Kristen Murphy
Sustainability Lead
A Primer on Low-Carbon Design in Architectural Acoustics Using a Case Study of Residential Floors
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (JASA)
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Acentech’s Sustainability Lead Kristen Murphy collaborated with Jonathan M. Broyles of the Department of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University on an article, “A Primer on Low-Carbon Design in Architectural Acoustics Using a Case Study of Residential Floors,” published 1/10/2025 in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. This paper is part of a special issue on Climate Change: How the Sound of the Planet Reflects the Health of the Planet.
Read the article here: “A Primer on Low-Carbon Design in Architectural Acoustics Using a Case Study of Residential Floors.”
About The Author
"I really like the variety of acoustical consulting: each project comes with interesting clients and unique challenges. It is really cool to see how far the principles of good acoustics apply!"
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