by Brian Atkinson | Acoustics, Announcements
Acoustics By Design President, Kenric Van Wyk, is interviewed in the May/June 2015 issue of Church Designer’s Magazine. The Article, “A Sound Policy,” by Keith Loria, describes the need to prepare the worship space acoustically, and what to factor into the plan for a...
by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration
Who Can See the Wind? Who can see the wind? Neither you nor I But when the leaves are trembling The wind is passing by! Who can see the wind? Neither I nor you But when the trees are bending low The wind is passing through! by Christina Georgina Rossetti As this...
by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration
With today's heightened awareness about energy and our dependence on foreign oil, we are being lured with a promise of bountiful, cheap electricity if we simply harvest the energy from the wind. As is true with everything in life, "there is no such thing as a free...
by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration
For many years, I worked as an acoustical consultant in Southern California. We had seasons in SoCal, but it took several years before I easily recognized the subtle differences between summer and fall or between winter and spring. Summer brought daytime temperatures...
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"...
