Collision Day: Coming Together While Working Apart in the New Hybrid Workplace
In physics, a collision is any event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other in a relatively short time. At Aercoustics, collision is our way of…
Read More
Big Strategy is Dead: Tips to Help You Revamp and Simplify Strategic Planning
Strategy is critical to business survival. But with the speed of business accelerating and constant market disruptions, is a five or 10-year business plan viable anymore? Perhaps for companies that…
Shining a Light on Solar Farms: How to Conduct Noise Studies in the New “It” Industry
One of the greatest benefits of renewable energy is it uses resources straight from the environment to generate power. That means, as long as the sun keeps shining, we will…
Lights, Camera, Acoustics: Tips to Consider When Building Production Facilities
If you have been binge-watching Netflix shows or catching up on movies, you will likely come across many scenes shot close to home. Canada has long been a popular destination…
Ask Me Anything: Sounding Off with Aercoustics Associate Duncan Halstead
How did you arrive at Aercoustics? I first came to Aercoustics as an intern in 2011 via my university’s professional experience year program. I saw the company’s job posting in the…
Why Fridays are Sacred for Wellness at Aercoustics
What does Friday look like in your office? For many, there is the after-work drinks or social lunches, some have moved to reduced summer hours and for others they are…
Ask Me Anything: Sounding Off with Aercoustics Associate Michael Medal
How did acoustics, noise, and vibration become your specialization? My first exposure to acoustics came from growing up learning and playing instruments; in my case, the piano and trombone. This musical background led me…
Ask Me Anything: Sounding Off with Aercoustics Associate Tim Wiens
How did acoustics, noise, and vibration become your specialization? In April 2002, I was hired out of university to be an “air-head”, so to speak, for a medium-sized engineering consulting firm. Air-head because the typical…
How Volunteering Your Expertise Benefits You, Your Company and the Industry
For the past few years, I have been volunteering several hours a month working with other acoustic engineers at our professional engineering body, Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO). The work was of…
Ontario’s New Building Code has arrived with big changes for Sound Transmission
In 2015, I wrote my first article here discussing the proposed changes to the National Building Code and what the impact on acoustics. In 2020, the Ontario Building Code (OBC) followed…
The Power of Silence: Managing On-Site Power Generator Noise
In 2005, Hurricane Wilma wiped out power across Florida causing businesses to close and grocery stores to lose inventory due to spoilage. Residents were left frustrated by long lines and…
LEEDing WELL: Secure Sustainability Certification with Acoustics in Mind
Designing for sustainability and wellness in the built environment has become increasingly popular, which has given rise to multiple certification programs. While many projects have remained focused on achieving LEED…
Balancing Aesthetics and Acoustics at Osler Bluff Ski Club
How to Ensure Your Acoustics Don’t Go Downhill Nestled on the shores of Georgian Bay in the Blue Mountains, Osler Bluff is a private ski club that prides itself on…
Been there, done that: Key Learnings from Ontario as New York Fast Tracks Renewable Energy Projects
Since the mid-2000s, electricity generation in the U.S. has slowly shifted from coal to natural gas and renewables. Renewable energy growth may accelerate in 2021 since the new administration campaigned…
Don’t Let Concerns Fall on Deaf Ears: How to Manage Wind Farm Noise Complaints
Home to the world’s ninth largest wind generating fleet, Canada is a global leader in wind energy with strong and stable growth year after year. According to the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CANWEA) (now known as the Canadian Renewables Association), Canada finished 2019 with 13,413 MW of wind energy capacity, enough to power approximately 3.4 million homes…
Opening the Curtain: Reimagining Performing Arts Centres After the Pandemic
The pandemic has impacted just about every part of the economy in Canada. The entertainment industry, including Performing Arts Centres is no exception. By all accounts, the industry has suffered…
Career Growth: Advance Your Career Within a Company
If you talk to people at Aercoustics, you will find many who started their career as an intern and experienced tremendous career growth as he or she climbed the ranks. We recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of one of our colleagues who started his career here as an intern…
Acoustic Sciences: A Sound Career for Musicians
If you work in the acoustical sciences field, you usually have colleagues passionate about music. Whether you play an instrument, sing or produce music, acoustics is a great career choice…
Not Your Grandmother’s Church
How Music is Challenging the Traditional Church Design For most people, their vision of an old church is a cathedral with stone halls and stained-glass windows. Early church design is…
How to Keep Your Transit Project on Track
The growth of cities is increasing the demands on transit systems. Whether it is above ground or below, municipalities everywhere are facing increased pressure to enhance transit services and expedite their transit projects to alleviate the traffic on existing systems and busy roads.