Wave Engineering is featured in this magazine article about engineering innovation with a state-of-the-art acoustic camera.
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Wave Engineering is an acoustical consultant in Denver celebrating 7 years of service in Denver, Albuquerque, El Paso, and across the United States.
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Wave Engineering worked together with the design team to ensure that Desert Willow Family School met essential LEED acoustic requirements for mechanical noise levels and reverberation.
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Wave Engineering becomes one of the few acoustic consultants in the Denver Colorado area with an acoustic camera.
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Setting benchmarks and measuring building performance is vital to designing successful “green” or high efficiency buildings. ASHRAE developed a set of Performance Measurement Protocols (PMP) to provide consistent test methods for the industry to measure energy, water, and indoor environmental quality performance of commercial buildings. The indoor environmental quality section...
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We recently had the pleasure of presenting a paper at Watercon 2017 about the noise impact of the replacement of the ozonation system at a water treatment plant. Jeff Kwolkoski of Wave Engineering, Inc. co-presented with Matt Sokolowski of Carollo Engineers, Inc. The PowerPoint presentation can be viewed at this link.
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Acoustic plasters are troweled-on acoustic treatments that absorb sound, control reverberation, and reduce noise. They can be used in both exterior and interior applications. Plaster can be applied in different colors a variety of textures (degrees of smoothness). There is even an acoustically transparent shimmer effect that can sprayed directly onto the...
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Acoustic stretch systems are fabric or micro-perforated vinyl membranes stretched over plastic or metal frames with sound absorbing or sound blocking material behind. These treatments can cover larger areas with fewer seams than acoustic panels. Custom options can accommodate irregular shaped rooms, including curved walls and domes.
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Wave Engineering recently had the pleasure of working with St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church in Greenwood Village to enhance the acoustics of their sanctuary. We used EASE acoustical modeling software to investigate changes to the surface finishes and shape of the room in order to...
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Wave Engineering is Turning 4! We have come a long way since we got our start with Jeff and Carmen working away in the spare bedroom. Racks of acoustic test equipment prominently displayed in the dining room made for an interesting Thanksgiving dinner...
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Sound transmission from gun ranges has become a growing concern as shooting sports increase in popularity and firing ranges are built in close proximity to retail areas and residential districts. Wave Engineering works with developers, architects, engineers, and city planners to evaluate potential noise concerns from shooting facilities...
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In a previous post, we discussed ways that the acoustics of a conference room can affect the audio quality of the video conferencing system. Here in Part 2 we will go over some general recommendations on designing the room to get the best sound from the system.
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There are many market factors driving the growth of video conferencing, and manufacturers like Polycom and ClearOne have responded with better technology. These modern video conference systems offer bigger displays, higher resolution video, high definition audio quality, integration with mobile apps, and so on. However, if this advanced technology is installed in a poorly designed conference room, the results can be disappointing...
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Many open office areas employ sound masking systems to create an even distribution of background noise that is just loud enough to help mask distracting noises (particularly from other conversations) without being loud enough to be a nuisance. The system typically consists of special loudspeakers mounted in or above the ceiling and a head-end unit that generates and shapes the noise. Another useful application of sound masking is to improve speech privacy...
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Do you select Sound Transmission Class ratings from the Gypsum Association Fire Resistance Design Manual? The GA manual contains a lot of good information on fire and sound ratings. The sound ratings, however, must be used carefully. Knowledgeable acoustic consultants do not rely on the GA manual Sound Transmission Class ratings, but use laboratory test reports (multiple reports when available). We may also supplement the lab test reports with field test...
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