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Acoustics Lab

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Architectural and environmental acoustics are an essential part of building science and sustainable design.  The Acoustics Lab at BCIT was established to educate and advance knowledge and technology in these study areas.   Our Acoustics Lab supports many graduate student research projects as part of the Building Science Master Degree programs, leading regional research in key areas of architectural and building acoustics particularly where sound interfaces living architecture.  We have a range of acoustical testing facilities (some to ISO and ASTM standards) as well as specialized equipment and software programs for scientific research in acoustics.  We are in collaboration with other regional and institutional researchers, engineers, consultants and professionals, and have been contributing to literature since 2008.

We currently offer two acoustics courses that have proven to be widely successful in supporting building and building design professionals in applicable acoustical expertise:

  • BSCI 7200 Acoustical Science and Ecology, Bachelor of Interior Design Program.  See course outline.
  • BSCI 9060 Advanced Acoustics, Building Science Master Degree Programs.  See course outline.

Our current and recently completed research projects include the following:

  • Acoustical Characteristics of Green Roofs
  • Sound Living in Vancouver’s Laneway Housing
  • Acoustical Characteristics of Living Walls
  • Indoor Air Quality Effects of Living Walls
  • Directivity testing of anechoic chambers
  • Sound-masking device for open office environments
  • Insertion loss of green walls and green wall carriers
  • Sound propagation studies on Vancouver Convention Center’s green rooftop
  • Sound intensity studies of Vancouver Convention Center’s rooftop exhaust systems
  • Speech intelligibility versus speech privacy tests in the AFRESH Home- open plan office at BCIT’s Burnaby campus
  • Reverberation tests and software modelling of BCIT’s SW1 atrium
  • Sound transmission loss modelling and flanking paths analysis of insulated concrete (ICF) building envelope systems

If you are interested in learning more about the importance of having good acoustics in building design and construction, or are interested in collaborating or supporting our acoustics research projects, please contact us here.

Green Roofs and Walls courses 2021

All our green roof and living wall courses courses have moved online, which makes them more accessible than ever! GROW 1000 will take place over 6 Wednesday evenings starting April 7th; GROW 2000 will run over three Saturdays starting May 29th. Registration will open soon.

World Green Roof Day 2020 is June 6!

On June 6th 2021, we’ll celebrate World Green Roof Day for the second time! Join us and friends around the world in this global celebration of the many benefits green roofs offer people, society and nature. Share your love on social media and use hashtags like #greenroofsbc, #wgrd2021, #greenroofs, #greeninfrastructure, #biodiversity, #urbandesign, @GRIT, @wgrd2020.

RSS Sky Gardens – Our News

  • Announcing Greenroofs.com’s 2020 Top 10 List of Hot RESILIENT Trends in Greenroof & Greenwall Design
  • One Planet, Together
  • How Do We Select the “Featured Project” on Greenroofs.com?

RSS The Dirt

  • ASLA Releases Policy Recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration
  • ASLA 2021 Professional & Student Awards Call for Entries

RSS Green Roof News

  • May is the time when small green roofs bloom
  • Ivy against air pollution aims to help school – Blackwall Tunnel Approach Road

External Articles on Architecture, Acoustics and Ecology

  • The World of Sound: acoustics in architecture on Dwell Magazine

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