Acoustics is one of those subjects that people just find it hard to "get". ​ Barely a week goes by without someone telling me that...

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...

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

In today’s workplace, one of the top staff complaints is the inability to concentrate due to noise levels. As an acoustic consultancy...

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...

Reverberation is an important issue within room acoustics and is well known to affect both speech intelligibility and the music quality...

The rapid spread of convenience stores across the UK passed under many people’s radars, as our shopping habits gradually reverted back to...

The design of workplaces is constantly evolving and varies from occupier to occupier, with each design requiring a bespoke acoustic...

As usual, the answer is not straightforward. If we are looking at sound reduction in dB, then foliage is pretty poor at providing...

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...

Today heralds the first of many Soundbites, a fortnightly series of quick facts, useful snippets, dispelled myths, unrealised truths,...

According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica a Decibel (dB), is "the unit for expressing the ratio between two physical quantities, usually...