Residential development
Houses, secondary dwellings, townhouses, apartments and shop-top housing where acoustic reports are required for planning or certification.
Professional profile
Danny Kastak, Acoustic Consultant.
Director of DK Acoustics Pty Ltd, preparing acoustic assessments for Council submissions, construction certificate documentation and noise compliance requirements.
Qualifications and memberships.
Professional qualifications and memberships are listed for use by clients, councils, certifiers and design teams when confirming report author credentials.
- QualificationsBachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering Science.
- Professional membershipsMember of Engineers Australia and Member of the Australian Acoustical Society.
- Consulting roleDirector and acoustic consultant at DK Acoustics Pty Ltd.
- Report focusAcoustic reports for development applications, construction certificates, complying development certificates and noise compliance.
Project types.
Consulting experience is centred on practical acoustic reporting for residential and commercial development projects.
Commercial development
Commercial premises, hospitality venues, childcare centres, gyms and mixed-use developments requiring operational noise review.
Noise-affected sites
Sites affected by road traffic, rail corridors, aircraft noise, mechanical services or surrounding environmental noise sources.
Reporting approach
Technical reporting with practical recommendations.
- Clear criteriaReports identify the relevant acoustic criteria or design targets for the project scope.
- Transparent assumptionsNoise measurements, desktop inputs, modelling assumptions and design implications are set out clearly.
- Implementable controlsRecommendations are written to assist architects, builders, services consultants and certifiers.
- Approval-focused documentationReports are structured for practical use in Council and certification submissions.
Have a Council or certifier acoustic requirement?
Send the requirement with the drawings and site address so the relevant report scope can be confirmed.