ABD Engineering and Design
ABD Engineering and Design is one of North America’s leading independent acoustical consulting and AV design firms, serving clients across the United States and Canada, as well as other international markets from offices in Grand Rapids, MI and Portland, OR. Our specialized acoustical engineering and AV design practices help architects, building owners, engineers, facility directors, and municipalities design spaces, environments, and systems for optimal acoustical and audiovisual performance. Our consulting practice areas specialize in all aspects of architectural acoustics, environmental and industrial noise and vibration control, and audiovisual systems design.
ABD Engineering and Design's Blog Posts
Several weeks ago, a client invited me to a rehearsal in their highly reverberant space that ABD was hired to test and correct. I declined, as I already had plans to attend a play that evening at a different facility, and joked that during the performance I’d also be...
Student Housing Acoustics – Noise in the Dormitory
Let’s play word association… Ready? Go: Academic… College… University… Higher Education… Acoustics! Did you picture the big wood paneled lecture hall filled with hundreds of students engaged in a lecture about world history, literature, or archeology? Yeah, me too… or...
Whitespace Frequency Update for Wireless Microphones and the FCC
The world of wireless microphones continues to evolve and become more complicated with every passing day. Just a brief re-cap of the last couple years: The FCC has passed a series of rules over the last few years to move the analog TV stations out of the 700MHz band...
SoundHealthcare2010 – Healthcare Acoustics Seminar – 2010 FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities
The 2010 FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities was published in January and adopted as building code by many states. How will you deal with the new noise, privacy, and acoustical requirements for healthcare facilities? Join us at...
Is Technology the Bottom Line for Web Conferencing and Videoconferencing?
Sure, we all agree that the principle of “garbage in garbage out” applies to audio-visual technology. But is "top of the line equipment" the real bottom line for state of the art web conferencing or videoconferencing? Answer: It’s one of the bottom lines, but not the...