Case Studies

Wood Partners - Alta Winter Garden

Alta Winter Garden is located at 1223 E. Plant St., approximately 15 miles from downtown Orlando. The property offers 250 units, spread out in 5 buildings, ranging from 637 square feet to 1,464 square feet. Individual units feature energy-efficient stainless steel Whirlpool appliances, Nest thermostats, electronic door locks with keyless entry, outlets with USB ports, kitchen islands, wood-style plank flooring and oversized balconies in select units.

The controlled-access community’s amenities include a walk-in pool with a sun shelf and poolside cabanas, as well as a game room and a fitness center with a virtual training room and TRX equipment. Other amenities include an outdoor pavilion with a beer tap and summer kitchen, a pet park, a beer garden, rentable private office pods, study spaces with Wi-Fi, an outdoor lounge area, private detached garages and valet waste services.

Project Challenges:

• Wood Partners needed to provide Public Safety Wireless DAS inside their multifamily complex
• The RF engineering design needed to accommodate 8 multi-story buildings spaciously separated on a large plot
• The system needed to be integrated within a tight construction timeline to support the new arrival of residents

Solutions:

• TWTSC integrated a Comba Telecom Critical Point™ Public Safety Fiber DAS system to provide thorough coverage throughout all buildings
• Comba’s 700/800MHz Fiber DAS Series Master Unit and 4 remote units were used

Orange County Public Schools - Westpointe Elementary School

Westpointe shares a campus with Metro West because of issues with the scarcity of suitable land. Orange County schools require a minimum acreage, depending on whether the school is for elementary-, middle- or high school-age students. Westpointe’s campus consists of six buildings — five of which belonged to MetroWest’s campus — totaling 90,000 square feet. The new building houses the kindergarten and third-grade classrooms, as well as administration, the cafeteria and the media center.

Westpointe is equipped with interactive touch-panel SMART televisions in each classroom, audio enhancement so teachers can be heard without raising their voices and campus-wide Wi-Fi. A CCTV studio in the media center will allow students to learn video production skills and have a morning-announcements program.

Project Challenges:

• OCPS adopted higher standards for student/teacher safety on campus, necessitating an emergency responder radio enhancement system (ERRES)
• The RF engineering design has to provide 100% coverage in all occupied areas across the 6 building campus
• The system needed to be integrated around the school’s schedule and strict COVID-19 policies

Solutions:

• An ADRF ADXV Headend with ADRF Public Safety-rated components was integrated
• TWTSC was able to meet all of OCPS’s engineering specifications for student safety during a challenging worldwide pandemic