Ian Bonsma BASc, INCE, PEng Associate, Manager Western Region, Sr. acoustical consultant
Ian works in all areas of acoustical engineering covering a wide variety of projects including architectural acoustical design of buildings, industrial environmental noise, and vibration assessments.
As HGC’s Western Region Manager, he leads many projects in Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and select regions of the United States. He regularly presents at developer/builder/architect professional development events and trade shows, sharing his acoustical engineering expertise with the design and construction community.
Project highlights over his career include the YYC Airport, SAIT Campus Centre, BEAM radiology clinic, in Calgary; 5 high schools projects in and around Edmonton; 1015 East Hastings affordable housing complex in Vancouver; MLT Aikins law offices in Saskatoon, various Goodlife Fitness Clubs across Canada; the Waterloo Regional Police Services in Ontario, and The Dupont Experimental Station in Delaware.
Another acoustical area of focus and expertise for Ian has been the renewable energy sector where he has assisted wind and solar operators, developers, governing agencies, and manufacturers, with noise assessments, acoustic audits, warranty sound power measurements and noise complaint investigations. His renewable energy projects span the Americas, including Ghost Pine WInd Energy Centre in Alberta, the Lake Winds Energy Park in West Michigan, the McLean’s Mountain Wind Farm Project in Ontario, and the Cerro de Hula Wind Farm in Honduras. He is also active in the wind turbine noise community providing input to regulatory agencies on their policies for wind turbine noise.
- Areas of Acoustical Expertise
- Professional Accreditations & Committees
- Select Publications & Presentations
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientist of Saskatchewan
Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia
Professional Engineers of Ontario
Institute of Noise Control Engineering
Canadian Acoustical Association
National Council of Acoustical Consultant
“Intentional Yaw Misalignment and the Effects on Wind Turbine Noise”, Canadian Acoustics, 2019
“Acoustics 101: Architectural Building Design”, Lunch and Learn Series, Calgary Architects, 2018
“Characteristics of Wind Turbine Sound That Heightens Annoyance”, American Wind Energy Association, Anaheim, May 2017
“An Investigation into Short-Term Fluctuations in Amplitude Modulation of Wind Turbine Noise. Preliminary Results.” Wind Turbine Noise Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 2017.
“Optimization of Wind Projects” Canadian Wind Energy Association, Operations and Maintenance, March 2017.
“Noise 101”, co-led course at the Air & Waste Management Association conference in Kitchener, October, 2016.
“Noise 101 and Norsonic N-140 Training”, Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, June 2016.
“Lessons from Acoustic Audits of Wind Power Projects”, American Wind Energy Association, New Orleans, May 2016
“Post Construction Sound Survey Lake Winds Energy Park” Nova Scotia, 2011.
“Lessons from Acoustic Audits of Wind Power Projects”, Canadian Wind Energy Association, October, 2014
“Assessing Sound Power from Wind Turbines and Compliance Measurements from Wind Power Projects”, Ontario Ministry of the Environment Annual Engineers’ Professional Development Day, Toronto, May 2014
“Post Construction Sound Survey Lake Winds Energy Park” Nova Scotia, 2011.
“Addressing Low Frequency Sound and Infrasound from Wind Turbines”, Canadian Acoustics, Vol. 29, No 3, 2011.