by ABD Engineering and Design | Acoustics
Acoustics By Design has been selected for a 2009 "Best of" Award in the Acoustical Engineering category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). The "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the...
by ABD Engineering and Design | Acoustics
Due to the nature of our work and the locations of our clients, we are always traveling. One thing that I've noticed in my many years at ABD is that there is a vast difference in the quality of the rooms at any given hotel. When I check in, I have a few requests that...
by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration
In my last post, I discussed the acoustical design of hospital patient rooms, minimizing disturbance from noise produced by activity in the corridor, by phone calls and discussions at the nurses' stations, and by noise from nearby patient rooms. But that's only the...
by ABD Engineering and Design | Audiovisual
From mega-churches to small town congregations, the video-venue concept is becoming a staple of church growth. For those not "in the know", a "video-venue" is a church meeting where parts of the service (typically the sermon or message) are piped in via video signal...
by ABD Engineering and Design | Acoustics
While I was at the doctor's office the other day, I was allowed to listen to a conversation between a doctor and another patient. Was I in the room with them? I didn't have to be. The sound isolation between exam rooms was so poor that I could hear virtually...