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GCA Professor Presents Research at National Conference

Photo of Daniel Butko presenting at a podium in a dimly lit room

GCA Professor Presents Research at National Conference

Associate Professor of Architecture Daniel Butko recently presented his current acoustical research at the Acoustical Society of America conference in Louisville, KY.

The paper presentation titled: “The Spectrum of Concrete – material research and experimentation expanding previous sOUnd lab results for various acoustical environments” showcased recent progress of how concrete (with various admixtures/additives) can be processed, shaped, surfaced, and implemented into full-scale built form to decrease excessive reverberation and flutter echo while increasing clarity and speech intelligibility.

Faculty and students, working in both physical and digital realms with industry partners, are analyzing and validating consequences of manipulating materials for resultant acoustical criteria.

Special thanks to Fears Lab, Chesapeake Acoustic Research Institute, and Dr. Shadravan & her RA’s for project collaboration and to Coreslab Structures and Reckli Formliners for sponsoring the presentation.


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