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Articles on Noise Research and Technology

Who is Most Likely to Complain About Noise?

Who is most likely to complain about noise? This article provides some more information about the people who complain about noise. We’ve provided plenty of information previously, following our noise surveys, that highlights the problems that people in densely populated areas suffer with. More recently we looked into the age and gender profiles of people…

Noise Complaints in the UK

Noise Complaints in the UK – Infographic Here is our Noise Complaint UK infographic. Find out more about our resources.

Noise Pollution Books Review

We’ve reviewed all of the available reference materials so that you don’t have to. Here’s a summary of the noise pollution books that we like and/or use regularly ourselves followed by a short review of each. Noise Pollution Books – Summary BOOKTITLEDESCRIPTIONAVAILABILITYStatutory Nuisance by Robert McCracken, Gregory Jones and James PareiraA process-led journey through the application…

Rebirth of the Noise App

The “noise app” mobile application for reporting and recording noise complaints was relaunched and became a huge success. We confirmed long ago that the new and updated version will not disappoint and, it seems, that over two hundred service providers (including local authorities and housing associations) agree. RECORD NOISE – APP USERS For users the app is…

Britains Noisiest Places to Live Revealed

Britains Noisiest Places to Live Our noise survey revealed some interesting information about the numbers of noise complaints being received by local authorities. We asked each local authority in the UK how many noise complaints they received, how much enforcement action they took and about officer staffing levels. In our report we compare the data…

Noise Limiting Devices

Noise limiting devices are common in nightclubs, bars, pubs, restaurants and live music venues and are often used as a way of limiting music volume. Noise limiting devices (NLDs) are used for two main reasons in the licenced trade: To protect the health and safety of employees on-site who are exposed to loud amplified music…


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