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Common Noise Impact Assessment Standards
When it comes to assessing noise for planning applications, understanding the relevant standards and guidelines is crucial. Here, we explain four key documents often referenced…
Understanding Noise: Key Noise Survey Metrics
Noise can significantly affect our daily lives, from impacting sleep and concentration to influencing health and well-being. To measure and understand noise levels effectively, acoustic…
Planning Policy and Acoustic Consultancy
Navigating planning policies can be a complex task for developers, architects, and planners. At Attune, we specialise in providing expert acoustic consultancy tailored to meet…
Heat Pump Noise: Guidance and Solutions
Air source heat pumps (ASHPs) are an increasingly popular choice for sustainable heating and cooling in residential and commercial properties. However, heat pump noise has…
Reuben College Awards
Reuben College has been recognised by winning sustainability awards in two award events: the OxPropFest and the Oxford Preservation Trust 2024 Awards. Attune is proud…
The Evolutionary Symphony of Human Hearing
In the grand orchestra of evolution, the human ear emerges as a finely-tuned instrument, honed over millennia to align with the rhythms of human communication.…
Noise Surveys: Everything You Need to Know
Noise surveys, also known as acoustic surveys, are a crucial component of noise impact assessments, providing the data needed to evaluate environmental noise levels and…Enhance Learning Environments
The basis of our work is the research that is rigorously carried out in the acoustic industry. This research is encapsulated in the various standards and guidance documents that provide the methods and the criteria that we use, day-to-day.
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It can be difficult to explain what a difference in sound levels can mean to a listener, so Attune has created a very simple demonstration of the subjective change in sound levels, using a sample of ‘white noise’.
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