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.