The Jones Payne Group is providing peace and quiet to residents in Seattle’s Rainier Valley.
Sound Transit, is providing Seattle residents an easier and more efficient access to downtown by building a 14 mile light rail system. Along with the benefits of the light rail system, residents of Seattle’s ethnically diverse Rainier Valley will also experience an increase in vehicular noise as the result of light rail relocating traffic closer to the homes.
To alleviate the nuisance for residents along the alignment, Sound Transit has turned to The Jones Payne Group to provide architectural, design and management services through the execution of their Residential Sound Insulation Program (RSIP).
Utilizing their innovative design process, The Jones Payne Group is working with 137 residences to provide a package of home improvements that not only reduces the intrusion of outside noise, but also improves the indoor air quality with the induction of fresh air, making the homes more comfortable and peaceful.
Program Manager, Jim Cornwell says “I find it very rewarding when a homeowner expresses their appreciation for the improvements to their living environment brought on by the sound insulation treatments.” Mr. Cornwell brings 20 years sound insulation experience to the project through his execution of SeaTac Airport’s Sound Insulation Program.
About The Jones Payne Group
The Jones Payne Group is a multi-disciplinary firm of program managers, planners, urban designers, community specialists, architects, construction managers and information technology specialists with expertise in transportation-related planning, design and technology implementation projects. The firm has been involved in a variety of transportation development programs, including aviation, transit and highways, with an emphasis on airports.
We provide planning, community outreach and liaison services, environmental impact studies, preparation of area development plans, support facilities planning and design, airport edge studies, community development and mitigation strategies and design and construction for airport noise mitigation and capital improvement programs.
Affiliations
The Jones Payne Group is affiliated with several nationally based design, construction and business related organizations. Click on a title for summary on each organization.
- AAAE - American Association of Airport Executives
- AIA - American Institute of Architects
- AICP - American Institute of Certified Planners
- BSA - Boston Society of Architects
- CSI - Constructions Specifications Institute
- LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, US Green Building Council
- NCARB - National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
- NOISE - National Organization to Insure a Sound-controlled Environment
- SCEA - Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis
- GISCI - GIS Certification Institute
- ESRI - Authorized ESRI Business Partner and Authorized Consultant.
American Association of Airport Executives
www.airportnet.org
AAAE is the largest professional organization for airport executives in the world, representing thousands of airport management personnel at public use airports nationwide. The American Association of Airport Executives' primary goal is to assist airport executives in fulfilling their responsibilities to the airports and communities they serve.
AAAE membership is truly representative of airport management throughout the country. It places equal emphasis on large and small airport concerns, reflecting a membership comprised of executives from large and medium size airports, as well as hundreds of managers from smaller airports used exclusively by general aviation or commuter airlines.
AAAE was founded in 1928 to represent airport management throughout the United States. Each year since its founding, AAAE has held an annual meeting to bring airport managers together to discuss the latest problems and issues facing the industry. In 1954, the annual conference expanded to include exhibitors of airport services, products and equipment.
Since 1954, AAAE has sponsored a professional Accreditation Program for airport executives, who are affiliate members of AAAE. The professional membership requirements consist of an original management paper on some phase of airport management, a comprehensive written test and an oral examination on a level comparable to other professional certifications. Upon successful completion of these requirements, the Accredited Airport Executive is admitted to the membership as an executive member and may use the initials A.A.E. after his/her name.
AAAE has members at primary air carrier airports, which enplane 99% of the airline passengers across the nation, as well as at many of the smaller commercial service, reliever and general aviation airports.
Since its inception in 1928, AAAE has continued to move forward and grow, not only in size but in expertise. As the premier association of airport executives in the world, AAAE has a voice that is heard in the industry and in government-and that means strength for you, the professional airport executive.
American Institute of Architects
www.aia.org
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) was created in 1857. Through education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach activities, the AIA works toward a public environment that is responsive to the people it serves while representing the professional interests of America's architects. In close concert with other members of the design and construction team, the AIA also works to fulfill its commitment to help coordinate the building industry.
American Institute of Certified Planners
www.planning.org
AICP is the professional institute of the APA (American Planning Association) concerned with requirements for certification of professional planners, ethics, professional development, planning education, and the standards of practice. Certified planners are skilled at finding solutions to current community problems in ways that will carry a community toward long-term goals.
Boston Society of Architects
www.architects.org
The Boston Society of Architects (BSA) administers programs and provides resources that enhance the practice of architecture and the public and professional understanding of design. Since its establishment in 1867, this nonprofit professional service organization has been a committed advocate of excellence in the built environment and increased service of the profession to society.
The BSA is the eastern Massachusetts regional association of over 2,000 architects and 1,000 Affiliate members and is the largest branch of the American Institute of Architects. Affiliate members include engineers, contractors, owners/clients, public officials, other allied professionals, students, and others interested in design and the built environment. The BSA has sister chapters in Central Massachusetts and Western Massachusetts -- the three chapters constitute AIA Massachusetts.
Construction Specifications Institute
www.cisnet.org
The mission of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) is to advance the process of creating and sustaining the built environment. By using the diversity and expertise of its membership to develop and exchange knowledge, the Institute is recognized worldwide as an indispensable resource for information in this arena.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), US Green Building Council
www.usgbc.org/LEED/
Based on well-founded scientific standards, the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System emphasizes state of the art strategies for sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. LEED recognizes achievements and promotes expertise in green building through a comprehensive system, providing a complete framework for assessing building performance and meeting sustainability goals.
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
www.ncarb.org
The mission of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards ("the Council") is to work together as a council of member boards to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the public and to assist member boards in carrying out their duties. To achieve those goals, the Council develops and recommends standards to be required of an applicant for architectural registration, develops and recommends standards regulating the practice of architecture, provides a process for certifying to member boards the qualifications of an architect for registration, and represents the interests of member boards before public and private agencies.
National Organization to Insure a Sound-controlled Environment
http://www.aviation-noise.org
An affiliate of the National League of Cities, the National Organization to Insure a Sound-controlled Environment (NOISE) has served for over 30 years as America's oldest nation-wide, community based association composed of locally elected officials and other stakeholder organizations who represent thousands of constituents throughout the United States and are committed to reducing the impact of aviation noise on local communities.
NOISE serves to allow communities to join together and with a single voice inject the concerns of their constituents into the national debate on airport expansion policy, a debate which all too often is dominated by airports, airlines, and aircraft whose priorities may differ from a
community's. NOISE seeks to resolve noise concerns by bringing affected communities, local airport officials and federal policymakers together to work on airport expansion proposals responsibly and collaboratively. NOISE also advocates for federal policies to reduce unreasonable levels of aviation noise through a combination of quieter aircraft, increased noise abatement resources, and the opportunity for local communities to contribute to airport expansion decisions.
Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis
http://www.sceaonline.net/
The Society for Cost Estimating and Analysis is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving cost estimating and analysis in government and industry and enhancing the professional competence and achievements of its members.