Salt Lake City, Utah
Spectrum Engineers provided electrical and acoustical engineering and technology and lighting design for this 88,000 sq. ft., $7.7 million prototype elementary school. Accommodating 800 students in a high-tech environment, Whittier boasts a central library, amphitheaters, group instruction rooms and 31 classrooms with "mini-computer labs." Electrical engineering involves centralized core design and met or exceeded energy codes. Sophisticated and efficient lighting complements direct/indirect sunlight. A unique, dual-sided stage system required specialized power, lighting and acoustics. The central electrical/technology room with rack system housing electronic components allows school-wide media distribution via a mezzanine cable tray system. Classroom "mini-hub closets" distribute fiber to classroom computers, which remotely control centralized electronic devices. Group instruction rooms offer ceiling-mounted projection screens and A/V systems. Spectrum designed the integrated intercom and security systems, also.