In this recurring section, you will find wisdom from several former employees of Acentech, an acoustic consulting company, which shares a history with part of Alden. Before being purchased by Alden in 1997, Dynaflow, now Alden's Air and Gas Modeling Group, was owned by Acentech. The following excerpt comes from Appendix K: Advice on the Art of Consulting from "Sound Ideas: Acoustical Consulting at BBN and Acentech," published by Acentech, Inc in 2005. It has been reprinted with their permission.