by ABD Engineering and Design | Acoustics
The 2010 FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities was published in January and adopted as building code by many states. How will you deal with the new noise, privacy, and acoustical requirements for healthcare facilities? Join us at...
by ABD Engineering and Design | Acoustics
For years, the healthcare industry has used patient satisfaction surveys to gauge hospital performance and to identify ways for improving the healing environment. And the industry's standard surveyor, Press Ganey Satisfaction Surveys, has always shown the number one...
by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration
Are you planning to open a veterinary hospital? A doggy daycare? A kennel? A private dog park? If so, then make sure that you consider the noise issues ahead of time (i.e., the barking)! Although these types of projects only account for a small portion of our work at...
by ABD Engineering and Design | Audiovisual
This past week, as we took acoustical measurements at the Calvin College Fine Arts Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a music teacher poked her head into the auditorium and asked if aliens had landed. "Well, not exactly", I said. But I admitted that it did look and...
