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
Whether you're a fan or not, Obama's economic stimulus package passed recently, opening the door to gobs of government money (ie: your tax dollars at work) being pumped into the economy. So where do acoustics fit into the puzzle? Well, they're becoming a key piece. To...
by ABD Engineering and Design | Acoustics
The LEED Green Building Rating SystemTM is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. LEED was created by the U.S. Green Building Council to define "green building" through a common standard, and to promote...
by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration
"...You can't handle the truth!" If you're a movie fan, then you probably recognize this line from the 1992 blockbuster, A Few Good Men. Of course, Nathan R. Jessep (Jack Nicholson) delivered the line in response to Lt. Daniel Kaffee's (Tom Cruise) questioning in that...
by ABD Engineering and Design | Acoustics
It's interesting to watch the broader culture around us as it adapts to new ideas and theories. The "Green" concept (the idea that we need to take care of the environment, reduce our carbon footprint, save energy, etc.) really isn't new at all, but the mounting "buzz"...