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New FGI Guidelines Turn Down the Volume on Health Care Acoustics

by ABD Engineering and Design | Acoustics

The 2010 FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities was published in January and adopted as building code by many states. How will you deal with the new noise, privacy, and acoustical requirements for healthcare facilities? Join us at...

Tunnel Vision | Highway Traffic Noise Wall Barriers

by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration

On a recent trip to Chicago, my wife and I were thankful for all the new traffic lanes recently completed. I can remember when the trip back home to my folks took an extra couple of hours if I got stuck in all the traffic. But thankfully, with the new highway...

Wind Turbine Noise | Residential Vs. Commercial

by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration

Who Can See the Wind? Who can see the wind? Neither you nor I But when the leaves are trembling The wind is passing by! Who can see the wind? Neither I nor you But when the trees are bending low The wind is passing through! by Christina Georgina Rossetti As this...

Psychoacoustics: Annoyance from Tonal vs. Broadband Sounds

by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration

For today’s topic, let’s think of driving our car with the wind rushing by, when all of a sudden our attention is drawn by that annoying squeak coming from the dashboard. The changing of the squeak with time was the topic of a recent blog, but this time we’ll examine...

Healthcare Study Links Noise to Patient Satisfaction

by ABD Engineering and Design | Acoustics

For years, the healthcare industry has used patient satisfaction surveys to gauge hospital performance and to identify ways for improving the healing environment. And the industry's standard surveyor, Press Ganey Satisfaction Surveys, has always shown the number one...
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