Case Study
Tufts Central Energy Plant - Environmental Noise Project - Acentech
Tufts Central Energy Plant - Environmental Noise Project - Acentech On the edge of Tufts University Campus, a new Central Energy Plant (CEP) is hard at work. As part of its commitment to sustainability, Tufts University uses this facility to supplement the work of its sixty-year-old Central Energy Plant. Thanks to a multi-story glass façade, people strolling down Boston Avenue in Medford, MA can actually view this new technology in action. This element is just one of Leers Weinzapfel Associates’ unique design choices. Acentech provided both Leers Weinzapfel Associates and Tufts University with expert acoustical consulting services regarding both the interior and the exterior of the plant. The new CEP is home to Tufts personnel and their subsequent workspaces. In order to improve the acoust