Article archive
Environmental noise · 7 min read
Drone noise is shaped by tones, rapid fluctuations, repetition and the quietness of the setting. A useful residential assessment therefore needs more than one headline sound level.
Environmental noise · 7 min read
Removing engine noise can improve a street’s soundscape, especially in slow and stop–start traffic. But at the bedroom window, speed, tyres, road surface and traffic mix still decide much of the result.
Research notes · 7 min read
A single dB figure cannot describe changes in operating condition, tonal character or the masking effect of a neighbourhood. New research helps explain why careful placement still matters.
Research notes · 7 min read
A smaller opening may reduce noise, but it also changes cooling airflow. New field research shows why acoustic and overheating design need the same window geometry.
Research notes · 7 min read
Why the front and back of the same home can provide radically different acoustic environments, and what that means for retrofit design.
Windows and doors · 6 min read
Sound finds the weakest path. The glass may test brilliantly while frames, vents and surrounding walls tell a different story.
Measurement · 6 min read
Two rooms can share a headline noise level and feel entirely different. Frequency, peaks and timing help explain why.
Buildings · 6 min read
Closing a sound path can also close an air path. Successful acoustic design has to resolve both requirements together.