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USSI | An Acoustical and Industrial Building Podcast

Aug 9, 2019

Yes! Every single project should consider noise control. It could simply start with asking the question, "do we think noise might be an issue here?" and go from there. If the answer is a confident "no," then you're done and you move on. If the answer is "yes," or "I'm not sure," then more work is needed.

Tim has three...


Aug 9, 2019

The term "noise control" is fairly self-explanatory, it simply means reducing or mitigating unwanted sound. "Unwanted sound" is the definition of noise.

If you want to control, or mitigate, noise you need to look at one or more of three things:
#1) the source of noise, that is, the machine or process causing the...


Aug 9, 2019

Welcome to the United Steel Structures Incorporated Sound Science Podcast! Noise control should be considered early in the design process of an industrial building to avoid costly solutions in the future if noise proves to be a problem after installation and start-up. Every month, Director of Industrial Acoustics Dr....