Senior Acoustic Consultant Steve Schlaseman attended the SCUP 2019 Southern Symposium at Duke University’s Perkins Library in Durham, NC. A Duke graduate himself, Steve joined a broad range of architects and institutions to take a closer look at how to create environments that provide the right mix and type of learning spaces for today’s modern...Read More
Many of the basic building blocks of exceptional acoustic design in classrooms have not changed since the 1960’s. But recent advances in building science, classroom configuration, and materials are changing the way architects and builders approach sound in the classroom. It used to be thought that you had to use heavy masonry construction to create...Read More
If there’s one type of classroom where acoustic design should be a top priority, it’s undeniably the music classroom. Bringing an acoustic consultant on board at the beginning of the project allows the architect to receive valuable insight early on in the process. A well-designed space for student musicians begins with determining what the room...Read More