Gregory C. Tocci, Co-Founder, P.E.
Senior Principal Consultant
gtocci@cavtocci.com
(978)-639-4102
Experience
As co-founder with William J. Cavanaugh, Greg Tocci served as President of CAVANAUGH TOCCI ASSOCIATES, INC., through January 2014. He continues to be responsible for the technical and business activities of the many projects for which he serves as Principal-in-Charge. Among types of projects managed by Greg are speech privacy and intelligibility studies; mechanical system noise and vibration control studies; environmental noise impact assessments for residential, commercial, and industrial developments; engineering noise abatement programs; and many types of special noise and vibration studies for building and manufacturing industries.
Education
-Tufts University, Bachelors of Science, 1970
-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Masters of Science, 1973
Adjunct Faculty Positions
-New England School of Art and Design, Architectural Acoustics | 1979 – 1989
-Harvard School of Public Health, Industrial Noise Control | 1988 – 1992 Cornell
-University, College of Architecture, Arch 361 Architectural Acoustics | Fall 2003
Professional Affiliations
-Past President and Past Board Member, National Council of Acoustical Consultants
-Fellow, Acoustical Society of America
-Fellow, Board Certified Member, Institute for Noise Control Engineering
-Past President, and Past VP Board Certification, Institute for Noise Control -Engineering
-Past Co-chair, ANSI S12 Working Group 44 for Speech Privacy
Member, ANSI S12 Working Group 18 for S12.2 Room Criteria
Publications
Tocci, Gregory C., “On the Need for Door Gasket Systems in Patient Rooms,” Noise-Con 2014 Proceedings, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, September 2014.
Reid, R.L., “Building Rises over Boston’s ‘Big Dig’ Subway Tunnels,” Civil Engineering News, May 2014
Sykes, D., Tocci, G.C., Cavanaugh, W.J., co-editors, Sound and Vibration 2.0-Design Guidelines for Health Care Facilities, Springer, Medford, MA, 2012.
Tocci, Gregory C.; Chapter 3 Building Noise Control Applications, Architectural Acoustics—principals and practice; Edited by Cavanaugh, Wilkes, Tocci; John Wiley and Sons, 2010.
Tocci, Gregory C.: Chapter 106 Ratings and Descriptors for the Built Environment, and Chapter 113 Noise Control in U.S. Building Codes, Handbook of Noise and Vibration Control, Edited by Malcolm J. Crocker, John Wiley and Sons, 2007.
Sykes, David M.; Tocci, Gregory C.; “Speech Privacy: Momentum Grows in Heathcare”, Acoustics Today, October 2008, pp. 30-33.
Tocci, Lyon, Moore, and Unger, “500 Atlantic Avenue-A Structural Vibration Isolation Case History”, Proceedings of NOISE-CON 2004, Baltimore, MD, July 2004.
Tocci, Gregory C.; “Performance of Interior Acoustical Sash”, Proceedings of INTERNOISE 2002, Dearborn, MI, August 2002.
Cavanaugh, William J.; Tocci, Gregory C.; “Criteria for community acceptance of outdoor concert sound...a progress report on continuing research”, Proceedings of INTERNOISE 2002, Dearborn, MI, August 2002.
Tocci, Gregory C., “Room Criteria-State of the Art in the Year 2000,” Noise/News International, Vol. 8, No. 3, September 2000, pp. 106-119.
Cavanaugh, William J.; Tocci, Gregory C.; “Environmental Noise - the invisible pollutant,” Environmental Excellence in South Carolina, Vol. 1, No. 1, Fall 1998.
Chapter 3 Building Noise Control Applications by Gregory C. Tocci, Architectural Acoustics - Principals and Practice, edited by Cavanaugh and Wilkes, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, 1998.
Chapter 94 Ratings and Descriptors for the Building Environment, Vol. III, pp. 1161-1180 and Chapter 97 Noise Control in U.S. Building Codes, Vol. III, pp. 1205-1218, Encyclopedia of Acoustics, edited by Malcolm Crocker, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., NY, NY, 1997.
Tocci, Gregory C.; “Comparison of NC, NCB, and RC Methods for Evaluating Room Sound Level Spectra,” Noise-Con 96, Seattle, WA, September 29, 1996.
Tocci, Gregory C.; “A Comparison of STC and EWR for Rating Glazing Noise Reduction," Gregory C. Tocci, Sound and Vibration, Volume 21, Number 10, October 1987.
Tocci, Gregory C.; “Acoustical Performance of Windows,” Progressive Architecture, August 1991.
Foulkes, Timothy J., and Tocci, Gregory C.; “Sound Isolation in Floors,” Progressive Architecture, March 1991.
Monsanto Acoustical Glazing Design Guide, Monsanto Polymer and Chemical Co., St. Louis, MO, 1986.
Tocci, Gregory C., Foulkes, Timothy J., and Wright, Randolph E.; “Glazing Sound Transmission Loss Studies,” Paper O7, 111th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Cleveland, OH, May 14, 1986.
Tocci, Gregory C., Sturz, Douglas H.; “Acoustic Performance of a ‘Re-entrant’ Axial Fan Intake Silencer,” Noise-Con ‘83 Proceedings, Cambridge, MA.
Tocci, Gregory C., Marcus, Edward N.; “A Parametric Evaluation of Wind Turbine Noise,” INTERNOISE 82 Proceedings, San Francisco, CA.
Tocci, Gregory C., Pickett, William H.; “Practical Applications of Outdoor Noise Control Barriers,” Sound and Vibration, Volume 13, Number 6, June 1978 (Selected for the Vibraphonic Award for Best Paper published in Sound and Vibration in 1978 by the Delaware Chapter of the Acoustical Society of America.)
Fredberg, Jeffrey and Tocci, Gregory C.; “Paper Cutting Noise: Source Identification Techniques in Newspaper Folding Machines, INTERNOISE ‘74 Proceedings, Washington, D. C.
Tocci, Gregory C., Fredberg, Jeffrey; and Senapati, Nagabhusan; “Measurement and analysis of noise radiation from a slab on steel beam rapid transit structure,” INTERNOISE ’74 Proceedings, Washington, D. C.
Roylance, David; Wilde, Anthony; and Tocci, Gregory C.; “Ballistic Impact of Textile Structures,” Textile Research Journal, volume 42, Number 1, January 1973.