TIME: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
About the session:
Good acoustic design is important in creating comfortable and healthy spaces—but design is only half the battle! Once the plans leave the drawing board, designs can lose their acoustic integrity when they go through the real-life construction process. Every element and how they come together plays a role in a space’s acoustical characteristics, so it is important that they are assembled as originally planned to make sure the initial acoustic goals are achieved. How we get there though is the real challenge.
In Part 2 of this lecture series, Kiyoshi Kuroiwa of Aercoustics Engineering Limited will build on the fundamentals of acoustic design learned in Part 1, and outline some construction-specific pitfalls and issues that can arise on sites using real-life examples. Together, we’ll dispel acoustic misconceptions, review best practices in documentation, and discuss the importance of detailing and coordination with contractors to help maintain the acoustic integrity of your designs. This lecture will link acoustic design and construction together, to make sure your spaces sound as great as they look!
About the speaker:
Kiyoshi Kuroiwa, P.Eng., has over 20 years of acoustics design and construction experience. Over the past decade, Kiyoshi has helped develop, with painstaking rigor, acoustic details and specifications to ensure that the contract documents accurately represent the acoustical design. As the head of Aercoustics dedicated Contract Administration department, Kiyoshi helps to ensure the original acoustical design intent is adhered to, while being nimble to modify designs to suit site specific challenges that occur during construction. Kiyoshi’s collaborative approach of education and contract interpretation is highly sought after to ensure everyone is on the same beat. Kiyoshi has worked on a wide variety of projects, including healthcare, performing arts centres, and institutional project. Some of Kiyoshi’s career highlights include the new Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal, QC, Cortelluci Vaughan Hospital, Niagara Health Systems St Catherine’s, Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre, the SAM Centre in Calgary and the BMO Theatre Centre in Vancouver.
Registration Fee:
$15+HST General Admission, FREE for TSA Members
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