Starting in 2012, the San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD) contracted for renovations at six campuses including refreshing eight theaters. PCD was successful in being awarded some of the projects as a part of the capital construction contracts.

When PCD completes a theater or sound reinforcement project that will be used with the expectation of very high-quality frequency response, outstanding coverage pattern and making sure that every person in the audience can hear the performance and not the reflections of the room’s acoustics as best as can be done with the equipment and the treatment in the room. To do this, PCD employs the software of Rational Acoustics SMAART.

A career at PCD offers you the opportunity to join the IBEW and reap its many benefits year after year. In addition to earning a living wage and a great benefits package, here are the top five reasons why joining the team will mean a better future for you and your family:

As the world leader in speech privacy technology, AtlasIED offers a full array of sound masking solutions that can be deployed in any installation where speech privacy is critical. A sound masking system emits low-level, non-distracting masking noise specifically tuned and designed to reduce ambient speech and thereby improve speech privacy. This improvement in speech privacy can be of great value in open-plan offices, doctors’ examination rooms and other environments where confidentiality is important. Sound masking can also reduce the distraction caused by traffic, office machinery and other unwanted sounds. Because this benefit is limited to situations where the unwanted sounds are of relatively low level, however, speech privacy is the focus of most sound masking systems.

Over the years PCD has installed numerous Audio / Video systems for a variety of customers and applications. With AV technology changing rapidly year after year, systems can become outdated within a 3 to 5 year period. Let PCD take the headache out of owning, maintaining and disposing of your old equipment with AVaaS, Audio Video as a Service. 

LED video walls are at the forefront of audio visual technology and have evolved quickly over the past few years. High-definition displays of all sizes have become focal points in a variety of markets including schools and auditoriums, corporate boardrooms, huddle rooms, performing arts centers, government buildings, hotels and spas, and houses of worship.

Anticipating the beginning of a new year, we generally think about what we hope the year will bring to us.  Meeting new people, completing exciting projects and making a difference for our clients.

PETALUMA, Calif., Nov. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- FrontRow expands their award-winning networkable classroom AV system with ezRoom Trio, an all-in-one solution that adds the convenience of a built-in speaker array that provides superior voice and media amplification. When combined with Conductor™, ezRoom Trio allows campus-wide communications, emergency alerts, bells, and paging. Each ezRoom Trio is custom built with multiple options to support a school's specific needs. The ezRoom Trio has two versions, the Trio and the Trio Alert, which includes a high power, multi-color LED beacon that provides visual notification for audio events and emergency alerts to students and teachers.

Huddle rooms, aka small conference rooms equipped with AV equipment, have grown popular in the past few years. They offer greater flexibility for impromptu meetings, are less expensive than large Boardrooms, and allow for interactive communication among teams. Some common huddle room AV solutions include a computer monitor or TV, and a camera with a microphone. There may be other equipment as well, depending on the company’s needs, including computers, phones, or media players. PCD recently completed various Huddle Room installations including one at the corporate offices of Covia and Traditional Medicinals.

PCD’s AVaaS program provides you with a working Audio Video system that is regularly maintained by trained and certified PCD staff. The preventative maintenance aspect of AVaaS allows flexibility for system upgrades as AV technology continues to improve through the years.

PCD has built a reputation of supporting education and theater arts throughout northern California with the installation of high definition Audio/Visual systems. With every project, our team creates a system that works for the end user’s space and needs.

This past year, PCD was contacted to help improve the sound quality of the City of Healdsburg’s Meeting Room and Council Chambers. Over the course of several visits to adjust and modify sound, City staff determined a design-build upgrade their current system would be best. When the City began upgrading and expanding their building facilities, this presented the perfect time for to implement an AV upgrade to stream and record the AV.

At PCD we design, install and fine-tune sound systems to fulfill the needs of theatrical productions and musical performances in schools, auditoriums and other multipurpose rooms on campus. Now that school is back in session, and new students and staff are on campus, PCD can optimize your AV systems and train your staff in the best use of your systems for your space.

What if you could integrate the latest AV technology every three years and have it maintained without an upfront financial burden? With our AVaaS program, this is now reality. As more industries move to Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS), this budget-friendly model is now available for your audio/visual needs no matter the size of your business.

In 2018, PCD was called to assist in providing a design-build solution to outfit a newly constructed building at Roseland University Preparatory campus. Their campus includes a “Big Room” space where the students can gather to see presentations in a large theater-style open-space room, as well as AV installations throughout various classrooms.

Here at PCD, our crew of highly-certified installers and technicians stand out because of their experience and knowledge of audio, video, and communications systems. PCD’s installation team are all members of the IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) union. Our Northern California JATC training program for Apprentices is run through the Union as well, giving our staff consistency throughout their training and preparing them with the technical aptitude they need to succeed in an ever-changing technological world.

Ambient light rejection (ALR) projection screen technology has been around for a while now. Despite this, there is still confusion about how ALR works. Some of this confusion is caused by manufacturers making inaccurate claims or promoting non-ALR surfaces as a solution.

With today’s power being delivered to client’s facilities, the range of noise injected into the power can be minimal to highly impactive especially when it comes to video. The result is rolling bars, herringbone, and other anomalies including simple noise in the audio systems like pops, cracks and hums. Although there are many brands advertising solutions that utilize an inexpensive capacitor and diode(s), the Surgex products are far beyond the quality level of the competitors and PCD has seen them in action many times.

PCD takes pride in the selection and deployment of audio visual equipment to match the needs of the client and to the facility in which it is being installed. To that end, PCD carefully plans the rack construction with vigilant detail to ensure that the finished product functions properly but also looks neat, orderly, and clean. This kind of care helps to insure future serviceability by consistent and methodical dressing of cables and standardized wire identification.

PCD recently completed the installation of digital signage at Redwood Credit Union’s newest branch on Market Street in San Francisco.