Case Studies

Eckel Anechoic Test Chambers

eckel anechoic chamber sound test and measurement

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Client: Eckel Industries 

Eckel Industries is an leading acoustics noise control company founded 1952 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company engineers and constructs state-of-the-art anechoic (echo-free)  chambers and other advanced acoustical testing facilities and noise control products.

HGC has enjoyed a long-standing professional working relationship with Eckel,  conducting independent third party  ISO 3741 and ISO 3745 certification testing of acoustical test facilities they have built for industries, government agencies, and academic institutions across North America, including market leaders such as Arctic Cat, Shure Microphones, Klipsch Loudspeakers, and General Motors.

Acoustical Consulting Services Included:

  • Certification testing of hemi-anechoic test chambers to ISO 3745
  • Certification testing of reverberation test chambers to ISO 3741

Team Members

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Bill GastmeierMASc, PEng

Principal Acoustical Consultant

Bill specialises in architectural acoustics for lecture, workplace, performance and multi-use spaces and is expert in the design of acoustical test facilities, residential developments and community noise issues.

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Brian HoweMEng, MBA, LLM, PEng

Principal Acoustical Consultant

Brian has specialized expertise in the areas of wind turbine noise, structural and groundborne vibration, and has undertaken major research projects relating to transportation noise and vibration.

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Ian BonsmaBASc, INCE, PEng

Senior Acoustical Consultant, Manager Western Region

As HGC’s Western Region Manager, based in Calgary, Ian leads many acoustical consulting projects in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and select regions of the United States.

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Victor GarciaBASc, PEng

Senior Acoustical Consultant

Victor has over a decade of experience in assessing the impact of traffic noise (including traffic noise from road, rail, air, etc.), and stationary noise associated with commercial sources.

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