Ethan Casavant is a member of Acentech’s Architectural Acoustics group. He consults on various projects involving residential, commercial, higher education, K-12, healthcare, and lab facilities. His areas of concentration include environmental and HUD-related noise evaluations, room shaping, sound isolation, and mechanical systems noise and vibration control. He can be reached at ecasavant@acentech.com
When evaluating the prospective location for a multi-family residential project, there are many factors that should be considered. Chief among them is a factor that is often overlooked: potentially intrusive existing noise sources around the building site.
