Jon W. Mooney

Jon W. Mooney

Jon W. Mooney PE is the principal consultant for Acoustics by JW Mooney LLC, a small town Iowa based firm providing state of the art acoustics, vibration and systems engineering consulting for projects throughout the Midwest. Email: acoustics@jwmooney.com

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Sabines Lab

A Vintage Acoustic Hall

The Century Old Riverbank Acoustical Laboratories Continues To Be The Leader In Certified Acoustics Testing.
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Jon W. Mooney
May 8, 2020
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Last summer, while researching an acoustic levitation device supposedly invented in the early-1600s, my youngest son and I were invited for a personal tour of Riverbank Acoustical Laboratories in Geneva, Ill. 


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Achieving New LEED v4.1 Acoustic Credits

Achieving New LEED v4.1 Acoustic Credits

Walls and ceilings are the critical building components in determining LEED credit(s) achievement.
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Jon W. Mooney
August 2, 2019
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The just-released, version 4.1 of the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Building Design and Construction guidelines makes achieving those LEED credits much more practical and rewarding.


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acoustic assembly

Acoustic Assemblies

Why acoustic assemblies in your project underperform the lab tests.
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Jon W. Mooney
August 1, 2017
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It is to be expected that variations in the field will account for drop in performance from those measured in a laboratory, significantly worse performance can typically be traced to a failure to follow three simple checks.
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