AVANT ACOUSTICS

10/23/2026

Check out this interesting article from ASA! Leave the acoustic complexities to us for your next K-12 project.

Due to prevalent vocal health issues in teachers, the acoustics of K-12 classrooms has become a common topic of study in acoustics. One way to understand the impact of a classroom’s acoustics on speech is through real-time convolution of speech with a binaural room impulse response. https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0002408

BYU Acoustics
BYU Department of Physics and Astronomy
BYU Electrical and Computer Engineering

10/16/2026

10/09/2026

October’s Employee Spotlight goes to Ben Snook.

Ben has been a dedicated Avant employee for nine years. His favorite task is building Revit models from scratch and populating them with our AV designs. He finds it especially satisfying to make each design precise, clean, and accurate.

Ben’s favorite memory is scoring his first-ever hole-in-one, while playing disc golf at a team outing.

Outside the office, Ben pursues a range of creative hobbies. He enjoys street photography and developing film by hand, and he writes and records original music under the moniker Ben Dipper (ben_dipper_). He also expands his knowledge through reading and learning new languages.

10/02/2026

Congrats Bloo well-deserved!!

We are happy to announce our Employee of the Week Award goes to Bloo!!

Bloos’ calm and welcoming demeanor embodies the customer service mentality we strive for at DLAA. He is the glue that keeps our Denver office together and we are so grateful to have him (and his amazing owner Shelbi).

09/25/2026

Avant Acoustics was happy to attend last week’s official opening of the new Municipal Services and Operations facility in Lawrence, KS, where we provided AV Design services for Dake Wells Architecture’s team. The AV-dependent spaces in the main building include presentation & collaboration spaces, conference rooms, offices, and a dedicated traffic control unit.

The new facility represents the first phase of a major effort by the city to bring various departmental staff and services onto a single campus. McCownGordon Construction served as general contractor, with AV integration by HeartlandAV. See more about the project at the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31UxgAraNUI

09/21/2026

Avant Acoustics' staff visited Ford Field in Detroit last week for audio testing and early planning for the 2027 Men's Final Four. Thanks to the Detroit Lions' audio team for a productive trip!

For a stadium of its size, Ford Field boasts a relatively low reverberation time, which helps preserve the clarity and intelligibility of the house audio system. This is largely thanks to the absorption provided by hundreds of ceiling-suspended acoustical banners which are original to the venue (visible in the photos below).

Some fun acoustics history: The use of self-supported fiberglass banners in this manner to treat large indoor spaces was pioneered in 1980 by Bob Coffeen, founder of Coffeen Fricke & Associates (now Avant Acoustics), and is now common in stadiums and other large venues around the world. For further reading about acoustical banners, see the educational post from Products linked below.

Link to MBI Products blog
https://www.mbiproducts.com/blog/acoustical-banners-for-reverberation-control-in-sports-arenas

Photo Credit: David Wetzel

09/15/2026

Our Senior Consultant David Wetzel is participating in Bike MS Kansas City September 19th! Check out the link below for more ways to support him and the cause!

I’m participating in Bike MS: Kansas City 2026 to raise funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Nearly one million people in the US are living with the challenges and uncertainty of MS. With more than $1 billion invested in MS research, the Society has categorically transformed the land...

09/04/2026

For our employee spotlight of September, please join us in celebrating our Associate Principal, Andrew VonFeldt.

Andrew has been a dedicated employee at Avant Acoustics for fourteen years. His favorite aspects of his role are the variety of projects, the unique challenges, and the new opportunities that projects provide. Andrew was quoted “There is seldom a dull day”.
Some of his favorite moments include visiting completed projects and hearing the results of his (and his teams’) efforts. He also enjoys seeing the end users experience the space and rave about its sound.

Outside the office, he’s an avid reader and hiker. Additionally, Andrew loves to experiment with landscape photography and play various instruments.

08/28/2026

Liberty Public Schools’ (LPS) new high tech Board Room and Podcast Studio are fully operational in the renovated District Administration Center. Avant worked with Hollis & Miller Architects to provide audio-visual (AV) design, construction administration, and commissioning services, as well as acoustical consultation to make sure the room was to their sound expectations. System integration was completed by Progressive Electronics Inc, working with Citadel Electric Group, Inc. and Newkirk Novak Construction Partners. LPS school district continues to be at the forefront of AV technology in education, and Avant is glad to have been a part of another great project with the district and our partners at Hollis + Miller Architects.

07/24/2026

Avant provided acoustical consultation services for Reed Middle School in Springfield, Missouri. Our areas of focus included the Multipurpose Auditorium, the Commons, and several music classrooms. Additionally, we provided AV system design for the Multipurpose Auditorium. The school’s auditorium was designed to be a flexible space with retractable seating, allowing it to function like a traditional auditorium or with a more flexible flat floor layout. One unique aspect of this space was the faceted wall design that creates both architectural interest and acoustical diffusion. We are thankful for the opportunity to collaborate with such a dedicated and well-curated project team.

Our Client: Sapp Design Architects

AV Integrator: Audio Acoustics, Inc.

Internal Project Team Members: Andrew VonFeldt, John Hodgson, David Wetzel, and Emily Jaumard