Brain Food: Building the Sonic Environment – The Role of Acoustic Consulting and Design in the Built Environment
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Building the Sonic Environment – The Role of Acoustic Consulting and Design in the Built Environment
Realizing a successful project in the built environment requires many different specialists on a design team. Their product is often drawings and specifications that clearly communicate the quality of the system, performance, and its experience. However, the value of input from specialty consultants and the expected outcomes from their expertise are often not clearly obvious. In the post-Covid era, the awareness of our acoustic environment has been elevated. To create predictable environments and establish a clear understanding across the stakeholder team a design process and tools leveraging experiential acoustic design should be used to help preview the sonic environment.
This presentation will include the following key learning points:
- Provide an introduction to basic acoustic consultation areas for the built environment.
- Learn acoustic design terms and parameters often leveraged
- Understand the role and responsibilities of the acoustic consultant in the design, bid, and construction process.
- Discover techniques, tools, and processes for acoustic design that leverage visual and digital technologies for experiential design.
- Discover future areas where acoustics is being leveraged and its potential impact on the built environment, human health and wellness, and perception.
Approved for 1 AIA LU
Meet the Presenter
Ryan Biziorek, LEED AP, CTS
IMEG | Project Executive | Acoustics, Audiovisual
Ryan Biziorek is a Project Executive and the national leader of the Acoustics and Audiovisual practice at IMEG. He works with management, clients, suppliers, contractors, architects, and engineers to define and achieve the acoustic, vibration, and audiovisual systems goals of the project. He guides definition of the design criteria and aids in implementation of strategies with the design team; analyzing how each system interacts to affect the ability of the whole project to meet acoustic, vibration, and audiovisual systems goals. He strives to implement integrated acoustic solutions into the design using innovative tools and techniques. Ryan has a breadth of experience across many market sectors including higher education, arts and culture, commercial, government, and hospitality industries.