The Association of Noise Consultants (ANC) is urging graduates to consider a career in acoustics to help play a key role in managing the public health impacts of noise -and support the wider environment.

According to The World Health Organisation (WHO) Environmental Noise Guidelines (ENG) 2018, exposure to noise presents a significant health risk to the population of Western Europe.

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The 38-page ‘Approved Document O Noise Guide’ lays out the requirements set down in the Building Regulations, focusing on overheating mitigation in new residential buildings.

A Working Group of industry experts from the ANC and IOA has worked on the advice, which sets out a method to demonstrate compliance to the Building Control Body of the noise constraints in Approved Document...

The 38-page ‘Approved Document O Noise Guide’ lays out the requirements set down in the Building Regulations, focusing on overheating mitigation in new residential buildings.

A Working Group of industry experts from the ANC and IOA has worked on the advice, which sets out a method to demonstrate compliance to the Building Control Body of the noise constraints in Approved Document...

New guides have been published, explaining how the ANC’s members can use their skills to help society to take a softer step on the planet.

The Association’s sustainability committee has prepared two short sets of guidelines aimed at highlighting how acousticians can play a sustainable role in supporting biodiversity and in education.

Committee members hope the guidance, split into two key documents,...