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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
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OSHA, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, has long had policies regulating noise in the workplace. Their "Hearing Conservation Program" is designed to protect workers from suffering hearing loss even if they are subject to loud noise exposures over...
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How Weather Affects an Outdoor Noise Study
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...
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"You Want the Truth?!?"
"...You can't handle the truth!" If you're a movie fan, then you probably recognize this line from the 1992 blockbuster, A Few Good Men. Of course, Nathan R. Jessep (Jack Nicholson) delivered the line in response to Lt. Daniel Kaffee's (Tom Cruise) questioning in that...
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Take Me Out To the Ballpark
Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in State College, Pennsylvania isn't just the first LEED Certified ballpark in the world - it's the only one (to date). Known as "The Med", the new ballpark raises the bar in "green" sports facility design in several areas: water...
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Common Tech Team Mishaps
I worked for years in churches as a Technical Director, and during my tenure in that position I had a front row seat on the effects of volunteer-installed equipment. While there is a time and place for volunteers to do some elements of installation, let me say that...