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Singing in the Bathroom: Acoustics in Time of Quarantine
So many of us are spending all of our time at home these days, and we find ourselves adapting our lives to our circumstances, working from…
April 8, 2020
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The Ups and Downs of Elevator Noise
One of the fundamental products that design and development professionals offer is shelter, in its many forms. We want the buildings we design to be safe,…
January 29, 2020
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A Primer for Building a Corporate Media Studio
Video has become the driving medium for just about all media platforms. To keep up with the times, companies have started building Corporate Media Studios, allowing…
January 22, 2020
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Legal Marijuana: Where There’s Smoke, There’s Sound
Now that Massachusetts has established a legal framework for medicinal and recreational cannabis, the commercial-scale production of cannabis presents numerous opportunities through the supply chain from…
High Profile
January 21, 2020
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How Will it Sound? An Exploration of 3DListening® as a Design and Decision-Making Tool | Part 1: Multipurpose Spaces in K-12 Education
Multipurpose learning and performance spaces are the heart of K-12 education. They provide unique opportunities for innovation and collaboration by energizing and connecting students across disciplines….
October 24, 2019
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Noise pollution is a real issue: Sustainable acoustics for better buildings
Kristen Murphy’s article sheds light on strategies to reduce unwanted sound (noise pollution) in our everyday environments using sustainable materials and proactive design. Originally published in…
New England Real Estate Journal
October 4, 2019
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Will You Hear the Future of Medicine?
You know how sometimes when someone’s on speakerphone at the other end of your phone call and it sounds like they’re in a cave? Or when…
September 25, 2019
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Sound Diffraction Prediction of a Rectangular Rigid Plate Using the Physical Theory of Diffraction
ABSTRACTFor the purpose of numerical efficiency in room acoustic modeling, the physical theory of diffraction (PTD) is applied to approximate solutions of a finite-sized, rigid rectangular…
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
June 21, 2019
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The Commonwealth’s Pure Tone Requirement
In Massachusetts, the law stipulates that certain sources of sound cannot cause noise. What is defined as noise you might ask? Well, noise in the Commonwealth…
May 29, 2019
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