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Doggy Daycare Noise Control – Acoustic Roadblocks

by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration

Are you planning to open a veterinary hospital? A doggy daycare? A kennel? A private dog park? If so, then make sure that you consider the noise issues ahead of time (i.e., the barking)! Although these types of projects only account for a small portion of our work at...

Noise Isolation for Mixed-Use Developments

by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration

In the world of architecture, we frequently hear the term "mixed-use development," and our firm is increasingly called upon to provide mixed-use development acoustical consulting. The term "mixed-use" generally refers to a development that incorporates residential and...

Are OSHA Earplugs Enough?

by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration

OSHA, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, has long had policies regulating noise in the workplace. Their "Hearing Conservation Program" is designed to protect workers from suffering hearing loss even if they are subject to loud noise exposures over...

How Weather Affects an Outdoor Noise Study

by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration

For many years, I worked as an acoustical consultant in Southern California. We had seasons in SoCal, but it took several years before I easily recognized the subtle differences between summer and fall or between winter and spring. Summer brought daytime temperatures...

"You Want the Truth?!?"

by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration

"...You can't handle the truth!" If you're a movie fan, then you probably recognize this line from the 1992 blockbuster, A Few Good Men. Of course, Nathan R. Jessep (Jack Nicholson) delivered the line in response to Lt. Daniel Kaffee's (Tom Cruise) questioning in that...

The Wailing Industrial Demon Next Door

by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration

I am not about to compose a post vilifying the American industrial complex; I'm only expressing the attitude of many people that I come across who live near a noisy factory, processing plant, scrap yard, or other type of industrial facility. Perhaps in some cases,...

Doggy Daycare Noise Control – Acoustic Roadblocks

Noise Isolation for Mixed-Use Developments

Are OSHA Earplugs Enough?

How Weather Affects an Outdoor Noise Study

"You Want the Truth?!?"

The Wailing Industrial Demon Next Door

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