RSG was established to advance the state of the practice across the specialized fields of the firm's founders. Since 1986 we have both refined the sophistication of our original technical expertise and developed new practice areas to provide consulting services for the planning, analysis, and management of transportation, natural resources, technology, and business.
This spirit of innovation continues today as our engineers, scientists, and technical specialists push themselves and their clients in new directions through the use of innovative tools, methods, and approaches. Through the collection, modeling, and communication of meaningful, nuanced data, we have become thought leaders in our technical fields and active partners in our clients' success.
Below is a selection of technical papers, presentations, and perspectives written and published by our staff. Or learn about our projects from the brief project summaries shown on our service area pages.
Air Quality Analysis
- Emission Controls for Small Wood-Fired Boilers (2010)
- Methods and Technologies for Demonstrating a Small Wood-Fired Boiler's Compliance with PM2.5 Air Quality Standards (2008)
- Approaches to Permitting Wood-Fired Boilers in Vermont and New Hampshire (2007)
- Air Pollution Control Technologies for Small Wood-Fired Boilers (2001)
- Integrating Network Modeling and Air Pollution Modeling to Determine NO2 Contributions from Motor Vehicles (1993)
Energy & Climate Studies
- Modeling Air Emission Reduction Benefits of Increased Use of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies (2010)
- Meeting the Challenge of Institutional Fragmentation in Addressing Climate Change in Transportation Planning and Investment (2009)
- An Assessment of the Feasibility of Biomass Energy Production Facilities in the Southern Alleghenies Region of Pennsylvania (2007)
Noise & Acoustics
- Improving predictions of wind turbine noise using PE modeling (2011)
- Characterizing soundscapes using spectrograms from long-term third octave band data (2009)
- Design of a quiet space with an acoustic canopy within a large reverberant room (2008)
- Understanding Turbine Sound Impact Studies (2008)
- Propagation Modeling Parameters for Wind Power Projects (2008)
- Ground Attenuation, Wind Speed Affect Accuracy of Wind Turbine Propagation Modeling (2007)
- Propagation Modeling Parameters for Wind Turbines (2007)
- Noise Assessment Map of Chittenden County (2006)
- Design of a small reverberation room for use in ANR and other testing (2006)
- Assessing wind turbines against relative noise standards (2006)
- Using Transportation Demand Models to Assess Regional Noise Exposure (2005)
- Ten Ways to Avoid Making Costly Building-Noise Mistakes (2005)
- Sound Design for Educational Facilities (2005)
- A Critique of Relative Community Noise Standards (2004)
- Experimental Techniques for Evaluation of Active Noise Reduction Communication Headsets with the Thayer Low Frequency Acoustic Test Cell (2003)
- Optimization of Stability and Performance of LMS Filters for Feedforward Active Noise Reduction in Communication Headsets (2002)
- Low Complexity Continuous Noise Monitoring for Communities, Small Airports, and Remote Areas (2001)
Public Lands Planning & Management
- The Numbers Game: Integrated Transportation and User Capacity Research in Yosemite National Park (2009)
- Computer Simulation as a Tool for Planning and Management of Visitor Use in Protected Natural Areas (2006)
- Integrating multiple wilderness values into a decision-making model for Denali National Park and Preserve (2003)
- Proactive monitoring and adaptive management of social carrying capacity in Arches National Park (2003)
- The Economic Impact of Open Space in New Hampshire (1999)