Noise-Con 2008 Short Courses
Course #2: Common Practices for Vibration Control of Mechanical Equipment in
Commercial Buildings
Instructor: Reginald H. Keith, Hoover and Keith Inc. reggie.keith@hoover-keith.com
Day:
Time:
Sunday July 27, 2008
1:00 – 5:00 pm
Location: Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, Michigan (room to be determined)
Cost:
$175 INCE members; $225 non-members (early registration, before 05/30/08)
$250 INCE members; $300 non-members (after 05/30/08)
Description: This course will provide an overview of the concepts, materials and
applications for the vibration control of commonly installed mechanical equipment for
commercial buildings (i.e. offices, hospitals, schools, churches, etc.). Topics covered
will include:
 What is the function of vibration isolation of mechanical equipment in commercial
buildings?
 How do vibration isolators work?
 What is the purpose of an inertia block?
 What are the commonly commercial vibration isolation products and how are they
applied in general practice?
 What are the common vibration isolation criteria?
 How do you determine if the installed vibration isolation is not working?
 What do you do if the installed vibration isolation is not working?
This presentation will focus on concepts, visual demonstrations and case histories, with a
minimum of mathematics.
Reginald H. Keith is a senior engineer with Hoover and Keith Inc. with over 30 years of
acoustical consulting experience in a wide variety of commercial and industrial noise &
vibration control projects. He received an M.S. in Architectural Engineering from the
University of Texas at Austin. He is a registered mechanical engineer in the State of
Texas and acoustical engineer in the State of Oregon and is a member of ASA, ASHRAE
and Board Certified Member of INCE in Noise Control Engineering. He is also the
author of Noise Control for Mechanical and Ventilation System, Chapter 112, Handbook
of Noise and Vibration Control, edited by Malcolm J. Crocker, 2007, John Wiley & Sons,
Inc.