Acoustical
Modeling & Analysis
Cadna/A
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Used for industrial facilities, construction sites, and various environmental noise projects
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Can be built from client CAD drawings
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Accounts for weather patterns, foliage, topography, ground conditions, screening, and reflections from buildings or walls
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Models exterior and interior noise
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2-D and 3-D perspectives, great for community meetings and technical reports
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EASE
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3-D models evaluate sound systems and acoustics before the building is built
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Evaluate wall finishes and room shapes once the building is completed
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Used to predict speech intelligibility for life safety
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Insul
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Predicts sound isolation properties of wall, ceiling, and window constructions
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Quantifies expected reductions from resilient floor finishes and underlayments
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Predicts interior sound levels from rainfall base on the roof-ceiling type
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Fire Station 30
Mechanical & Geothermal Engineering
Design by Schacht|Aslani Architects
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Goal: LEED Silver Certification
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Achieved: LEED Gold Certification
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9,700 SF facility
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Located in the Mount Baker neighborhood
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Includes geothermal heatpumps
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The design of plumbing systems is based on water conserving systems and water saving fixtures
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Geothermal heat pump drill during construction.
Geothermal Heat
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HVAC is furnished by conditioning the building with ground source heat pumps in the Administration and Living areas
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High efficiency gas furnaces in the hose tower and apparatus bay
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LEED Gold Certified
Designed to meet LEED Silver, FS #30 eventually met LEED Gold.
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