecture hall, seven classrooms, three conference rooms and 30 breakout rooms, the Boeing Leadership Center is not your typical corporate training facility. See how Crestron enterprise control solutions streamline boardroom presentations for the rocket scientists who run the International Space Station and NASA's Space Shuttle program. Models Included: C2ENET-2, PRO2 Download this story (PDF - 1.66 M) |
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Telefonica World Headquarters When a global telecommunications and technology leader like Telefonica confronted a project of this magnitude, it turned to another global technology leader. Telefonica chose Crestron to provide state-of-the-art integrated AV control systems across a campus-wide setting. To effectively integrate and manage its unique distributed AV requirements - including 120 plasma displays - a solution integrating Crestron QuickMedia® technology and RoomView® software enables real-time monitoring of every device on the system. Models Included: CP2E, MPS-300, QM-MD5X1, QM-RMC, QM-RMCRX-BA Download this story (PDF - 437 K) |
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Hearst Tower As Manhattan's first Gold LEED certified building, CMS chose a Crestron control solution and RoomView control software for facility-wide management of this state-of-the-art facility. Models Included: SW-ROOMVW-SERVER Download this story (PDF - 291 K) |
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Microsoft® When a world-class company like Microsoft® needed an enterprise-wide solution to effectively manage thousands of conference rooms, they standardized on Crestron. Crestron has helped make Microsoft more responsive to their global employees by offering proven, flexible solutions to connect and manage disparate rooms on a single, unified platform. Read about how Crestron's vision of integration was what the global giant was looking for in an industry partner. Models Included: SW-ROOMVW-SERVER, TPMC-8X Download this story (PDF - 822 K) |
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Zebra Construction Company Zebra Construction Company performs multi-million dollar concrete and masonry contracts for schools, hospitals and other mega construction jobs. When executives toured the Crestron training center, they had an "ah ha" moment. Now, their new headquarters feature Crestron boardroom control and multimedia presentation systems which help them deliver high-profile business presentations, employee training and business driving client entertainment. Models Included: DTT-15V3, MC2E, QMI-FTCC-TPS4, QM-MD5X1, UPX-2-1GB Download this story (PDF - 2.32 M) |
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