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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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    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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    Workplace Acoustics - How to Cope with Today's Multi-Functional Office
    Samantha Hathway
    • Aug 6, 2019
    • 3 min

    Workplace Acoustics - How to Cope with Today's Multi-Functional Office

    In today’s workplace, one of the top staff complaints is the inability to concentrate due to noise levels. As an acoustic consultancy wor...
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    Sound Asleep - Hotel Acoustics
    Samantha Hathway
    • Aug 5, 2019
    • 6 min

    Sound Asleep - Hotel Acoustics

    One of the most basic functions of a hotel is to ensure guests relax in relatively tranquil surroundings. Noise of the wrong kind can be ...
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    Room Acoustics
    Samantha Hathway
    • Aug 5, 2019
    • 3 min

    Room Acoustics

    Reverberation is an important issue within room acoustics and is well known to affect both speech intelligibility and the music quality e...
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    Acoustics & The Convenience Store
    Samantha Hathway
    • Aug 5, 2019
    • 3 min

    Acoustics & The Convenience Store

    The rapid spread of convenience stores across the UK passed under many people’s radars, as our shopping habits gradually reverted back to...
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    Workplace Acoustics Seminar
    Samantha Hathway
    • Aug 5, 2019
    • 1 min

    Workplace Acoustics Seminar

    The design of workplaces is constantly evolving and varies from occupier to occupier, with each design requiring a bespoke acoustic strat...
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    Soundbites No 3 – A nice row of trees is an effective acoustic screen: true or false?
    Samantha Hathway
    • Aug 5, 2019
    • 1 min

    Soundbites No 3 – A nice row of trees is an effective acoustic screen: true or false?

    As usual, the answer is not straightforward. If we are looking at sound reduction in dB, then foliage is pretty poor at providing attenua...
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    Soundbites No 2 – Why does my voice ‘carry’ so far when the office is quiet?
    Samantha Hathway
    • Aug 5, 2019
    • 2 min

    Soundbites No 2 – Why does my voice ‘carry’ so far when the office is quiet?

    Well, the short answer is – it doesn’t. In fact, your voice travels the same distance, whether the office is noisy or quiet. The element w...
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