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Top Noise Complaints Throwdown! Pt. 1
On average, Acentech gets 5-10 email requests per week for acoustics, noise, vibration and AV help from the outside world. We were talking about this in…
July 17, 2018
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Baby’s First Words: Language Acquisition in a Noisy Environment
During the first formative years of a child’s life, they are bombarded with all kinds of information. Before their exciting first words, they must extract the…
April 18, 2018
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Setting the Stage: Creating Great Acoustics at Different Venues
In the design of spaces for musical performance, we acousticians take into account the volume of a hall, the expected reverberation time, the attributes of reflecting…
February 13, 2018
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Time & Flexibility: How Temporary Walls (Might) Give You the Best of Both Worlds
If someone were to ask me what I consider the most valuable life asset to be, I would have to say time. The second: flexibility. While…
January 17, 2018
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Returning to Restorative Roots: Comparing Ancient & Modern Healing Environments
As acousticians working on healthcare spaces, we spend much of our time defining and addressing what we don’t want to hear – excessive background noise or…
December 21, 2017
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Preserving Our National Parks’ Natural Quiet
For the last five years, I have enjoyed a fun summer tradition with my dad and brother, escaping the office for a weekend excursion to the…
November 30, 2017
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Buzz over Fuzz: Practical Tips for Coping with the Trend Toward Noisier Restaurants
A.) Pull out your favorite smartphone app, and start frantically flipping through reviewsB.) Put your nose up to the window menu, squinting while trying to make…
October 30, 2017
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Deregulating the Unregulated: What’s up with Inaudible Electric Cars?
by Gladys Unger She stood at the curb looking forlorn and then turned slightly away. When she turned back he was gone. Where had he gone?…
October 19, 2017
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MASS MoCA: A Journey Through Time and Space
Unlike most journeys that have a beginning, middle and end, my trips to MASS MoCA have felt more like journeys through time and space. A Journey…
August 23, 2017
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