Commercial & office space: optimizing exterior & interior noise Acoustical and vibration design of commercial buildings is usually driven by human sensitivities. The goal is to deliver healthy and productive work environments, from outdoor gathering spaces to private offices to telepresence suites. In addition to routine architectural acoustics and mechanical noise control design, we offer…
Healthcare facilities & labs: community noise & low-vibration Healthcare facilities present unique challenges for acoustical, noise and vibration design. Medical buildings typically require substantial mechanical systems. Noise from these can impact patients/staff and adjacent properties, leading to community noise issues, while vibration can affect sensitive instruments. Patient privacy rules, OSHPD-driven limitations on noise control materials,…
Interior noise isolation & impact noise testing The third-largest vacation ownership program in the world completed Phase 1 construction of a vacation resort near Palm Springs, CA. The resort consists of multiple buildings with approximately 278 residential units, with floorplans ranging from studios and 2-bedroom units to presidential penthouse suites. After Phase 1 was completed,…
Interior noise levels, sound isolation & room acoustics IBM’s network of Executive Briefing Centers (EBCs) give the company a platform for providing comprehensive, indepth product demonstrations and workshops to customers and business partners. The Silicon Valley EBC hosts events for key decision makers from customers of IBM’s suite of “Middleware” products. A variety of audio…
Environmental & industrial noise & vibration control Noise and vibration are concerns in most industrial settings, and controlling them requires attention to a multitude of sources and receivers. Some high-tech manufacturing processes need extraordinary vibrational stability. All facilities include human occupants who need safe and productive environments. Workplace noise limits set by OSHA and other…
Nanotech & imaging labs: ultra-low vibration design Nanotechnology and imaging facilities require an ultra-low noise and ultra-low vibration environment, otherwise research accuracy or production yield suffers. Some laboratories need even lower vibration environments to push commercial tools beyond their limits or develop a new instrument generation. Noise and vibration can intrude from exterior vehicle or…
Low-vibration & low-noise design IBM constructed an annex to Building 323 at the East Fishkill campus in East Fishkill, New York. The new Building 323 Annex consists of about 50,000 square feet of cleanroom space and is dedicated to 300mm foundry manufacturing using 0.12micron technology. The fab floor consists of photolithography, metrology and Reticle inspection…
Light / heavy rail: environmental noise & vibration Infrastructure projects can pose unique challenges, arising from the construction processes required to build and maintain them. Our infrastructure work addresses all aspects of noise, vibration, and EMI/RF impacts, from worker safety & comfort to legal documentation for CEQA/NEPA, to meet environmental and community requirements, to unique…
Noise, vibration and EMI measurement Eli Lilly & Co. is a leading pharmaceutical research and manufacturing company, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Lilly maintains research facilities at the corporate headquarters here, as well as at other locations in the US. Physical Electronics (PHI) was contracted to provide three surface analysis tools for the Corporate Research Center…
Acoustical design, Noise control, Low-vibration design & site review The United States Army Medical Research Institute for Chemical Defense (MRICD) is the lead laboratory within the Department of Defense for medical chemical defense research and training. As MRICD grew, it eventually needed a new, consolidated replacement facility. The new 526,000-sqft facility includes multi-disciplinary laboratories; animal…
