Increase your window’s STC and minimize window noise Working from home? You might be familiar with the blast of a leaf blower from your neighbor’s driveway, or a steady flow of delivery trucks rattling up your street. On alternate days,
Can soundproofing hacks reduce loud noise in an old home? Several years ago, I moved into a 1950s apartment building. And I discovered one of the downsides of living in typical mid-century housing. A lot of wood-framed houses are hollow
An interview about sound and noise with Tae Hong Park Dr. Tae Hong Park is a musician, composer, educator, and researcher. His projects include Citygram, a community-driven 3D mapping network, and GetNoisy, an airplane noise tracker. His philosophy is “of
A noisy room: which solution do you need? It’s easy to get confused when you’re bothered by noise. Which solution do you need — sound absorption or soundproofing? You can often add sound absorption without any major construction. But it
What is STC? STC is the acronym for Sound Transmission Class. It measures how a material attenuates airborne noise. The STC is roughly equivalent to the decibels that get reduced by a barrier like a wall or a window. So,