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John Zeman, LEED AP BD+C Joins Acentech to Lead California Office
Acentech is pleased to announce that John Zeman, LEED AP, BD+C has joined the firm to lead its Los Angeles office.
January 29, 2024
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Ben Markham on BD+C’s Horizon TV
Ben Markham, LEED AP, Principal Consultant and Director of Acentech’s Architectural Acoustics Group, identifies the primary concerns with acoustic performance at the building envelope, and offers…
December 19, 2022
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Hearing the Forest for the Trees: Foliage Acoustics and Green Noise Barriers
Aside from the popular philosophical question asking if a tree falling in a forest makes a sound, the most common arboreal inquiry I get as an…
September 10, 2021
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Acoustic Energy Harvesting
When it comes to energy innovation, a great deal of attention has been focused on sources that are already abundant within the environment – wind and solar power are two prominent examples that come to mind…
February 18, 2021
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Yes, Solar Farms Can Produce Noise!
In a push towards being green, we are seeing coal-fired and gas-fired power plants being replaced with more environmentally friendly and renewable sources of energy like…
June 18, 2020
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Drone Noise – A New Challenge in Acoustics
With the world in social isolation to prevent the spread of the corona virus, many are discovering how to get almost anything delivered to their doorstep…
May 21, 2020
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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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Pop Science: The Acoustics of Bubbles
One of my favorite sounds is the fizz of a fountain soda. You can see the bubbles dance around the glass and jump up into the…
May 15, 2019
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When a Tree Falls in the Forest…Does it Make NOISE? The Commonwealth Noise Regulation
When a tree falls in the woods and there is no one there to hear it, does it make a sound? Well, yes and no, but…
November 14, 2018
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