Excellent listening conditions for both students and lecturers are essential to a successfully functioning educational facility. Each project demands the application of virtually all facets of the firm’s services from acoustics of performance spaces through noise and vibration control of mechanical equipment.
Alberta College Music School
Edmonton, Alberta
Acoustics and noise isolation of music recital hall and numerous practice spaces plus review of HVAC noise control.
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Burnaby and Richmond, BC
Since the early 1990s, BKL has been providing acoustical support for multiple BCIT campuses, from its original campus in Burnaby to its aerospace technology satellite campus in Richmond. Acoustical consulting support provided range from recommendations for control of reverberant noise in metal workshops to ensuring the Aerospace Technology Campus’ proximity to the YVR flight path would not cause too much disruption to the learning atmosphere.
Douglas College
New Westminster, BC
Acoustics of 500 seat theatre, lecture halls and music performance spaces, mechanical system noise, etc.
Grande Prairie Regional College Auditorium
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Noise isolation, mechanical noise control and room acoustics for this 600 seat auditorium.
Grant McEwan College
Edmonton, Alberta
Noise isolation, mechanical noise control and room acoustics for a 400 seat theatre, three dance studios, one theatre lab, one large music rehearsal hall, several music rooms, and complete design for the sound recording studio.
Lakeland College
Lloydminster and Vermillion, Alberta
Complete acoustical design including classrooms, lecture theatre, meeting room, laboratory, and office privacy; room geometry and finish design for the lecture theatres, cafeteria, gymnasium and learning resource centre, and mechanical and electrical systems.
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
Many projects including: Renovation of the 500 seat Hebb Lecture Theatre which resulted in a major improvement in speech intelligibility in UBC’s largest theatre; acoustical design of the Scarfe Education Library; acoustical and noise isolation design for the Forest Sciences Faculty Building, including several large lecture theatres; room acoustical design for the Instructional Resources Centre; acoustic isolation for student residence building; acoustical design services for ICICS/CS Building; comprehensive acoustical consulting service for the Beaty Biodiversity Centre and Museum .
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC
Interior acoustics and HVAC noise and vibration control for the East and West Mall Lecture Theatres, Policy Rooms and Classrooms.
Timms Centre For The Arts, University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Comprehensive acoustical consultation for room acoustics, noise isolation, HVAC noise control and sound reinforcement and production communications systems design for theatre complex incorporating a 350 seat proscenium theatre, a studio (black-box) theatre, extensive rehearsal and support spaces for the Theatre Faculty at U. of A.
University of Northern British Columbia
Prince George, BC
Interior acoustics and HVAC noise and vibration control for the entire campus including the Administration Building, Laboratory Building, Agora, Conference Centre, Student Residences and Central Plant.
University of Victoria Theatre Building
Victoria, BC
Room acoustics and noise control for a 200 seat theatre, a 200 seat thrust theatre, and a studio theatre.
Alberta College Music School
Edmonton, Alberta
Acoustics and noise isolation of music recital hall and numerous practice spaces plus review of HVAC noise control.
University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture
Saskatoon, SK
Comprehensive acoustical consulting service for this state of the art 400,000 sq. ft. building incorporating teaching and research labs, pilot plant, faculty offices and a six storey high atrium space.
