Colleagues,

The Washington DC Chapter of the Acoustical Society of America is pleased to announce our next chapter meeting! Enjoy an evening of

ACOUSTICAL DESIGN FOR MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING
Acoustical design, including room acoustics, sound isolation, and noise/vibration control, were considered from the outset when designing the Morgan State University Communications Building. Spaces within the building comprise television and radio studios, video training and editing rooms, distance learning and standard classrooms, faculty offices, and support spaces. The acoustical design elements include specialty acoustical panels, floating floors and ceilings, decoupled partitions, perimeter floor isolation breaks, sound attenuators, and vibration isolators. This talk will review the project design objectives, illustrate the specialty acoustical elements woven into the building, and discuss simple design theory
which served as the technical basis when selecting the acoustical elements. A tour of the building will follow the technical discussion.

When: Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Where: Morgan State University
New Communications Center, Rm. 101
1700 East Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore MD 21251
443.885.3333

Directions & Maps:
Since the building is new, it does not appear in the campus map yet.
The New Communications Center (has not been named yet) is on the
opposite side of the creek from the Banneker 'old' communications
building. There is a foot bridge linking them.
Proceeding north on Perring Parkway, take the second exit after Cold
Spring Lane (less than 1/4 mile). Park outside the building, at the
new university garage, or on Perring Pkwy adjacent to the building.
http://www.morgan.edu/students/prospective/

Agenda:
6:30pm Social (Complimentary food and beverages!)
7:00pm Lecture
7:45pm Q&A
8:00pm Tour

NEIL T. SHADE
Neil Thompson Shade has 27 years of experience in consulting and teaching in architectural acoustics. As principal of Acoustical Design Collaborative, Ltd, his work involves acoustical design for education facilities, performing arts centers, recording and broadcast studios, and worship houses. He has served as principal consultant on over 1000 building projects including the new Morgan State University Communications Building. Active in teaching since 1988, Neil is currently director of the acoustics program at Peabody Institute/Johns Hopkins University. Neil holds a B.S. Degree in Audio Technology and Acoustics from American University and studied under the noted acoustician Richard V. Waterhouse. Neil is a member of numerous technical societies including the Acoustical Society of America.

JOHN T. SPEIGHTS
In John's more than twenty year history with CAM he has ably acted as both Estimator and Project Manager for many of the firm's more complex projects. He acts as both pre-construction advisor/value engineer and estimator/project manager on such projects as the $12 million Our Daily Bread Employment Center, Morgan State University's $16.9 million Biomedical Research Laboratory and Green house, the $15 million Albin O Kuhn Library at UMBC, and the $8.8 million John Cade Center for Fine Arts at Anne Arundel Community College. Varying greatly in size and scope each of these select projects had very specific requirements which must be met to achieve the project goals. Similarly the $18 million Communications Center at Morgan State University required particular attention to details not normally required of subcontractors such as the electricians, mechanical, drywall and flooring contractors. John ably monitored subcontractor scopes at bid, submissions to the design team and ultimately field installation by all trades involved in the sound attenuation/ isolation work, ensuring that there were no penetrations of the decoupled walls, that every outlet, data cabling and switch box were properly buttered in, that acoustical windows and seals were properly installed and the like coordinating disparate portions of the contract documents between the affected trades. Along with the CAM management team, John identified an inadvertent proprietary material contained in the combined acoustical panel and acoustical fabric specification and worked hard to mitigate cost impacts associated with such a propriety specification. Throughout this tour, no one can speak more clearly about the hidden aspects of the construction which makes this building " work the way it was intended to work".

There is no charge to attend! Please forward this announcement and invite others. Students welcomed! ASA membership is not required!

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Attendance and parking are FREE! Feel free to forward this invitation and invite others. Students welcomed! ASA membership is not required to attend!