Interesting to see that the commonly used domestic wheelie bin falls under the outdoor machine noise labelling requirements. One would have to wonder how this was tested yielding an LwA=99dB. Is it rolling noise, noise from the lid banging down or what? While the principles are well intended, has the world gone mad labelling plastic [...]
The Bureau Veritas Acoustics and Vibration team has been recognised by the Association of Noise Consultants with a prestigious award win for work undertaken on the Sidac Sports & Social Club in St Helens, Merseyside. The team were awarded the Smaller Projects Award for the project, which focused on providing a holistic approach to [...]
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected a citizen’s application complaining about the noise created by drummers who wake up Muslims to prepare for fasting during the nights of the month of Ramadan. Despite an expansive range of electronic alarm devices, Turks still enjoy the tradition of Ramadan drummers, who wake up neighborhoods for sahur, the meal [...]
Forensic audio expert Paul Ginsberg slowed the Cohen tape down, cleaned up the background noise, and said that he heard Trump say the word cash, but not hear the word don’t on the Cohen tape. Ginsberg was asked what he heard, “heard Mr. Cohen talking and then Trump says something, maybe one syllable, and [...]
The plan comes as Bristol Airport is working on proposals for an ambitious expansion which will see it accommodate 12 million passengers a year. People who live near Bristol Airport have been invited to have their say on plans to try and alleviate noise levels at the site. The airport is seeking feedback on a [...]
Ellie O’Brien has been finding it hard to sleep. Outside her window in Peadar Kearney House there’s been a high-pitched ringing sound every night for about the last two months, she says, chatting on the balcony outside her home on a recent Monday. On a lamp post on the lane between Liberty Park and these apartments [...]
“I think it’s disgraceful,” says Mary Carney. She is stood on the island between lanes of traffic on Kevin Street on Friday morning. Her hands are clasped around a small home-made sign: “DALATA NO RESPECT FOR RESIDENTS”. “Disgraceful,” says Rita Kane, another resident. She says she’s been woken up for weeks now by the hammer [...]
SHANNONVALE residents must be provided with soundproofing to counter anticipated noise pollution from the new Knockalisheen to Coonagh road which is currently under construction, a Limerick city councillor has warned. It is understood that some residents in the 30 houses to be affected by the roads construction are considering taking legal action to ensure their [...]
Source: Irish Examiner (5th July 2018), Joe Leogue Cork County Council said it will now consider the next steps with a view to ensuring that it can progress to construction on the €220m Cork-Ringaskiddy motorway “as soon as possible”. Cork County Council said it will now consider the next steps with a view to [...]