A Dundee pub has been granted a variation to its licence to allow alcohol to be sold outside — despite a letter of objection claiming that noise was disturbing neighbours. The Lab in Bell Street had applied to Dundee City Council Licensing Board for a variation to allow alcohol to be sold for consumption [...]
RESIDENTS living near key construction sites for the West Gate Tunnel (Melbourne) are likely to experience noise levels exceeding current ambient noise for up to four years while the 5km toll road is built. The Western Distributor Authority has developed a noise standard of 63 dB (A) when the West Gate Tunnel is complete in [...]
(CNN) The US believes several State Department employees at the US embassy in Havana were subjected to an "acoustic attack" using sonic devices that left at least two with such serious health problems they needed to be brought back to the US for treatment, several senior State Department officials told CNN. A US government official [...]
An increase in the regulatory drive on noise and vibration in both crew space and underwater has led to a bigger focus on these areas by ship operators. New and upcoming regulations have had an impact on noise and vibration on vessels.The mandatory Maritime Safety Committee requirement 337 (91) has been adopted by SOLAS for [...]
Implementation of Directive 2014/52/EU on the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (EIA Directive) I have been asked by Mr. Simon Coveney, T.D., Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to refer to key changes to the environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures set out in the above Directive, which amends [...]
The use of Lden to assess traffic noise impact is simply incorrect. The Lden metric was developed for noise mapping purposes ONLY and NOT as a metric to 'assess the degree of noise change' created by a proposed road scheme. It would appear that much of the Irish guidance produced by the NRA/TII continues to [...]
A great experiment worth sharing on acoustic resonance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFsgu3ClqHo
A great experiment worth sharing from Sound Waves on BBC 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXS_IaAL_i4
Low-cost carrier easyJet has released a charity album for insomniacs and aviation enthusiasts in general, featuring a single, extended-cut recording of a pair of CFM56 jets flying at 39,000 feet from London Gatwick to Nice. The project was inspired by research confirming that white noise can help the brain block out sleep interruptions by displacing [...]
A jump in the number of complaints about aircraft noise at Dublin airport has been linked to the increased use of its second runway. There were 495 complaints to the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) about aircraft landing and taking off in the first six months of the year compared with 382 in the corresponding period [...]