6 California Buildings News • July/August 2016
Sound and Vibration Instrumentation
Scantek, Inc.
Sound Level Meters
Vibration Meters
Prediction Software
Selection of sound level meters from simple noise level measurements to advanced acoustical analysis
Meters for measuring overall vibration levels, simple to advanced analysis and human exposure to vibration
Software for prediction of environmental noise, building insulation and room acoustics using the latest standards
Building Acoustics
Alert Systems
Monitoring
Systems for airborne sound transmission, impact insulation, STIPA, reverberation and other room acoustics measurements
Noise alert systems for facility noise monitoring or noise measurements in open office space
Temporary or permanent remote monitoring of noise or vibration levels with notifications of exceeded limits
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Better Acoustics (Continued from page 5) unfamiliar types of building designs or client requirements. These could involve new types of ventilation systems, or mixed use buildings where there might be a food market on the ground floor, residences above, and a restaurant/ entertainment facility on top. If an architect specializes in a particular product type, then he or she will eventually become very familiar with the acoustical outcomes of their typical building designs. They will receive feedback from their clients, tenants, or postconstruction acoustical testing. Expert help is probably not needed under these circumstances.
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How has the practice changed since you started consulting over 48 years ago?
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Acoustical experts now have sophisticated computer models that enable us to predict sound qualities of rooms in the design phase. Not only (Continued on page 23)