payam ashtiani
B.A.Sc., P.Eng.

• joined aercoustics in 2006 as a noise and vibration consultant.
• architectural acoustics work has included studies of interior spaces such as large atria, cafeteria, office spaces and tele-presence conferencing spaces such as the Canadian Broadcasting Centre atrium acoustics and office renovations, Brock University’s Thistle courtyard.
• architectural noise control work includes various HVAC noise design and modeling. Noise isolation design within building services and functions in fields as varied as film production studios, university facilities, hospitals and data centres. Major projects have included King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, KAUST (Jeddeh, Saudi Arabia), various backup generator bays for data centres including Q9 networks and TD Scarborough Operations Centre, and noise isolation and HVAC noise impact design for Toronto Film Studios including the mega-stage (North America’s largest purpose built film studio)
• environmental noise projects include comprehensive acoustic assessment work for small and large manufacturing facilities such as Casco (Cardinal, ON). Power plant noise control modeling and design for simple cycle and co-generation plants such as Ford East Windsor Co-Generation Plant. Research work into the noise mitigation effects of Once Through Steam Generators resulted in a technical paper.
• extensive work also performed on wind farm noise modeling, prediction, measurement methodology and data processing such as with Kingsbridge Wind Farm (Goderich, ON) and Wolfe Island EcoPower Centre (Wolfe Island, ON), McLean’s Mountain Wind farm (Manitoulin Island). Research in the wind profile variation produced a technical paper presented at an international conference.
• Vibration work has included Finite Element Modeling of building vibration due to footfall activity and multichannel measurement of rail-vibration on underground subway lines and the effect of rail repair and wheel flats on vibration levels.
• B.A.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, 2005