Dan Griffin
Daniel Griffin is a Consultant with the Wellington office specialising in sound insulation, architectural acoustics and wind farm noise assessment.
Daniel has worked as an acoustical consultant in the UK, New Zealand and Australia. He is a member of the Institute of Acoustics and has developed extensive expertise in sound insulation and programming as a contributor to Marshall Day Acoustics’ sound insulation prediction app, INSUL. He has authored several papers about sound insulation prediction accuracy covering Impact Sound Pressure Levels, rain noise and leaks. His architectural acoustics work covers a diverse range of projects including convention centres, sports arenas, schools and design installations.
Daniel has also worked intensively with wind farm developments, spanning all stages of wind farm projects including detailed data analysis and compliance review. A recent focus for his work in the sector is tonality assessment, where he has been involved with implementing several different standardised methods for evaluating tones.
EXPERTISE
Building Acoustics
Environmental Noise
Qualifications & Memberships
Bachelor of Science with Honours (Mathematics), University of Auckland
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Auckland
Member of the Institute of Acoustics, UK (MIOA)
Publications
Accuracy of Prediction Methods for Sound Reduction of Circular and Slit-Shaped Apertures (2018)
Study of Secondary Wind Shield Performance in the Field (2015)
Research into a Continuous Wind Farm Noise Monitoring System (2015)
Accuracy of Prediction Methods for Impact Sound Pressure Levels (2014)
Methods of Identifying Extraneous Noise During Unattended Noise Measurements (2013)
Wind Farm Noise Commissioning Methods: A Review of Methods Based on Measuring at Receiver Locations (2013)
Selected Projects
