The Sextant Group - Audio Visual Consulting - IT Consulting - Physical Security Consulting - Architectural Acoustic Consulting - Architectural Lighting Consulting

The Sextant Group is consultants offering audio visual (AV), IT infrastructure, physical security & surveillance,architectural acoustics, noise & vibration control, and architectural lighting services. Located in Atlanta GA, Columbus OH, New York NY, Phoenix AZ, Pittsburgh PA, Omaha NE, San Francisco CA, Santa Barbara CA, and Washington DC.

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	CHOCOLATE, PEANUT BUTTER, AND INTERACTIVITY IN THE AGE OF COLLABORATION Active learning classrooms and their corporate “Huddle Room” counterparts routinely use common audiovisual and IT technologies to mediate group work, and now must address trends like ... TECHNOLOGY IN HEALING HANDS Improving care while lowering costs — that is the holistic mission of hospitals across the globe. Today, innovative technologies are changing the face of the healthcare environment. Hospital facilities everywhere are challenged to be more flexible and efficient to meet... HEAR AND NOW Avoid the NUMBER ONE Complaint about LEED-certified Buildings If you design a LEED® Gold building — one that's built on a restored brownfield site, finished with reclaimed wood, recycled materials, and low VOC paint, one that recycles gray water, offers sufficient daylight and views, and of course, has plenty of bike racks, but is too loud and distracting... LIGHTING FOR LEARNING New Learning Models Challenge Traditional Lighting Methods If you know that pedagogies and learning environments have significantly changed in the last ten years, go to the head of the class. That is, if in fact there is a head of the class. Yes, we all know that learning environments are… ACTIVE LEARNING Transforms Environments Change is in the air. Universities are rethinking the educational experience, watching technological innovations and building learning spaces that are challenging the traditional… INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO ARCHITECTURE Architects know, now more than ever, how coordinating their designs with technology systems delivers higher client satisfaction… DESIGNING FOR COLLABORATION Technology, Zen and Now Move over, "Information Age," and make room for the "Age of Collaboration." If you haven't been using, designing, or adapting to collaboration yourself or for your clients, it is… LOOKING UP IN A DOWN MARKET: Forward-thinking Campuses Still Upgrading Classrooms As colleges and universities search for ways to upgrade facilities and improve student outcomes without expensive construction projects, many see this as the perfect opportunity to move beyond Band-aid renovations to a more meaningful re-design of... Future Trends Reveal FIVE FORCES RESHAPING TOMORROW’S LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS The embracing of cell phones and the Internet in the early '90s began to change expectations of the physical environment. Both technologies were plagued by... BUSINESS SCHOOLS USING SIMULATION TO CREATE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY AV and IT technologies converge in synergy to create state-of-the-art simulated real-world environments 2001: A VIRTUAL SPACE ODYSSEY It’s almost like being transported to those more innocent days, back before Xbox and GameCube, before reality TV completely took over, in those innocent years when gas was expensive at $1.41 and a postage stamp cost 34 cents. Google... GREEN AV & ACOUSTICS: Acoustical Design and Green Building Initiatives Acoustical design is regularly impacted by green building initiatives and the LEED certification program. While this association may not be immediately apparent, these two design elements are related in many ways. The connection can be as simple as… Turn speakers on for your first True North with STEREO SOUND! ADVENTURES IN AV: SIGHT, SOUND, MOTION AND EMOTION The audiovisual industry exceeds $55 billion worldwide. AV touches and benefits every man, woman and child in America, and is an integral part of information communications technology that includes new media, projectors, high definition TVs, digital signage, and remote video. To bring home the impact of AV on our lives… 39 REASONS: WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD ANYONE EVER WANT TO HIRE A CONSULTANT?!? A short time ago, I found myself in a cramped examination room at my eye doctor’s office, and the subject of independence came up unexpectedly. My doc explained that by ordering a year’s supply of contact lenses, I could save a good bit of money. “How much do they cost?” I asked. “Oh, gosh,” he replied, “everyone…” DISPLAY TRENDS: IS BIGGER ALWAYS BETTER? It’s a common expression – Bigger is Better. Visual displays surround us everyday – desktop monitors, conference room projectors, flat panel digital signage, home theatre televisions. But is bigger really better? In countless… "SO...WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?" I was at a party recently, in a room filled mostly with people I only know as casual acquaintances. My wife is having a great time – but for me, on the “Party Bore-O-Meter” scale of 1 - 10, the night is a solid 8. For the fourth time, I am explaining to a similarly snoozed-out gentleman that… PUTTING THE "GO" INTO ERGONOMICS Imagine your typical medium-sized office: one desk, one phone, one computer, all in 150 SF of real estate. Now envision that same space packed with a wall of high-resolution video and computer monitors, electronic control consoles, and enough knobs and switches to intimidate the crew of the Spaceship Enterprise. At every turn… CREATING THE CLASSROOM OF THE FUTURE AV Convergence and the Black Box Theatre: Though the scope and scale of today’s classroom building far exceeds that of yesterday’s one-room schoolhouse, a teacher from 1903 would likely adapt rather quickly to the classroom of…