Boardrooms ready for hybrid meetings: a Windhoek beverages manufacturer

The client is a Windhoek beverages manufacturer that has made drinks in Namibia for over 100 years. It has worked with SAW Namibia for several years. We first installed first-generation AV equipment in one of its boardrooms.

When the company decided to modernise the space with new joinery, displays and lighting control, it came back to us for phase two. We worked with the architects Chamberlain & Associates.

The company wanted boardrooms that suit hybrid meetings, with modern presentation, lighting and control. The systems also had to be easy to use and save energy.

In the larger boardroom we expanded the existing Crestron Flex Microsoft Teams Rooms system. We added a lighting control interface and wireless presentation through Crestron AirMedia. The room has 85-inch professional displays, a Sennheiser TCC2 ceiling microphone, Audac loudspeakers and an Aver camera.

The second boardroom has a new Crestron Flex video bar (an all-in-one camera, microphone and speaker unit), which suits its smaller size. Crestron control and occupancy sensors switch power and lighting off when the room is empty.

DALI lighting (a digital standard for controlling lights) with Cameo keypads lets users set brightness and scenes. Anyone can share a screen wirelessly, and several people can present at once.

The two boardrooms are now ready for hybrid collaboration, and remote attendees get the same meeting experience as those in the room. Automation cuts energy use and prolongs the life of the equipment.