Airport noise, primarily that caused by tour helicopters, has been an ongoing concern among those residents in their flight paths..

Noise is used to create a ‘sonic net’ by mimicking birds of prey in the study

The development of an effective soundproofing solution starts by first identifying the noise that is offensive, then determining the noise transmission path(s) and measuring the acoustic characteristics of the noise. The noise..

By Heather Cherone | May 9, 2016 5:40am

When Holiday Inn Express unveiled the first four UK hotels with its new look rooms earlier this month (see news, January 5) they were missing one vital element that will, instead, debut in the US Holiday Inn Express chain this year: a special internal sliding door to cut noise..

Sunday, May 8th 2016, 12:14 pm EDT

By Jack Loughran

6 May 2016

Mary Wisniewski Contact ReporterGetting AroundA commission of more than 50 municipalities and school districts around O’Hare International Airport will vote Friday on a proposed “Fly Quiet” plan, which proponents say will spread the pain of late night and early morning jet noise..

Assessing High-Noise Areas

Industrial hygienists are challenged to protect employees from noise exposure in all types of work environments, including variable conditions. This project completed a..

When loud becomes dangerous

Loud noise can put more than your hearing at risk

BY JANET RALOFF