We can also custom design basic primers on noise, vibration and acoustics or provide overviews of regulations pertaining to noise and vibration issues in your market area, and at your location as your needs require.

For example, we recently facilitated a full-day conference on noise in conjunction with The Air and Waste Management Association, Ontario Section (AWMA-OS) looking at changes in regulatory policies and guidelines on noise in Ontario and featuring ten presentations by leading noise control practitioners and respected experts in sound and vibration.

Technical presentations included an overview of new Ministry of Environment draft noise guidelines, issues revolving around environmental sound to the outdoors, the advent of site-wide noise assessments and multi-site approvals, as well as the growing prominence of approvals for renewable energy projects such as wind and solar power generation. There was also discussions about indoor noise in the workplace, updated allowable exposure limits and the way that daily average noise exposure is to be calculated.

For conference attendees unfamiliar with the basic terminology and science of sound and vibration, an early bird NOISE 101 workshop was also held covering acoustical fundamentals, and setting a context for many of the presentations at the Noise Conference. The workshop explained in plain English essential concepts such as: how sound and vibration are measured, what are decibels [dB] and A-weighted decibels [dB] and why are they used, principles of sound propagation outdoors and indoors, typical methods of noise and vibration control.