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Best Seat in the House
As you might guess, Acentech is full of lovers of music and theater, and many a Monday morning conversation in the office kitchen recaps, praises, and…
March 15, 2017
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Inspiration for Learning: Past, Present, and Future
In the Summer of 1976, our family moved to a new house down the road from the elementary school where I would attend kindergarten. I knew…
February 27, 2017
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Houston’s Acoustical Oddity: The Buffalo Bayou Cistern
“Houston is a cruel, crazy town on a filthy river in east Texas with no zoning laws and a culture of sex, money and violence. It’s a…
Houston Chronicle
January 16, 2017
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A Sound Plan: How to Achieve Optimal Healthcare Acoustics
Ben Davenny, Senior Consultant, talked to Healthcare Design magazine on good acoustics practices in healthcare facilities. Read on! A Sound Plan: How To Achieve Optimal Healthcare…
Healthcare Design
January 9, 2017
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Bob Wolff On: Why No Noise is Good Noise
As a musician since age 9, fledging theatre technician at 11, I became aware at an early age of the many things that can distract from…
November 9, 2016
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Why Does it Sound Like That? Part 1: Musings on Metal Bats
It’s again October. Since I was young I’ve forever associated this month with the turning of leaves and the excitement of the baseball playoff season. This…
October 19, 2016
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Bob Wolff On: Progress in design of school performance & assembly facilities
My first theatrical activity, in 1949, was as curtain puller in the 6th grade musical, Kathleen, the Maid of Killarney, at Brookdale Elementary School (Bloomfield, NJ). …
August 24, 2016
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Can a Fitness Center Play Nice with Others in Your Building?
We receive a lot of calls these days from unhappy homeowners and office tenants, struggling to coexist alongside a fitness center within their building. Jarring noise…
July 28, 2016
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Beethoven: Revisited.
I often find myself in conversations with my colleagues at Acentech about favorite composers, pieces of music, and of course, performance halls. I began studying the…
June 29, 2016
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