Steve Mitchell says he has devoted his career to “the sounds of silence.” Mitchell is one of the founding owners of Noise Barriers LLC, based in Libertyville and specializing in architectural and ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — It’s the second busiest intersection in all of Indiana, with an average of 214,000 cars and trucks coming through each and every day. Soon, the North Split in the heart of ...

Connie Trier of Everett writes: Our driving group has been discussing noise barriers. We want to know how much costlier it is to put up scenic barriers as opposed to plain old concrete. A scenic noise ...

Low frequency noise (500 Hertz and lower), which could stem from various sources such as construction machineries and aircrafts, is a form of environmental noise problem in urban environments. Such ...

A combined solution offers better protection against traffic noise – and can also benefit two-wheeled road-users. A combined solution offers better protection against traffic noise -- and can also ...

SUNLIGHT IS ABOUT TO PLAY HOST TO A BUNCH OF SOLAR PANELS. WE’RE USED TO SEEING SOLAR PANELS ALONG SIDE THE HIGHWAY, BUT WE COULD SOON THE STATE HARNESSING SAROL ENERGY ON HIGHWAY SOUND BARRIERS LIKE ...

In a bid to combat escalating traffic noise pollution, a novel study presents a semianalytical meshless method to optimize the acoustic performance of sound barriers. The research focuses on enhancing ...

Solar noise barriers are not a new technology. There are thousands of miles of noise barriers already sporting slick solar systems. Many of these systems have been installed in Europe, although the ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is developing methods of using cost-benefit analyses to assess noise around airports. The costs and benefits of reducing highway noise have received less ...

The most obvious way to get rid of ambient noise is to employ some form of passive or active noise cancellation (ANC). The type of ANC we’re familiar with today was coined in 1989 by Dr. Amar Bose ...