Carter Ottley

Creating the Stadium AV Experience: Audio, Video, and Integrated Solutions  

Cy-Fair Stadium

Upgrading a stadium AV system requires tackling complex integrations, managing high channel counts, and ensuring performance throughout every event. With decades of experience modernizing large-scale venues, Ford AV brings the engineering expertise and project rigor needed to streamline audio, video, lighting, and control upgrades with minimal downtime and maximum scalability.   Explore how Ford tackles … Read more

Thornton Community Center and Anythink Library

Thornton Community Center AV System

Thornton, CO Located just north of Denver, Colorado, the City of Thornton is experiencing explosive growth. This created a need for a new community center to provide expanded services and unique amenities, including a state-of-the-art video conference room, study spaces, a 3D creation lab, a multipurpose room for various classes, indoor basketball courts, and a … Read more

Jupiter Supper Club

Jupiter Supper Club Sound System

Austin, TX Known for hosting everything from elegant dinners and cocktail hours to intimate live performances and high-energy DJ sets, Jupiter Supper Club needed a high-end AV system to match its dynamic programming and upscale ambiance.  Located in a beautifully restored downtown Austin building, Jupiter Supper Club offers an elevated dining and entertainment experience defined … Read more

What Makes a Mass Notification System Effective? A Guide to AV-Driven Alerts 

Emergency Communication System

Organizations need a fast, reliable mass notification system in critical moments and emergency situations. Ford AV designs and integrates cutting-edge, AV-driven mass notification systems to enhance emergency communication across enterprise, education, and public safety sectors.   By leveraging your existing AV infrastructure, you can create a holistic emergency communications network to ensure every alert lands where … Read more

Building Green: AV Technology’s Role in LEED-Certified Workspaces

Austin Energy Outside

For enterprise organizations pursuing LEED certification, sustainable design extends beyond architecture and materials—it includes the technology that powers the workplace. Audiovisual (AV) systems play a strategic role in supporting LEED goals through smarter, more energy-efficient communication tools. Here are key ways AV technology contributes: Reduced Travel through Remote Collaboration By aligning AV strategy with sustainability … Read more

Enhancing Hybrid Workspaces: A Vision for the Future of Work with Logitech 

Logitech Rally Bar Tap IP and Sight make interactive hybrid meetings accessible to all users.

In today’s dynamic hybrid work environment, achieving smooth and effortless collaboration between in-office and remote employees is no longer just a goal—it’s a necessity. Organizations are striving to ensure equity in communication and productivity, regardless of physical location.   The Evolving Challenge of Hybrid Collaboration  As workplaces increasingly adopt hybrid setups, maintaining equitable experiences for all … Read more

How Modern AV Systems and Work Habits Shape Each Other

Workplace uses AV tools to bridge gap between in person and online employees.

The audiovisual (AV) systems industry has transformed over the past decade. This change has been propelled by continuous technological advancements and the evolving nature of work itself. The relationship between AV systems and work habits is a deeply symbiotic one—each influences the other. As AV innovations have enabled more dynamic and flexible work environments, the … Read more

Technology, Simulation, and AV Integration in Modern Nursing Education

Healthcare is evolving at a rapid pace and nursing education must keep up by providing realistic, immersive, and technology-driven training environments. Simulation learning has emerged as a vital tool for bridging the gap between classroom theory and clinical practice. By leveraging cutting-edge technologies—from virtual and augmented reality to high-fidelity simulation and advanced audiovisual (AV) systems—nursing … Read more