Reflections Year in Review
2019
2019 in Review
2019 was another exciting year for Acentech. We continue to be busy, and one of the exciting byproducts of that is the opportunity to add talented new staff to our organization. We are particularly proud of our growth in our mid-Atlantic office, where we are getting more opportunities to work with old and new clients alike. This past year we also introduced our 3DListening® acoustic simulation technology to the mid-Atlantic region, something that has been a staple of our consulting work here in Cambridge. I find it truly remarkable the innovations our staff have made in making our simulations more realistic than ever. Of course, our clients and the projects they ask us to collaborate on are the most enjoyable part of what we do. Our expanding list of completed projects (and the nationally-recognized architecture and engineering firms we work with) fills us with gratitude and pride. We hope you enjoy the following pages, which are just a snapshot of the 150+ high profile projects we completed in 2019. This year we are bringing something new to our yearbook, a staff spotlight section. I think you’ll enjoy reading about Eric Ungar and his colorful history. Not only has Eric contributed a tremendous amount to the fields of acoustics and vibration, on a personal level he has been a great mentor for me in my career at Acentech. In addition to our consulting work, we’ve also been investing in research and development in the acoustics, vibration and audiovisual design fields. We believe innovation is critical to serving our clients in the best way we can. I look forward to sharing a bit more about that in next year’s yearbook. Thanks to all who were part of our world in 2019, and we look forward seeing what the new decade brings.
Jeffrey A. Zapfe, PhD President
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FIRM NEWS | 2019 Project Awards AIA NEW ENGLAND AWARDS 121 Seaport [CBT Architects]
BSA DESIGN AWARDS Boston City Hall, Council Chambers [Finegold Alexander]
Amherst College, Greenway Residence Halls [Kyu Sung Woo Architects]
Boston Public Library, Jamaica Plain Branch [Utile]
Amherst College, Science Center [Payette]
Boston University, Booth Theatre and College of Fine Arts Production Center [Elkus Manfredi Architects]
Deerfield Academy, Athletic Complex [Sasaki Associates]
Brooks School, Center for the Arts [Ann Beha Architects]
Moses Brown School, Woodman Family Community and Performance Center [DBVW] Noble and Greenough School, Putnam Library [William Rawn Associates] Northeastern University, ISEC [Payette] Tufts University, Science + Engineering Center [Payette] UMass Amherst, John W. Olver Design Building [Leers Weinzapfel Associates] WIT, Center for Engineering, Innovation & Sciences [Leers Weinzapfel Associates] THE ARCHITECT’S NEWSPAPER: INFRASTRUCTURE AWARD UMass Amherst, North Chiller Plant [Leers Weinzapfel Associates]
Harvard University, Art Lab [Barkow Leibinger with Sasaki Associates] Deerborn STEM Middle-High School [Jonathan Levi Architects] Deerfield Academy, Athletics Complex [Sasaki Associates] Lesley University, Lunder Arts Center [Bruner/Cott Architects] Lumen at Beacon Park [Touloukian Touloukian] Noble and Greenough School Putnam Library [William Rawn Associates] Salem State University, Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts [Leers Weinzapfel Associates] UMass Amherst, North Chiller Plant [Leers Weinzapfel Associates with RMF Engineering]
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Lesley University, Lunder Arts Center (Bruner/Cott Architects)
Northeastern University ISEC (Payette)
UMass Amherst, Olver Design Building (Leers Weinzapfel Associates) Acentech Reflections 2019 | 5
FIRM NEWS | 2019 Project Awards BOSTON PRESERVATION ALLIANCE Massachusetts State House, Senate Chamber [CBT Architects] Boston University Dahod Family Alumni Center [Finegold Alexander Architects] ENR NEW ENGLAND Bentley University, Multipurpose Arena [Architectural Resources Cambridge] ENR MID-ATLANTIC Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business [Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners] LAB DESIGN - LAB OF THE YEAR MIT, MIT.nano [Wilson HGA] SCUP EXCELLENCE AWARD Yale University, Center for the Humanities [Ann Beha Architects] USGBC AWARDS FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN Amherst College, Science Center [Payette] Boston University, Center for Computing + Data Science [KPMB Architects] Dartmouth College, Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society [Goody Clancy]
Massachusetts State House Senate Chamber Renovation (CBT Architects)
DCAMM Chelsea Soldiers’ Home [Payette] King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex [William Rawn Associates with Arrowstreet] Lumen at Beacon Park [Touloukian Touloukian]
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Acoustical modeling is a powerful tool that can help architects and acousticians create innovative solutions that challenge conventional thought.” - Neal Matsuno, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Principal Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners
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Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business (Moore Ruble Yudell)
SPOTLIGHT ON | Eric Ungar, EngScD, PE As one of Acentech’s longest-term employees and a former 37-year employee of our parent firm, Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN), we are training our spotlight on Eric Ungar. A friendly-mannered vibration engineer with over 50 years of experience, Eric has quite a colorful past! Eric received his early education in Vienna, Austria (where he was born), attended high school in St. Louis, and there received his BSME from Washington University after a three-year stint as a US Army infantry officer in WW II. Since he was a child he had been interested in things that move and was delighted to learn that these could be designed and analyzed via mathematics— something else he loved—so that the field of vibrations, which involves both of his interests, was a natural fit.
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His first employment was at Sandia Corporation (now called Sandia Laboratories) in New Mexico, working on second-generation atomic weapons. There he assisted in the design of vibration isolation of nuclear warhead components and also worked out the trajectories of bombs dropped from a fighter aircraft, and the maneuver the aircraft would need to execute to escape the blast. Eric received his MSME degree from the University of New Mexico, where he took evening classes, and then went on to earn his doctorate at New York University. Having taught several different courses related to machinery during his studies, he was appointed to a professorship and continued teaching at NYU. He attended a course at MIT during one summer break and thereafter received a letter from Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN), of which he had never heard, inviting him for an interview. Although he had not considered leaving teaching, he accepted this invitation and thereafter received an offer he could not refuse. He likes to say that before he joined BBN he couldn’t even spell “acoustician”...and then he got to be one!
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At BBN he soon learned about sound, which shares many aspects with those of vibration, and became immersed in a wide range of consulting and research projects. He eventually received several high-level honors from technical societies and served as the president of the Acoustical Society of America and the Institute for Noise Control Engineering. Eric has authored many articles and white papers on noise and vibration, and even wrote a book, Acoustics from A to Z in rhyming verses! He likes to tell young engineers about the consulting field permitting an engineer to become familiar with many cutting-edge technologies. How else would he have been able to work on projects ranging from submarines to spacecraft, from micro-electronics to telescopes, from the latest medical instrumentation to an experiment deployed on the moon?
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His pet peeve regarding the younger generation of engineers is that they tend to rely too heavily on software and often fail to take some of the fundamentals into account. His basic advice:
In addressing any real-world problem, start off with a simplified model based on fundamental principles and make sure that your computed results make practical sense. But above all, work at what you love—then work is a pleasure, not a chore.” Acentech Reflections 2019 | 7
STAFF NEWS
ENGINEERING NEWS RECORD’s Top 20 under 40 National Award Benjamin Markham, LEED AP Director, Architectural Acoustics
Ben was selected out of hundreds of submissions for the ENR Top 20 under 40 national award. He will always remember his trip to New York City to meet the other 19 winners as a highlight of a very exciting and busy year!
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ENGINEERING NEWS RECORD’s Top Young Professionals - New England! ENR New England selected two of our Directors for its Top Young
Professionals list for 2019. Ben Markham and Sarah McGillicuddy share this prestigious accolade with leaders of architectural, engineering and
Benjamin Markham, LEED AP Director, Architectural Acoustics
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Sarah McGillicuddy
Director of Marketing and Business Development
construction firms throughout New England. They have both dedicated their careers to the advancement of the design community’s appreciation for the world of sound. Well done, you two!
PROMOTIONS
NEW HIRES
Marc Newmark
Jack Briskie, PE
Along with management of the NV Group, Marc will continue to consult on a range of projects, including higher education facilities, research labs and industrial markets.
Jack joined our NV Group in 2019, and recently received his Professional Engineer license in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently working on several institutional and industrial projects.
Corey Salvatore, CTS
Consultant (Acoustics)
Director, Noise & Vibration Group
Principal Consultant
Corey consults on institutional, public and corporate projects throughout New England. He is an AVIXA Certified Technology Specialist and Acentech board member.
Robert Connick Senior Consultant
Bob consults on a variety of educational, commercial and residential projects. He received his MS in Architectural Sciences from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Roberto Gomez Senior Consultant
Roberto consults on transportation and community noise issues. He received his BA in Economics from UMass Amherst, and has been with Acentech for 18 years.
Kristen Murphy, LEED+WELL AP Senior Consultant
Kristen works on educational, performing arts and residential projects with a focus on sustainable design. She presented a Green Acoustics session at USGBC in November.
Kelsey Rogers Senior Consultant
Kelsey consults on educational, performing arts, commercial and residential projects. She earned her MS in Architectural Acoustics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Consultant (Noise & Vibration)
Ethan Casavant
Ethan joined our Cambridge HQ and works on institutional and corporate projects. He earned his BA in Mechanical Engineering/ Acoustics from the University of Hartford.
Anthony DeMarte Consultant (Acoustics)
Anthony joined our PA office, and works with our acoustics group on a variety of projects. He earned his BA in Mechanical Engineering/ Acoustics from the University of Hartford.
Marielle Frederick
CAD Specialist (Systems Group) Marielle works on complex Revit drawing packages with our Systems Group, and is finishing up her Bachelor of Architecture at the Boston Architectural College.
Christopher Hornsby, RCDD Consultant (IT/Security)
Chris joined Acentech’s IT/Security team and works in our Cambridge HQ. He is a BICSI Certified Registered Communications Distribution Designer and works on a range of building types.
Alexander Roehl
Consultant (Acoustics) Alex received his MA in Audio Sciences/ Acoustics from Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute. He works in our Cambridge HQ on a variety of acoustical solutions for clients.
Khaleela Zaman
Consultant (Acoustics) Khaleela works with our architectural acoustics group in our Cambridge HQ. She received her MS in Architectural Acoustics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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PROJECT UPDATES | Studio A | Performing Arts
Nashua Performing Arts Center (ICON Architecture + OTJ Architects)
WBUR CitySpace (Cambridge Seven Associates)
RECENTLY COMPLETED Big Night Live Music Club, Boston, MA [Beacon Architectural Associates] Fessenden School, Center for the Arts, Newton, MA [CBT Architects] Esperanza Charter Middle School, Black Box Theater, Philadelphia, PA [PZS Architects] New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, New Brunswick, NJ [Elkus Manfredi Architects] Pennsylvania Ballet, Performance Hall Renovation, Philadelphia, PA [Varenhorst] Umbrella Center for the Arts, Concord, MA [OMR Associates] WBUR CitySpace, Boston, MA [Cambridge Seven Associates]
IN PROGRESS Cambridge Foundry Theater, Cambridge, MA [Cambridge Seven Associates]
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New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (Elkus Manfredi Architects) Lancaster Country Day School, Gardner Theatre, Lancaster, PA [Centerbrook with Murray Associates] Nashua Performing Arts Center, Nashua, NH [ICON Architecture] New England College, Putnam Performing Arts Center, Henniker, NH [Dewing Schmid Kearns Architects] SUNY Potsdam, Crane School of Music, Potsdam, NY [JMZ Architects and Planners] Peddie School Arts Center, Hightstown, NJ [Architectural Resources Cambridge] Warner Theatre, Erie, PA [Coffey Group Architecture]
PROJECT UPDATES | Museums + Public Institutions
Woburn Public Library (CBT Architects)
Norton Museum of Art (Foster + Partners with CBT Architects)
RECENTLY COMPLETED Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA [Samuel Anderson Architects] Boston Public Library, Dudley Branch, Boston, MA [Utile, Inc.]
Boston City Hall Council Chamber (Finegold Alexander Architects)
IN PROGRESS Bowdoin College, Arctic Museum, Brunswick, ME [HGA Architects and Engineers] Crystal Bridges Museum Expansion, Bentonville, AR [Safdie Architects] Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA [Luce Et Studio] National Coast Guard Museum, New London, CT [Payette Associates] Worcester Art Museum, Vibration Monitoring, Worcester, MA [Worcester Art Museum with Conform Lab]
Delaware Art Museum, Environmental Noise Study, Wilmington, DE [Delaware Art Museum] Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Edgartown, MA [Oudens Ello Architecture] Mount Auburn Cemetery, Bigelow Chapel, Cambridge, MA [William Rawn Associates] Museum of Science, Blue Wing Sound System, Boston, MA [Museum of Science] Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL [Foster + Partners with CBT Architects] Woburn Public Library Renovation + Expansion, Woburn, MA [CBT Architects] YMCA Education Center, Beverly, MA [Siemasko + Verbridge Design]
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PROJECT UPDATES | Science + Research Lab Facilities
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research (Cannon Design)
RECENTLY COMPLETED Amherst College, Science Center, Amherst, MA [Payette] Astrellas Lab, Westborough, MA [Perkins & Will] Brigham & Women’s Hospital Innovation Space, Boston, MA [Imai Keller Moore Architects] Dana Farber Lifetime Center, Newton, MA [Payette] Generation Bio Vibration Monitoring, Cambridge, MA [The Richmond Group] MIT Koch Cancer Center Vibration Study, Cambridge, MA [Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC] New York Genome Center, New York, NY [Payette] Saddleback College, Advanced Technology + Applied Sciences Bldg., Mission Viejo, CA [Harley Ellis Devereaux] Yale University, New Science Building, New Haven, CT [Pelli Clarke Pelli with Stantec and Dimeo Construction]
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Amherst College, Science Center (Payette)
IN PROGRESS Feinstein Institute, New York, NY [Flad Architects] Harvard University, Science + Engineering Complex, Allston, MA [Behnisch Architekten, LLP] Swarthmore College, Martin Bio Lab Building, Swarthmore, PA [Goody Clancy] University of New Hampshire, Biological Sciences Building, Durham, NH [Ellenzweig] University of Texas, Brain and Cancer Center, Dallas, TX [EYP Architecture & Engineering]
PROJECT UPDATES | Healthcare
Boston Medical Center, Menino Building (SmithGroup)
RECENTLY COMPLETED Anita Behavioral Health Campus, Orange, CA [Boulder Associates, Architects] Brigham & Women’s Hospital Innovation Space, Boston, MA [Imai Keller Moore Architects]
Albert Einstein Learning + Research Center (Safdie Architects)
IN PROGRESS Albert Einstein Learning + Research Center, São Paulo, Brazil [Safdie Architects] Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inpatient Unit, Boston, MA [Isgenuity] Boston Children’s Hospital, Brookline Place, Brookline, MA [Steffian Bradley Architects]
Boston Children’s Hospital, Waltham Construction Monitoring, Waltham, MA [Wise Construction] Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Seashore House, Philadelphia, PA [ZGF Architects] Dana Farber Lifetime Center, Newton, MA [Payette] Home Base Clinic, Boston, MA [Margulies Perruzzi Architects] West Putnam Medical Center, Greenwich, CT [Shepley Bulfinch]
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia New Pediatric Hospital, King of Prussia, PA [Ballinger] Maine Medical Center, Inpatient Building, Portland, ME [Perkins & Will]
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PROJECT UPDATES | Higher Education
University of Connecticut, Student Recreation Center (JCJ Architecture)
UMass Amherst, Isenberg School of Management (BIG with Goody Clancy)
RECENTLY COMPLETED Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh, PA [Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners] Eastern Connecticut State University, Goddard Communications Building, Willimantic, CT [Miller Dyer Spears] Harvard University, Art Lab, Allston, MA [Barkow Leibinger with Sasaki Associates] Northeastern University, Lightview Apartments, Boston, MA [Elkus Manfredi Architects with Cube 3 Architects]
Northeastern University, Lightview Apartments (Elkus Manfredi with Cube 3)
IN PROGRESS
Sacred Heart University, WSHU Broadcast Building, Fairfield, CT [Spagnolo Gisness & Associates]
Boston University, Howard Thurman Center, Boston, MA [NBBJ]
UMass Amherst, Isenberg School of Management, Amherst, MA [BIG with Goody Clancy]
Brown University, Wellness Center + Res Hall, Providence, RI [William Rawn Associates]
UMass Lowell, Olsen Hall, Lowell, MA [Goody Clancy]
Dartmouth College, Irving Institute for Energy and Society, Hanover, NH [Goody Clancy]
University of Connecticut, Student Recreation Center, Storrs, CT [JCJ Architecture] University of La Verne, Ludwick Center, Los Angeles, CA [Steinberg Hart]
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UMass Amherst, Fine Arts Bridge Building, Amherst, MA [DesignLAB Architects] University of New Haven, Bergami Center for Science, Technology and Innovation, West Haven, CT [Svigals + Partners]
PROJECT UPDATES | K-12 Schools
Belmont Day School, The Barn (Utile, Inc.)
Middlesex School, Bass Arts Pavilion (CBT Architects)
RECENTLY COMPLETED Belmont Day School, The Barn, Belmont, MA [Utile, Inc.] Billerica High School, Billerica, MA [Perkins & Will]
Billerica High School (Perkins & Will)
IN PROGRESS Belmont Middle/High School, Belmont, MA [Perkins & Will] Cunniff + Hosmer Elementary Schools, Watertown, MA [Ai3 Architects] Greenwich Country Day School, Upper School, Greenwich, CT [Centerbrook Architects & Planners] Hawthorne High School, Black Box Theater, Hawthorne, CA [WLC Architects]
Bourne Peebles Elementary School, Bourne, MA [Flansburgh] Gibbs Elementary School, Arlington, MA [Finegold Alexander] King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA [William Rawn Associates with Arrowstreet] Tisbury Elementary School, Tisbury, MA [Turowski2 Architecture] Wheeler Elementary School, Plainville, CT [Kaestle Boos Associates] Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Middletown, CT [TSKP Studio]
Somerville High School, Somerville, MA [SMMA]
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PROJECT UPDATES | Corporate Commercial
PTC Global Headquarters (Margulies Perruzzi Architects)
Analysis Group Montreal (CBT Architects)
RECENTLY COMPLETED Akamai HQ, Cambridge, MA [Sasaki Associates with Stantec] Analysis Group Offices, Montréal, Québec [CBT Architects] Conservation Law Offices, Boston, MA [Austin Architects] CORE Dispensary, Jamaica Plain, MA [Atelier et Alia]
Fidelity Jacksonville (Sasaki Associates)
IN PROGRESS
Goodwin HQ, Boston, MA [Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype]
Assembly Row Block 5B Mixed Use Development, Somerville, MA [Jacobs]
PTC Headquarters, Boston, MA [Margulies Perruzzi Architects]
Bulfinch Crossing and One Congress Street, Boston, MA [Pelli Clarke Pelli with CBT Architects]
Putnam Investments HQ, Boston, MA [Gensler]
Fan Pier Parcel E, Boston, MA [Elkus Manfredi Architects]
NBCUniversal New England HQ, Needham, MA [Gensler]
National Landing Complex, Arlington, VA [Perkins & Will]
TitletownTech Innovation Center, Green Bay, WI [SGA]
Ticketmaster Office HQ, West Hollywood, CA [Watchdog Real Estate Project Managers]
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PROJECT UPDATES | Residential + Mixed Use Developments
Echelon Seaport (CBT Architects with Kohn Pedersen Fox)
The Hub on Causeway / TD Garden Redevelopment (Gensler)
RECENTLY COMPLETED 10 Farnsworth, Boston, MA [CBT Architects] 110 Broad Street Mixed Use Development, Boston, MA [Finegold Alexander Architects]
Four Seasons New Orleans (Cambridge Seven)
IN PROGRESS
345 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA [CBT Architects] Elan Union Market, Watertown, MA [The Architectural Team]
The Fenway Center Mixed Use Development, Boston, MA [The Architectural Team]
The Hub on Causeway, Boston, MA [Gensler with Stantec and Solomon Cordwell Buenz]
The Four Seasons, New Orleans, LA [Cambridge Seven Associates]
Northpoint Parcel 1 Residences, Cambridge, MA [CBT Architects]
Echelon Seaport (Parcel M) Mixed Use Development, Boston, MA [Kohn Pedersen Fox with CBT Architects]
Riverwalk West Lofts, Lawrence, MA [Cube 3 Studio]
Arsenal Yards Mixed Use Development, Watertown, MA [Prellwitz Chilinski Associates]
North Quincy Station Mixed Use Development, Quincy, MA [ICON Architecture]
Union Square Parcels D2.2 + D2.3 Development, Somerville, MA [bKL Architecture with Hรถweler + Yoon]
South Bay Town Center, Dorchester, MA [Stantec]
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PROJECT UPDATES | Environmental, Transportation + Product Sound
EAROS One - High Fidelity Hearing Protection Device
Elmira-Corning Regional Airport (Fennick McCredie Architects)
RECENTLY COMPLETED Elmira-Corning Regional Airport, Horseheads, NY [Fennick McCredie Architects] Harvard University, District Energy Plant, Boston, MA [Leers Weinzapfel Associates] High Fidelity Hearing Protection Device [EAROS] Neo Organics Cultivation, Noise Mitigation Plan, Medway, MA [Neo Organics] Ohio State University, New Combined Heat + Power, Columbus, OH [TRC Companies] Town of Salem, District Courthouse Commuter Rail Noise Evaluation, Salem, MA [Urban Spaces LLC] UMass Amherst, North Chiller Plant, Amherst, MA [Leers Weinzapfel Associates with RMF Engineering] Verizon Central Office, Generator Study, Providence, RI [Next SunEnergy LLC]
Harvard University, District Energy Facility (Leers Weinzapfel Associates)
IN PROGRESS Feasibility of Leaf Blower Noise Reduction by Active Means [confidential client] Ring Road Solar Farm Noise Study, Kingston, MA [Next SunEnergy LLC] Vessel Noise Correlations Project, Vancouver, BC [Jasco Applied Sciences] Winona Water Treatment Plant, Noise Study, Peabody, MA [Weston & Sampson Engineers] Robotic Vacuum Sound Evaluation [confidential client]
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RECENT ARTICLES + BLOGS
Operatic Maneuvers (Carl Rosenberg)
How an Acoustician Got to Carnegie Hall (Colin Worrich)
IN THE PRESS
TOP BLOGS
The Acoustics of Façades, Construction Specifier [Aaron Bétit and Andrew Carballeira, INCE Bd. Cert.]
3DListening® as a Design and Decision-Making Tool [Kelsey Rogers]
The Art of Concert Hall Acoustics: Current Trends and Questions in Research and Design, Acoustics Today [Kelsey Rogers]
Acentech’s Philly Tour [Amanda Alcamo]
Building the Infrastructure to Support Telemedicine Delivery, Fitzmeyer & Tocci White Paper [Benjamin Davenny, PE, EDAC, INCE Bd. Cert. and Minh Tran] Operatic Maneuvers, Architecture Boston [Carl Rosenberg] Performing Arts Facilities Planning: A Program-Based Approach, College Planning & Management [Jonah Sacks, with Robert Long]
Apartment Living: How to Hear Your Neighbors Less [Nicole Cuff, PE, LEED AP BD+C] Defense Against the Dark Art [Jonah Sacks] How an Acoustician Got to Carnegie Hall [Colin Worrich] Keeping the Sound from Going Over the Fence [Ken Bourinot, Jr.]
The Science of Sound, Consumer Reports [featuring David Bowen]
Let Freedom Ring...Loudly [Jack Briskie]
Sustainable Acoustics for Better Buildings, NEREJ [Kristen Murphy, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP]
Measuring Vibration for Cleanrooms [Ethan Brush]
“Ugh, It’s Noisy in Here!” – Strategies for Managing the Biggest Complaints that Plague Open Offices, IFMA Journal [Benjamin Markham, LEED AP]
Pop Science: The Acoustics of Bubbles [Alex Odom]
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SOCIAL HIGHLIGHTS + SPONSORSHIPS
Cradles to Crayons
Annual Summer Soirée
Wellness for Women in Real Estate (WWIRE) 20 | Acentech Reflections 2019
Women in Sound at SONOS
Philly does St Patrick proud!
Summer is incomplete without OFFICE MINI GOLF!
CoreNet New England Awards Committee
Groundbreaking for BU Center for Computing + Data Sciences
ACE Mentor Colin takes Jenga to the next level! Acentech Reflections 2019 | 21
PRESENTATIONS + EDUCATION
Underwater Noise Conference (with Transport Canada)
Our in-house Spring Seminars
Lab Design Conference (with Wilson HGA and MIT ~ winning Lab of the Year!)
Philly Forum on Architecture
SELECTED EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS Acentech Spring Seminars AIA Connecticut -Healthcare Committee AIA Philadelphia: Forum on Architecture + Procrastinator’s ProCon Architecture Boston Expo (ABX19) Boston Children’s Hospital Roundtable Boston Society of Architects - Healthcare Committee Greenbuild International Conference Hospital Engineering Society of Greater New York (HESGNY) Lab Design Conference New England Healthcare Engineers (NEHES) Fall Conference + Twin State Seminar Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Northeast Regional Conference Structural Engineers Association of Massachusetts (SEAMASS) Transport Canada - Underwater Noise Symposium
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PROJECT SITE PICS
UMass Amherst, North Chiller Plant sound testing
Checking out the sound @ University of La Verne’s new Ludwick Center
Getting Funky @ New Brunswick Cultural Center site visit
Concert Hall Research Group tour (Troy, NY)
Ball drop vibration testing at the University of Chicago Acentech Reflections 2019 | 23
IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW...! We are a team of talented and passionate people who respect and enjoy each other. As a firm, we have created a warm and personable family of consultants and staff, many of whom have worked at Acentech for decades. The longevity of employees at Acentech is testament to the incredible culture we cherish. Acentech is 100% employee-owned. All owners are current employees, and a majority of ownership is held by an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), in which all full time employees become participants during their second year of employment. As owners, we are the beneficiaries of our own success and the custodians of our own future. Not beholden to external entities, we have the freedom to focus on our core values and interests.
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IMAGE CREDITS p1- Acentech staff [Boston skyline waveform] p 2 - Acentech staff [vibration waterfall plot: walking on a bouncy floor] p 3 - Frank Monkiewicz p 4 - Heidi Gumula/DBVW Architects p 5 - (top) Robert Benson; (bottom L) Warren Jagger; (bottom R) Albert Vecerka/ESTO p 6 - (top) Anton Grassl; (bottom) Albert Vecerka/ESTO p 7 - Frank Monkiewicz p 8 - (top) Emily O’Brien Photography; (bottom) Frank Monkiewicz p 9 - (staff portraits) Frank Monkiewicz; Emily O’Brien; Acentech Staff p 10 - (top L) Anton Grassl; (Top R) ICON Architecture; (bottom R) Elkus Manfredi Architects p 11 - (top L) Robert Benson; (bottom L) Raj Das; (top R) Nigel Young p 12 - (L) Anton Grassl; (R) Chuck Choi p 13 - (L) Safdie Architects; (R) Jesse Shauffer/SmithGroup p 14 - (L) Robert Benson; (top R) Max Touhey; (bottom R) Flaunt Boston p 15 - (top L) John Horner; (top R) Robert Benson; (bottom L) Chuck Choi p 16 - (top L) Younes Bounhar; (top R) Warren Patterson; (bottom R) Edward Caruso p 17 - (top L) CBT Architects/Kohn Pedersen Fox; (top R) Gensler; (bottom L) Cambridge Seven p 18 - (top L) William Horne; (top R) EAROS; (bottom R) Leers Weinzapfel Associates p 19 - (L) Boston Lyric Opera; (R) Acentech Staff p 20 - (top row) Acentech staff; (middle row) Emily O’Brien Photography’ (bottom row) WWIRE p 21- Acentech staff (except CoreNet photo by Janet Stearns) p 22- Acentech staff p 23- Acentech staff (except UMass Amherst photo by Caroline Fitzgerald) p 24- Acentech staff (infographic) p 25- Acentech staff [sound level monitoring]
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