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What’s That Noise? Office Environments
This month’s edition of What’s That Noise? focuses on office environments—enclosed areas that depend on quietness to ensure the clearest communication possible. Millions of Americans spend 40 or more hours working in office buildings each week. Unfortunately, not all the time spent by office employees is productive, as the buildings they work in are a […]
“Noise is the No. 1 Quality-of-Life Complaint in NYC” solutions from Acoustical Surfaces
An article came out earlier this year titled “Noise is No. 1 Quality-of-Life Complaint in NYC” by Verena Dobnik, and I wanted to contribute some basic solutions for noise reduction to mitigate some of the complaints listed in the article.
How to Soundproof an Apartment
Learn how to best soundproof an apartment, cut down on tenant turnover, and make life much quieter for apartment dwellers.
Restaurant Acoustics: Noise Control, Reduction & Acoustic Panels
Understand the effects of restaurant acoustics and restaurant noise control and reach success in noise reduction through the use of acoustic panels.
Exercise Room Acoustics
This was a job that was finished quite a few years ago. It was for a racquetball court that had been converted into an aerobics room. Ted recently discovered that the director of this rec center had posted a video of the exercise room, with typical music for a spin class playing, on YouTube.
Fear of a Silent World
Noise is the necessary side-effect of a world which has changed, grown, and developed. For some, it is annoying. For others, it is a reassurance.
How Does Sound Work?
I think that people, in general, have a hard time understanding how sound works. I know it took me a long time, and I still only know the very basics. Maybe it is because it is unseen and unknown? When you are in a room that sounds great, you don’t even think about it. When […]
Why Control Noise?
In industrial settings, noise is not just unpleasant, it can be a major source of expense and lost productivity. Noise-induced hearing loss can lead to higher worker compensation claims and higher insurance costs.
Construction Noise Control – Solutions for Controlling Sound from Construction Sites
Construction noise control is a problem for developers, community residents, and workers.
This article discusses effective solutions for controlling noise at construction sites.
Summer Sound Series: Acoustic Solutions for Loud Machinery
I manage an office building, and we have some mechanical equipment on the ground floor next to the building that has caused some noise complaints. Is there a somewhat easy and affordable solution to this?
