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    How is Sound Represented on Architects’ Drawings?
    Samantha Hathway
    • Oct 13
    • 5 min

    How is Sound Represented on Architects’ Drawings?

    How a building performs depends on multiple factors, beyond the size, shape and scale of the structure. Empathy to the neighbouring envir...
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    Which Acoustic Panels Absorb the Most Noise?
    Samantha Hathway
    • Sep 24
    • 4 min

    Which Acoustic Panels Absorb the Most Noise?

    Acoustic panels are physical structures that can be attached to the walls and ceilings within a room. They are used to mitigate backgroun...
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    Why Do We Need Acoustic Consultants?
    Samantha Hathway
    • Aug 18
    • 5 min

    Why Do We Need Acoustic Consultants?

    Acoustical Consultants are essential contributors to the design and development of the environment we live in. They work across a broad s...
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    How Important is Acoustics in Architecture?
    Samantha Hathway
    • Jul 19
    • 4 min

    How Important is Acoustics in Architecture?

    Acoustics and architecture as disciplines definitely go hand in hand. This is especially true for sensitive spaces such as schools, resta...
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    How to measure a room's acoustics
    Samantha Hathway
    • Jun 16
    • 5 min

    How to measure a room's acoustics

    Of all of our senses, hearing is one of the most important. It helps us connect to the world and pick up vital information about our envi...
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    What is an Acoustic Rating?
    Samantha Hathway
    • May 19
    • 4 min

    What is an Acoustic Rating?

    An acoustic or sound rating is used to judge and limit how noise travels within an environment. Around the globe, countries have differen...
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    The Importance of BS 4142 Noise Assessment
    Samantha Hathway
    • Apr 16
    • 4 min

    The Importance of BS 4142 Noise Assessment

    In any urban environment, development of residential and commercial premises, as well as industrial innovation, continues to constantly e...
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    Noise Control: In Construction
    Samantha Hathway
    • Mar 12
    • 4 min

    Noise Control: In Construction

    It seems that when it comes to construction, the only way truly is up. No visitor to the nation’s capital could ignore the amount of buil...
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    What is the Difference between Class 1 and Class 2 Sound Level Meters?
    Samantha Hathway
    • Feb 20
    • 4 min

    What is the Difference between Class 1 and Class 2 Sound Level Meters?

    In a previous article, we’ve compared and contrasted the relative efficiencies of Apps and professional sound level meters, highlighting ...
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    Key Steps to Compliance with Noise Regulations
    Samantha Hathway
    • Jan 20
    • 5 min

    Key Steps to Compliance with Noise Regulations

    Excessive noise in the workplace risks more than just the sanity of the workforce. Being exposed to excessive noise while at work can lea...
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    What should employers do to protect staff from excessive noise?
    Samantha Hathway
    • Dec 20, 2019
    • 4 min

    What should employers do to protect staff from excessive noise?

    If you’re an employer and work in an industry where staff could be exposed to excessive noise, then you’ll need to be aware of the Govern...
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    Measuring Sound – is an App as Good as a Sound Level Meter?
    Samantha Hathway
    • Nov 20, 2019
    • 5 min

    Measuring Sound – is an App as Good as a Sound Level Meter?

    Let’s face it, nowadays there’s an App for everything. From ordering a pizza to medical diagnostics, many of us needn’t leave the house –...
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    How to Soundproof Walls and Floors – is adding Mass the Answer?
    Samantha Hathway
    • Oct 25, 2019
    • 4 min

    How to Soundproof Walls and Floors – is adding Mass the Answer?

    In this post, we’ll examine the various methods for soundproofing walls. Some of these methods will need to be installed during construction
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    How to Become an Acoustic Consultant
    Samantha Hathway
    • Sep 16, 2019
    • 4 min

    How to Become an Acoustic Consultant

    Acoustic Consultants regulate sound. Their work is all around us, it’s one of those jobs that people rarely hear about, but is incredibly...
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    How to Minimise Structure Borne Sound
    Samantha Hathway
    • Aug 19, 2019
    • 4 min

    How to Minimise Structure Borne Sound

    We detect sound all around us, at all times. Even in what we’d consider complete silence, there will still be a background noise, it’s ju...
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    BS 4142 Widens its Scope....
    Samantha Hathway
    • Aug 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    BS 4142 Widens its Scope....

    Now in effect, the updated British Standard (BS) 4142 guidelines that determine potential noise impacts on residential areas have been up...
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    The Updated Building Bulletin 93 - Lessons Learnt?
    Samantha Hathway
    • Aug 6, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Updated Building Bulletin 93 - Lessons Learnt?

    December 2014 saw the much-anticipated release of the updated Building Bulletin 93 (BB 93) giving updated criteria and advice for those i...
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    "It's Complicated" - 10 Things That Make Acoustics Confusing
    Samantha Hathway
    • Aug 6, 2019
    • 3 min

    "It's Complicated" - 10 Things That Make Acoustics Confusing

    Acoustics is one of those subjects that people just find it hard to "get". ​ Barely a week goes by without someone telling me that acoust...
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    Acoustics in the Future - 10 Interesting Facts....
    Samantha Hathway
    • Aug 6, 2019
    • 1 min

    Acoustics in the Future - 10 Interesting Facts....

    On 15 April 2016, the great and the good of the acoustics world gathered at the Royal Society in London to discuss the future of research...
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    Fine Tuning and Fine Dining - Restaurant Acoustics
    Samantha Hathway
    • Aug 6, 2019
    • 3 min

    Fine Tuning and Fine Dining - Restaurant Acoustics

    The architecture of the typical restaurant of today does little to contribute to a pleasant acoustic environment. Wooden or tiled floors...
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