Tag: community-noise

A new project is underway in New York City! The Sounds of NYC project is a study led by researchers at New York University. We’re so excited about this because if a successful solution or process for solutions can quiet one of the noisiest cities in the world, it can change the..

In pursuit of silence

In Pursuit of Silence: the film that says we need more quiet in our lives.

While In Pursuit of Silence is in selected UK cinemas from October 21 this column is ABSOLUTELY worth the read. Tremendous content for those concerned with noise and its effects..

Average noise levels in the contiguous United States. Dark blue is quiet, yellow is noisy. | Map: National Park Service

It’s a gorgeous day in the California desert. An autumn breeze, cool for the desert at 80°F, makes the dry leaves of big galleta grass rustle. Two hundred..

New Vikings stadium too loud

Is the new Vikings stadium too loud? The brand-new, fixed-roof stadium that supposedly pushes visiting-team crowd noise back to the visiting team’s sideline also is creating some problems for the home team. For the details, let’s defer to the guy..

“Living walls” make city life safer and less stressful

Living walls make city life safer and less stressfulaccording to a report published by UK consulting engineer Arup quantifying the benefits of green building envelopes such as moss, vegetated walls and roof gardens.

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With objectives to limit jet noise and decrease delays, Chicago O’Hare International is Adding a New Runway. There are more than 19,000 airports and aerial landing facilities in the U.S., but only a few are as recognizable as the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Starting in..

Congressman Joe Crowley (D–Queens, The Bronx), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus and a founding member of the Quiet Skies Caucus, announced that he is an original co-sponsor of the Airplane Impacts Mitigation (AIM) Act of 2016 (H.R. 5075). Introduced by Rep. Stephen F. Lynch..
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