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Past Event: Old Problems, New Solutions: Architectural Acoustics in Flux, Redux

June 22, 2023 at 7:00 pm

Location: DigiPen Institure of Technology, Redmond, WA, + Zoom

Moderated by: Dan Mortensen

Speaker(s): Ron Sauro - NWAA Labs

 

 

Old Problems, New Solutions: Architectural Acoustics in Flux, Redux

A short, (ha!), review of major changes in the field of architectural acoustics. These changes should be applied to future designs of acoustic spaces both large and small. It seems that many of these changes have been discussed at ASA and INCE meetings for many years but much of it does not get heard at other meetings such as AES and CEDIA. These changes affect ALL of us and need to be disseminated everywhere acoustic spaces are used or designed. This is an update of our January 2020 meeting.

 

Topics to be discussed

  • Major changes in our knowledge of Absorption, and Diffusion (diffraction). Transmission loss measurements will be discussed, but not much is new in that area.
  • How can these changes best be used.
  • Directivity measurements of speakers and diffusers and their implementation into computer aided designs.
  • A short video tour of NWAA facilities and the research into acoustics performed there.

 

Please join us at our June meeting for what should be another informative update in the field of architectural acoustics.

n.b.:  This is a hybrid meeting, it will be held in-person at DigiPen as well as via Zoom. To attend in person, directions to DigiPen can be found at the Section sebsite. To attend via Zoom, use this EventBrite link:
www.eventbrite.com/e/aes-pnw-old-problems-new-solutions-architectural-acoustics-in-flux-re...

 




 

Other Business: Annual Section Meeting with elections and ratification of bylaws Once a year, we conduct our Annual Meeting. This year's agenda is: Ratification of revised PNW Section Bylaws. Election of Officers and Committee Webmaster Search Further details regarding the election and other matters can be found at: https://aes.org/sections/pnw/bio2023.htm If you are an AES member, we encourage you to read the Annual Meeting materials and to attend the meeting. We will need your vote to ratify the bylaws and elect new officers and committee.

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