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Mass Timber

5 solutions to acoustic issues in mass timber buildings

For all its advantages, mass timber also has a less-heralded quality: its acoustic challenges. Exposed wood ceilings and floors have led to issues with excessive noise. Mass timber experts offer practical solutions to the top five acoustic issues in mass timber buildings.



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May 7, 2012

2012 BUILDING TEAM AWARDS: Fort Belvoir Community Hospital

A new military hospital invokes evidence-based design to create a LEED-certified facility for the nation’s soldiers and their families.

Apr 24, 2012

AECOM design and engineering team realizes NASA vision for Sustainability Base

LEED Platinum facility opens at NASA Ames Research Center at California’s Moffett Field.

Apr 13, 2012

Goettsch Partners designs new music building for Northwestern

The showcase facility is the recital hall, an intimate, two-level space with undulating walls of wood that provide optimal acoustics and lead to the stage, as well as a 50-foot-high wall of cable-supported, double-skin glass

Apr 4, 2012

Educational facilities see long-term benefits of fiber cement cladding

Illumination panels made for a trouble-free, quick installation at a cost-effective price.

Jan 26, 2012

Hendrick Construction completes Osso Restaurant in Charlotte

Designed by François Fossard, Osso's upscale interior includes tapered, twisted decorative columns and an elegant fireplace in the center of the lounge. 

Nov 28, 2011

Armstrong acquires Simplex Ceilings

Simplex will become part of the Armstrong Building Products division.

Sep 14, 2011

Insulated metal wall panels adorn Pennsylvania hospital

The $40 million, 80,000 sf medical office building includes more than 7,000 sf of architectural flat insulated metal wall panels.

Sep 9, 2011

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City opens this month

Theatre Projects played the lead role in theatre design and planning as well as in engineering the customized theatre equipment. BNIM in Kansas City served as the executive architect.

Aug 23, 2011

Acoustical design education model

Pass this exam and earn 1.0 AIA/CES Discovery learning units. You must go to www.BDCnetwork.com/EnhancedAcousticalDesign to take this exam.

Aug 19, 2011

Enhanced acoustical design

Ambient noise levels in some facility types are trending up and becoming a barrier to clear communication between building occupants.

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