Dan Griffin
Dan Griffin is a consultant with the Wellington office specialising in architectural acoustics and wind farm assessment.
Daniel has more than 15 years experience, having worked as a consultant in Australia, New Zealand and the U.K and he is a member of the Institute of Acoustics (U.K.).
Daniel’s architectural acoustics work covers a broad range of projects including convention centres, sports arenas, schools and design installations. He has developed a particular expertise in sound insulation and programming through his contributions to Marshall Day Acoustics’ Insul software tool.
Over the past ten years Daniel has also worked intensively with wind farm developments, spanning all stages of wind farm projects including detailed data analysis, compliance review and tonality assessment. Daniel is the author of several papers presented at the International Wind Turbine Noise Conferences. He was the lead author of the first draft of the Wind Farm Noise Appendix of the EPHC Australian National Wind Development Guidelines and its associated briefing paper. More recently, he has also been involved in review work for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, contributing to the report Examination of the significance of noise in relation to onshore wind farms.
EXPERTISE
Renewable Energy
Environmental Noise
Windfarm
Qualifications & Memberships
Bachelor of Science with Honours (Mathematics), University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2002
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2002
Member of the Institute of Acoustics, UK
Publications
Griffin, D, 2017, ‘Accuracy of prediction methods for the improvement of impact sound pressure levels using floor coverings’, Internoise 2017, Hong Kong
Griffin, D, 2016, ‘Accuracy of prediction methods for rain noise levels’, Internoise 2016, Hamburg, Germany
Adcock, J, Delaire, C, Griffin, D & Jiggins, M, 2015, ‘Study of secondary wind shield performance in the field’, Sixth International Meeting on Wind Turbine Noise, Glasgow, Scotland.
Delaire, C, Griffin, D, Adcock, J, Richards, A & Ryan, B, 2015, ‘Research into a continuous wind farm noise monitoring system’, Sixth International Meeting on Wind Turbine Noise, Glasgow, Scotland.
Griffin, D, 2014, ‘Accuracy of prediction methods for impact sound pressure levels’, Internoise 2014, Melbourne, Australia.
Griffin, D, 2014, ‘A note about assessing characteristics of environmental noise’, Acoustics Australia, 42(1), April 2014, pp 51-55
Delaire, C, Adcock, J, Griffin, D & McArdle, S, 2013, ‘Wind farm noise commissioning methods: A review of methods based on measuring at receiver locations’, Fifth International Meeting on Wind Turbine Noise, Denver, USA
Griffin, D, Delaire, C and Pischedda, P, ‘Methods of identifying extraneous noise during unattended measurements’, 20th international congress on sound and vibration, Bangkok, Thailand, 7-11 July 2013.
Griffin, D & Ballagh, K., 2012, ‘A consolidated theory for predicting rain noise’, Building Acoustics, 19(4), 2012 pp221-248.
Adcock, J., Delaire, C & Griffin, D, ‘A review of the draft NSW Planning Guidelines: Wind Farms’, Acoustics Australia, 40(1), April 2012, pp 72-78
Griffin, D, 2011, ‘Impact sound insulation predictions for light weight floors: Potential modal response of the floor and its effect on impedance’, 161st Meeting: Acoustical Society of America, Seattle, USA
Delaire, C, Griffin, D & Walsh, D, 2011, ‘Comparison of predicted wind farm noise emission and measured post-construction noise levels at the Portland Wind Energy Project in Victoria, Australia’, Fourth International Meeting on Wind Turbine Noise, Rome, Italy.
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