Acentech Incorporated is a consulting company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts that provides consulting services including acoustics, audiovisual systems design, information technology, vibration control, product noise and noise reduction. The company has a staff of 50 consultants and branch offices in Westlake Village, CA and Trevose, PA.

Contents 1 History 2 Projects 3 External links 4 See also 5 References

[edit] History

Acentech was incorporated directly from a division of its founding company, Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN) in 1989. BBN itself was founded in 1948, by Leo Beranek and Richard Bolt, two MIT professors, and a former student, Robert Newman. BBN’s initial focus was solely acoustical consulting, before later diversifying into computing and communications technologies. For its work in acoustics, BBN won the American Institute of Architects Institute of Honor Award in 1984, and Acentech was formed several years later.

Acentech expanded in 2005 with the addition of its RH Lyon Division, focusing on product noise consulting, product sound quality product, and analytic modeling and simulation. In 2009 the company launched Acentech Studio A, a specialized group of consultants including prominent acoustician Christopher Jaffe, providing acoustics, audiovisual systems, and vibration for the performing arts ^[1].

[edit] Projects

Acentech work of note includes the following projects both completed and in development:

• Temple University Fox School of Business Alter Hall
• Harvard Medical School audiovisual systems
• MIT Brain and Science Cognitive Center
• Raleigh Convention Center
• MacAllen Building Condominiums (the first LEED Gold-Certified Residential project in New England) ^[2]
• F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft subsonic and supersonic environmental acceptance testing
• City of Kokomo, IN “The Hum” investigation ^[3]
• Hasbro Production Studio
• Boston Symphony Hall renovations
• Berklee College of Music
• Sala Sinfonica Pablo Casals

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Bolt Beranek and Newman
• American Institute of Architects

[edit] See also

• Architectural Acoustics
• Concert Hall Acoustics
• Noise control
• Acoustic quieting

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.proavmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=1802&articleID=952870
2. ^ http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/03/04/first_green_building_rates_gold/ Boston Globe
3. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/02/science/here-and-there-mysterious-hum-bedevils-unlucky-few.html