EARL MULLINS, PE
Principal Consultant
Expertise
Mr. Mullins practices acoustical consulting in
the following areas:
- environmental noise measurements, analysis and mitigation
- acoustical aspects of commercial building systems
- acoustical issues in multi-family housing
- industrial noise measurements and analysis
- expert witness testimony and technical support
Prior to founding MULLINS
ACOUSTICS in 1990, he was a senior staff consultant and project manager for
two different major
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical
Engineering,
Project Experience
Mr. Mullins has been the primary acoustical
consultant on over 1800 different projects since 1984. Typical projects include
office buildings, research facilities, hotels, conference rooms, training centers,
medical facilities, environmental noise studies, and multi-family
housing. He also has worked extensively implementing acoustical
treatments in construction environments.
Special project experience includes remedial/retrofit noise control engineering for existing noise problems, acoustical design of luxury single family homes, expert witness, and noise assessment for shooting ranges. Details regarding specific projects are available on request.
Publications
"Plumbing Noise in Buildings",
presented to the
"Noise Control: Materials & Applications", Construction Specifier magazine (CSI), June 1994. This article covers the fundamentals of sound and vibration, and discusses the proper application of noise control materials. Also discussed are surprisingly common misuses of acoustical treatments.
"Sound Transmission Control in the UBC", Building Standards magazine (ICBO), March/April 1996, discussing the STC and IIC requirements contained in the Uniform Building Code and how they apply to residential construction.
Organizations
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration
& Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), American Institute of Architects,
Institute of Noise Control Engineers