Tag Archives: Massachusetts

A sound performance at The Boston Conservatory

July 17, 2015

Located in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood, The Boston Conservatory’s new performance and rehearsal building is celebrating its first anniversary since opening its doors. The specifications required the installation of acoustical equipment in 17 individual practice spaces, two dance studios, multipurpose rooms, and teaching studios

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Historical Boston College building gets an update

June 19, 2015

Shawmut Design and Construction blended the best of old-world building practices with advanced technology to restore the second-oldest building on Boston College’s campus. This brief case study examines the two-year renovation of 98-year-old St. Mary’s Hall.

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Solar air-heating for senior housing retrofit

May 25, 2015

An unglazed, transpired solar air-heating collection (TSAC) system has greatly improved the energy efficiency of a Cambridge, Massachusetts senior housing neighborhood. The Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) Apartments benefited from the technology, which integrated aesthetically, seamlessly, and cost-effectively within its architecture.

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Unique noise control standards developed for mixed-use project

October 31, 2014

Acoustics consulting firm, Acentech, has developed noise control guidelines for Assembly Row, a new mixed-use development on 18.2 ha (45 acres) of waterfront space in Somerville, Massachusetts.

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