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Laboratories and Research Facilities

UC Davis - Walker Hall Replacement Facility, Davis, CA

Anshen + Allen

Room acoustics, sound isolation and mechanical noise/vibration control for a 63,500 square foot building which will house the civil and bio-medical engineering labs, applied science lab, and surgery suite.

UC Davis - Contained Research Facility, Davis, CA

Anshen + Allen

Noise and vibration control for mechanical systems within the laboratory building.

UC Davis - Equine Analytical Chemical Laboratory, Davis, CA

Kornberg Associates

Room acoustics, sound isolation, and mechanical noise and vibration control services for a new 30,000 square foot university laboratory. This facility contains analytical chemistry and toxicology laboratories with administrative support space.

Stanford University - Medical Center Genetics Laboratory, Stanford, CA

Anshen + Allen

Developed mechanical noise and vibration control details for the renovation of this department in the Alway Building. Identified acoustically critical spaces such as the Genetics Library and Electron Microscope rooms, and provided construction administration.

Stanford University - Stauffer Hall/Dai and Waymouth Laboratories, Stanford, CA

CAS Architects

Reviewed HVAC options for noise control during the renovation of this building's laboratories.

Stanford University - Block Microbiology/Laser Lab, Stanford, CA

CAS Architects

Developed acoustical details for a lab with vibration-sensitive laser equipment.

UCSF - MSB 664/668 S/D Anatomy Lab, San Francisco, CA

UCSF Architectural Design and Management

Design of an audiovisual system for use in the Dental Anatomy Lab. System includes portable camera display of dissection activities, speech reinforcement for the instructor, video tape playback, slide projection, computer graphics display, and image print-outs of freeze frames.

UC Santa Cruz - Experimental Psychology Lab, Santa Cruz, CA

UC Santa Cruz

Acoustical measurements and determinations to maximize sound isolation for the booths in the Experimental Psychology Lab. The booths, used for testing human perception, need to be as isolated as possible from adjacent booths and the hallway. Solutions focused on HVAC noise control and wall insulations.

University of Oklahoma - Biomedical Research Center, Tulsa, OK

MBT Architecture

Designed wall angles to reduce echoes within the Seminar room. Recommended wall finish materials and mechanical noise isolation techniques for conference rooms and offices in the Health Sciences building. Children's Hospital Research Institute Oakland, CA Dowler-Gruman Architects During the restoration of this historical building, we provided HVAC noise control recommendations for the air handlers, and audio system designs for the Seminar Room and Historical Library.

Thistlewaite Architectural Group

Reviewed mechanical systems and rooftop HVAC unit to make recommendations on ways to isolate the noise form the Angiography laboratory below.

Quantum Headquarters - Building 1, Milpitas, CA

Barrett Quezada

Provided acoustical recommendations for a new office facility. The facility contains classrooms, conference rooms, an exercise room, a laboratory, and work areas. Also made recommendations for a moveable partition in the multipurpose room.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Building 415, Livermore, CA

LLNL

Acoustical review of aerobic/exercise room. Recommended methods to isolate noise between room and adjoining offices.

Terrapin Labs, South San Francisco, CA

CP Construction

Measurements to verify that emergency power generator complied with city noise ordinances. Recommendations were made to help lessen the transfer of noise between the generator and interior areas.

Tandem Computers - Building 208, Cupertino, CA

The Steinberg Group

Additional recommendations during remodeling for sound isolation between classrooms, offices, and open plan areas. The remodeling turned a number of classrooms and laboratories into open plan and private offices.

Hewlett Packard - Building 91, Santa Clara, 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.

Kornberg Associates

Design of a new 2-story, 36,000 square foot research laboratory which contains offices, conference rooms, and research facilities. Project included controlling exhaust fan noise and ensuring conversation privacy between seminar, board, and conference rooms.

Applied Immune Science Center, San Jose, CA

Reviewed existing sound isolation for conference room and provided recommendations to improve speech privacy.