Noise Mitigation for Residential Sites Near Transit – Building Enclosure
When evaluating the prospective location for a multi-family residential project, there are many factors that should be considered. Chief among them is a factor that is…
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Ethan Casavant is a member of Acentech’s Architectural Acoustics group. He consults on various projects involving commercial, residential, higher education, K-12, healthcare, and lab facilities. His areas of concentration include environmental and HUD-related noise evaluations, room shaping, sound isolation, and mechanical systems noise and vibration control. Ethan enjoys finding creative solutions to challenging and unique acoustical problems. He has experience with a variety of software platforms including Odeon, Matlab, AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Solidworks.
Ethan has studied martial arts for 15 years and he holds a black belt in Shotokan Karate-Do. When not at work, some of Ethan’s hobbies include singing and vocal percussion with Boston-area a cappella group Vinyl Street, woodworking, rock climbing and hiking. He is currently experimenting with making guitars from scratch!
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