Corjan Buma, M.Sc., P.Eng.

Mr. Buma is a private consultant specializing in room acoustics, building acoustics and noise control, and environmental noise measurement and assessment.  After completing his M.Sc. work in 1986 at the University of Alberta, he conducted experimental work in duct-borne noise.  Since early 1990 he has been involved in most aspects of acoustical consulting including environmental noise studies, but has more-recently concentrated on managing projects in architectural acoustics.  Current activities mostly involve optimizing building designs for appropriate acoustical conditions, including reverberation control, HVAC noise control and room-to-room sound isolation.  He is also a musician, specializing in organ, piano and choir.

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 
M.Sc. 1986   Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta
  • Thesis work on Multiple-Source Excitation of Acoustic Resonances of Small-Room Enclosures.
B.Sc.  1983   Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta

                                               

WORK EXPERIENCE

 
Associate Consultant / Director - ACI Acoustical Consultants Inc.                   1997 – present
  • Project management for wide variety of projects with a focus on architectural acoustics (reverberation control, ventilation noise, and room-to-room isolation)
Laboratory Manager, UofA Mech. Eng. Acoustics Lab (“MEANU”)        2000 – present
  • Project management and conduct measurements to determine STC (“Sound Transmission Class”) of walls, windows, doors, etc. and NRC (“Noise Reduction Coefficient”) of sound-absorbing products
Associate Consultant, Alberta Infrastructure, Edmonton                                     2002 – 2003
  • Review of proposed school constructions for adequate noise control
Associate Consultant, Bolstad Engineering, Edmonton                                      1990 – 1997
  • Perform measurements, analysis, predictions and compile engineering reports for a variety of projects including environmental noise monitoring, reverberation time, sound transmission loss, duct-borne noise, etc.

 

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ASSOCIATIONS

 
  • P.Eng., Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA)
  • Member, Canadian Acoustical Association (CAA)
  • Member of Association’s national Board (2002 - 2006) 
  • Chair, October 2003 Conference Steering Committee
  • Member, Acoustical Society of America

 

PUBLICATIONS

 
  • Proceedings of the Spring 2000 Conference on Environmental and Occupational Noise, Calgary, AB: "Generating Sound Level Data as per the Noise Control Directive (or ‘Seeing both the Forest AND the Trees’)”
  • Proceedings of CAA 1987 Convention, Calgary, AB: "Computer Simulation of Lined Expansion Chamber Silencers - Experimental", page 139 (co-author: A. Craggs)
  • Proceedings of CANCAM 1985, London, ON: "Multiple-Source Excitation of Acoustic Resonances in Small-Room Enclosures", page B-169 (co-author: A. Craggs)
  • Applied Acoustics, 28 (1989) 229-239: "The Effect of an Absorbent Lining on the Natural Frequencies and Modal Damping Factors of a Small Room", Primary Author: A. Craggs

 

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