Mechanical noise control helps keep a facility's HVAC systems and equipment from creating acoustically undesirable environments. While each project offers unique sound-related challenges, we're happy to provide some tips that apply to many spaces.
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Published: October 31, 2017
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, Noise Control, Tips & Tricks
Did you know one of the most common complaints of employees in open office areas is poor acoustics and a lack of speech privacy? Good open office acoustics are closely tied to productivity and comfort. Furthermore, a lack of speech privacy increases the...
Published: August 23, 2017
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, Tips & Tricks
With all the distractions present in the outdoors, amphitheater acoustics deserve special consideration. Every outdoor venue is unique. However, these tips should get you started designing a great-sounding performance space!
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Published: July 13, 2017
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, Tips & Tricks
AVANT ACOUSTICS looks out for the owner’s best interests with our in-depth system commissioning services. What does that really mean?
System commissioning has a major impact on the performance of audio and video systems. For simplicity, this blog...
Published: June 13, 2017
Categories: AV System Design, General
Good theater acoustics often require more than a few wall panels. High school theaters, in particular, can be challenging spaces for acoustical engineers such as ourselves to tackle. That's because these multipurpose auditoriums are used for plays,...
Published: April 27, 2017
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, Tips & Tricks
This is not your ordinary high school. This is a brand new $68 million, 330,000-square-foot educational vision brought to reality. The two-story east wing is devoted to academics. A long central hallway and glass-enclosed sky bridges connect its classrooms. Commons...
Published: April 10, 2017
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, AV System Design, Projects
You probably already know how important sound is to the successful use of a space. One easy way to ensure a great-sounding facility is to consider the effect of geometry on the acoustics as you develop your architectural design. Here are a few...
Published: January 31, 2017
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, Tips & Tricks
Over the last several years, community centers seem to have popped up everywhere. A good community center includes recreation facilities, such as pools and gyms, as well as spaces to hold meetings, parties, and other events. Many people don't think about...
Published: December 11, 2016
Categories: AV System Design, Projects
Summer vacations are well underway, and many of us will be staying in hotels and motels across the country. Hopefully the architect who designed your destination hotel had an acoustical consultant to help control hotel noise and prevent noisy neighbors...
Published: October 11, 2016
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, Noise Control, Tips & Tricks
The EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER for the Kansas City District of the US Army Corps of Engineers was recently upgraded to be a self-supporting environment capable of 24-hour operations. In addition to the emergency operations function, the center also...
Published: December 15, 2015
Categories: AV System Design, Projects
