Related Project Experience
Industrial Facilities and Noise Control

Cold Canyon Sort Facility, San Luis Obispo, CA

Oasis Associates

Measured noise levels at both existing and planned sort facilities for recycled materials. Considerations included heavy truck traffic, loading and unloading of materials such as glass, and the processing machinery. The measurements were done to ensure that noise at the future facility would not exceed local ordinances or disturb nearby residents.

Basalite Paver Building, Tracy, CA

GSC Raphael Associates

Noise control recommendations for a manufacturing plant with conveyors.

Kaiser Center - TCG Emergency Generator, Oakland, CA

Teleport Communications Group

Developed sound isolation and noise/vibration control methods for reducing noise from an emergency generator located in a shopping complex.

Kaiser - Emergency Generator, San Francisco, CA

Kaiser Permanente

Measurements of noise levels coming from hospital's emergency generator which exceeded local ordinances. Made recommendations for new enclosure around the generator and supplied contact names for specialty companies.

Dell Computers - Manufacturing Plant, Round Rock, TX

Dell Computers

Recommendations to reduce background noise levels in manufacturing area. Though the levels were already below OSHA standards, the company wanted to lower noise levels further to allow tour groups to hear the narration.

Hewlett Packard - RF Generator, San Jose, CA

Hewlett Packard

Conducted noise measurements in the generator and calibration areas. Provided details to improve wall construction which will lower background noise levels in the calibration area.

Hewlett Packard - Building 91, San Jose, CA

Comprehensive Architectural Service

Design of acoustical enclosures for an abrasive sandblasting/polishing system and ultrasonic bath located in a manufacturing laboratory adjacent to an open plan office area.

IBM - Electron Microscope, San Jose, CA

IBM Corporation

Acoustical review of electron microscope area. Vibrations from machinery located one floor above disrupted proper operation of the microscope. Floor/ceiling remodeling with specific materials to lessen transfer of noise and vibrations was recommended.

Tandem Computers - Building 1, Cupertino, CA

Tandem Computers

Measure sound levels generated by Hass (environmental product testing) machine. Review and design of the acoustical isolation between the light manufacturing/service portions of the facility and plant offices, conference rooms, and cafeterias. Work involved surveys of existing conditions, design, and construction supervision.

GTE

Measured noise levels near an inverter and provided sound isolation and vibration isolation recommendations to lower the decibel rating.

Terrapin Labs - Generator, South San Francisco, CA

CP Construction

Verify that sound levels from an emergency power generator complied with city noise ordinances. Made recommendations to decrease noise between generator and interior areas.

Genentech - Pure Steam Generator, South San Francisco, CA

VDK Architects

Verify that noise levels from pure steam generator complied with city noise ordinances.

American National Can - Machine Shop, San Leandro, CA

American National Can

Developed wall and ceiling construction details to improve the sound isolation between the new machine shop and the rest of the process area.

Higgins Lumber Company - Milling Office, Union City, CA

Architectural Woodwork Design & Planning

Measured sound levels at the milling site. Provided partition designs to improve the acoustical isolation between the millshop and the millshop offices.

Applied Biosystems - Service Yard, Foster City, CA

Applied Biosystems

Sound isolation recommendations for partitions between service yard, shipping/receiving area, and nearby offices.

Amarok

Study of emergency generator to determine if noise form its operation would affect a nearby residential area.

Civic Center Shell - Noise Study, Fremont, CA

Civic Center Shell

Noise measurements to check that proposed upgrade of car wash meets city ordinances.