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Publications & Presentations

The BRC team is an on-going, significant contributor to professional societies, seminars, and publications. A partial listing is presented below:
  • Acoustics and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - Current Status and Future Directions, InterNoise 2009 proceedings, Institute of Noise Control Engineering (D. Bruck / J. Hesedahl)

  • A Case Study: Sound Control in a Live Music/Residential Adjacency, InterNoise 2009 proceedings, Institute of Noise Control Engineering (D. Bruck / J. Hesedahl)

  • When Sound Takes the Stage, Seattle Architecture Foundation presentation at the Moore Theatre, 2009 (D. Bruck)

  • Speech Privacy & Masking Systems, NSCA Expo, 2009 (T. Mullins)

  • Noise Ordinances and Zoning Laws, Symposium on Urban Design with Soundscape in Mind, Acoustical Society of America, 2009 (I. Park)

  • Washington State’s Sustainable Schools Protocol, Acoustical Society of America Fall Meeting 2009 (D. Bruck / J. Hesedahl)

  • A Green Pathway to Classroom Acoustics, AIA South Atlantic Regional Conference, 2009 (D. Bruck)

  • Impulse Response Measurements, NSCA Expo, 2008 & 2009 (T. Mullins)

  • Being There, ProAV Magazine, November 2008 (T. Mullins)

  • Who Says the Bogey Man Can’t Get You: Aspects of Plant Equipment Failures and Ultrasound Environments at a Cancer Research Facility, IFMA Industries Forum, Atlanta, GA, 2007 (D. Noson)

  • Impact Sound Transmission Through Floor/Ceiling Assemblies in Lightweight Wood Framed Construction, NoiseCon 2007 Proceedings, Institute of Noise Control Engineering (D. Bruck / J. Hesedahl)

  • Consultant’s Connection, ProAV Magazine, monthly column since July 2007 (T. Mullins)

  • Design Considerations for the Corporate Market, NSCA Expo 2006 (T. Mullins)

  • Improving Sanctuary Acoustics, Religious Product News, 2005 (T. Mullins)

  • A Field Study of Aircraft Noise Impacts on an Airport Zone School District, Institute of Noise Control Engineering USA, NoiseCon 2003 Proceedings, Cleveland, OH (D. Noson)

  • Playing Together in the Sandbox: Coordinating AV, Electrical, Data & Lighting, 2002 (T. Mullins)

  • Designing Better Classrooms, AIA 2002 Regional Conference (T. Mullins)

  • Melisma Singing and Preferred Stage Acoustics for Singers, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 258: 473-485, 2002 (D. Noson)

  • Preferred Stage Acoustics for Singers, 17th International Congress on Acoustics, Rome, Italy, 2001 (D. Noson)

  • Singer Responses to Sound Fields with a Simulated Reflection, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 232: 39-51, 2000 (D. Noson)

  • Scale Model Measurements and the Acoustics of Greek and Roman Theaters, Department of Architecture, University of Washington, Seattle, 1999 (D. Noson)

  • Benaroya Concert Hall: A Shoe Box for Seattle, International Seismic Engineering Conference, Seattle, 1998, and MIT Club of Puget Sound, Seattle, 1999 (D. Noson)

  • Experience Music Project: You Will Know It when You Experience It, CECW Presentation, 1999 (T. Mullins)

  • Turning Digital: The Impact of the Digital Revolution on the Modern AV Department, InfoComm 1999 (T. Mullins)

  • A Study of Improvements to Acoustical Conditions for Singers, Joint ASA/ICA Conference Proceedings, Acoustical Society of America, Seattle, 1998 (D. Noson)

  • Designing Small, Multi-Purpose Auditoriums to Enhance Binaural Dissimilarity, Sabine Symposium Proceedings, Acoustical Society of America, Cambridge, MA, 1997 (D. Noson)

  • A Comparison of Measured Cross Correlations in Small Auditoriums, Music and Concert Hall Acoustics, Academic Press, London, 1997 (D. Noson)

  • Music and Concert Hall Acoustics, Academic Press, London, 1997 (D. Noson; co-editor Dr. Yoichi Ando)

  • Leonardo’s Prescience in Acoustical Science, Leonardo’s Symphonic Legacy panel symposium, Seattle Art Museum’s exhibit of Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester, Seattle, 1997 (D. Noson)

  • Wall Reflection Audio Enhancement System for Auditorium Acoustics, Seattle Chapter ASA, 1997 (D. Noson)

  • Design and Implementation of New Learning Environments, Society of College & University Planners 1997 Conference (T. Mullins)

  • Designing Amall Auditoriums for Improved Music Listening, Department of Hearing Science, Bloedel Center, University of Washington, Seattle, 1995 (D. Noson)

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