What should a hospital sound like? In your day-to-day life, you might not think about hospital noise and acoustics. But if you ever need to stay in a hospital, you’ll realize how important it is to get some quiet time.
Hospital noise
Energy efficiency and noise control: a friendship
If I use energy-efficient products, are they also quieter? Sometimes, yes. The same technology that can reduce energy consumption, replace fuel with batteries, or retain heat in cold weather often reduces noise. Let’s take a look at some examples of
The politics of noise
Arline Bronzaft is a leading expert on noise. Her research on noise and its impact on the reading scores of New York City school students led to positive changes in the city. From acoustical modifications in the classroom to improvements
Noise in the UK – with John Stewart
Is noise the most neglected green issue of our age? That’s the question John Stewart asks in “Why Noise Matters,” a book he co-authored with Arline L Bronzaft, Francis McManus, Nigel Rodgers, and Val Weedon. Episode 8 of Soundproofist is
Top three things I learned at Internoise 2019 in Madrid!
What’s Internoise? Internoise is an annual conference and exhibition of noise control engineering and (increasingly) the social and health aspects of noise. This year, the conference was held in Madrid, Spain. It also was the 50th anniversary of the Spanish
Tinnitus and hyperacusis – an interview with Jan L. Mayes
Ringing in your ears? In the US alone, about 50 million people have tinnitus, according to the American Tinnitus Association. Worldwide, about 360 million people have tinnitus, according to the Hearing Health Foundation. Some cases may be preventable if you
Earplugs are cool – an interview with Ryan Parry of Eargasm Earplugs
It’s never too late to start protecting your hearing. Have you ever been to a loud event and wished that you had ear protection? Now you have some convenient options. Today’s consumer earplugs — for example, Eargasm earplugs — offer
Planning for noise
Neighborhoods have acoustical patterns When planners approve a new structure, it has to fit the zoning requirements for that neighborhood. Those requirements could include building height, lot depth, square footage, number of units, open space, parking, and trees. But rarely
Tuning out the noise: 5 low-cost ways to chill out
Let’s face it. You can’t control everything in your environment. But you can control how you respond to it. You might not be able to stop the late-night party noise in your neighborhood — or that jackhammering project down the
The difference between soundproofing and sound absorption
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