Commercial Building Products September 2015 - (Page 43)

PROJECT hvac At Symphony Hall in Atlanta, a rushing sound generated by the concert hall's old cooling towers at times penetrated the ceiling above the orchestra, distracting and annoying the audience. HDPE Cooling Towers Get The Noise Out Improved cooling-tower technology eliminates sound and vibration from HVAC systems at Atlanta Symphony Hall. I magine attending a symphonic concert, and right in the cooling tower into the collection basin. It is the bane that of a jet aircraft passing over the Memorial Arts the middle of a violin solo you hear a rushing sound of residents and operators of office, residential, and insti- Building where the Atlanta Symphony performs on the coming from the ceiling above the orchestra and over- tutional buildings. Finding a solution can be difficult top floor. whelming the concert hall's painstaking acoustic design. and expensive unless a more advanced cooling-tower Or perhaps you are performing surgery in a medi- technology is applied. Fortunately, the noise problem was eliminated and several other problems solved when new cooling towers cal-center suite or giving a business presentation in the In the case of the Symphony Hall at the Woodruff penthouse conference room of an office building and Arts Center, home to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, "Our old, metal cooling towers were 'end of life,' and that same rushing noise, generated by the facility's Alliance Theatre, and High Museum of Art, the noise we knew that we had to replace them soon," explained HVAC cooling tower, infiltrates the environment, leav- was coming from conventional cooling towers located Trott. "We considered typical metal towers, stainless ing individuals distracted and annoyed. on the roof directly above the concert hall. steel, and partial stainless steel. We looked at cross-flow were installed. That rushing or ringing sound is generated by air tur- Steve Trott, director of engineering at the full-spec- and counter-flow designs. Then we looked at the HDPE- bulence at cooling-tower fans and water flowing through trum arts-center campus, says the sound was similar to based cooling towers, which were recommended by the cbpmagazine.com SEPTEMBER 2015 COMMERCI A L BUIL DING P RODUC T S 43 http://www.cbpmagazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Commercial Building Products September 2015

Table of Contents I
Table of Contents I
Table of Contents II
Table of Contents II
Editor's Notebook
Editor's Notebook
Industry Profile
Industry Profile
Make Seniors Feel At Home
Make Seniors Feel At Home
Music Room Hits High Note
Music Room Hits High Note
Interiors Products
Interiors Products
New Lighting, Not New Fixtures
New Lighting, Not New Fixtures
Lighting & Electrical Products
Lighting & Electrical Products
Daylight Draws Library Patrons
Daylight Draws Library Patrons
Windows & Doors Products
Windows & Doors Products
How Sweet It Is
How Sweet It Is
Building Technology Products
Building Technology Products
Aluminum Panels Top Off Science Building
Aluminum Panels Top Off Science Building
Exteriors Products
Exteriors Products
HDPE Cooling Toowers Get The Noise Out
HDPE Cooling Toowers Get The Noise Out
HVAC & Plumbing Products
HVAC & Plumbing Products
Showcase
Showcase
Index
Index
Portfolio
Portfolio

Commercial Building Products September 2015