September 21, 2026
Since I created a Google business profile for From the Sound Up, I get to see the search keywords people use to find my website. Looking at the results this week, I was surprised that the top keyword is ‘soundproofing’ or some variation on that word. It surprised me because I don’t use the term...
Read more...June 3, 2026
When I started my career as an acoustical consultant back in the US, I had no idea that Winnipeg, my hometown, was home to not one but multiple companies that manufacture acoustical products. As an independent consultant, I give building owners, property managers and contractors different options for where to source acoustical products, and it’s...
Read more...May 24, 2026
Literature, theatre and cinema count many engineers, architects and musicians among its heroic and tragic characters. Rudyard Kipling’s The Bridge Builders dramatizes the engineering of a monumental bridge across the Ganges. In Sidney Lumet’s 12 Angry Men, an architect saves an innocent boy from prison by persuading fellow jurors to agree on a not guilty...
Read more...May 23, 2026
Recently a friend asked me to find a place in Winnipeg where we could sit and have a conversation about a sensitive topic. We needed privacy but also wanted to feel relaxed. I imagined a quiet cafe or restaurant, but not so quiet that other guests would be able to overhear our conversation. It was...
Read more...May 20, 2026
A condo property manager in Winnipeg got in touch with me to ask for help with a noise problem. Residents were complaining that the building’s multi-purpose room got so noisy that some guests would leave events early and others wouldn’t come at all. They were particularly worried that senior residents with hearing loss were feeling...
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