Beth and Jack are excited to announce the publication of their paper “Measurements of Ultrasound from Public Address and Voice Alarm Systems in Public Places” in a special edition of The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America on the topic of Ultrasound in Air. Following on from previous measurements of ultrasound emissions from data projectors in…
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Nick Conlan has done a lot of digging through planning applications in London – looking at 160 applications for major developments submitted between 2014 and 2017.  This paper includes a review of those planning applications to determine which consider noise and which consider overheating – both essential parts of the overall internal environmental quality (IEQ). …
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) finally published its Environmental Noise Guidelines for Europe in October 2018.  They remind us that at least 100 million people in the EU are affected by road traffic noise; in western Europe alone at least 1.6 million healthy years of life are lost as a result of road traffic noise.  These…
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Two years ago we translated the report published by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (you can download the original report in Danish here); at March 2019, there is an official English version (see link below)  We are sharing this information to increase its international impact.  Although the research is in the context of Danish regulations and…
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We are pleased to announce an opportunity for a motivated and interested person to join our team, from an early point in your career. Salary: £ 20,000 – 24,000 per annum. Plus: 7% company contribution to your pension and lunch provided by the company. Location: Apex Acoustics, Design Works, William Street, Gateshead, NE10 0JP. Our growth…
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Apex were pleased to be Highly Commended in the Education Acoustics category at the Association of Noise Consultants Awards 2018 for their work at The National Centre for The Written Word “The Word”, in South Shields. The Word is a library for the 21st century, celebrating the dynamic relationship between people, books, traditional media and…
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Apex were delighted to be Commended in the Vibration category at the Association of Noise Consultants Awards 2018 for our work predicting flanking sound transmission through steel-concrete composite floors. This work has enabled the reduction of concrete thickness or omission of floating floors on numerous projects in the residential, education and commercial sector. The benefits…
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We were honoured to be awarded SME of the Year – Commended in the Constructing Excellence North East Awards 2018.  Against some tough competition from other dynamic and enterprising SMEs in the North East, to make the shortlist of six companies was already an achievement.  Adam Cooke and Rich Hinton thoroughly enjoyed themselves.  As well…
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UPDATE: The final version of the AVO Guide is now launched! Following two years work and more than a handful of meetings between members across the acoustics consulting industry and UK, the Association of Noise Consultants (ANC) has published the draft version of the “AVO Guide”.  You can download the consultation draft here.  Following the…
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Apex is delighted to be shortlisted for the SME of the Year Award by Constructing Excellence NE.  We believe this recognition comes from our: Passion to our field of acoustics, noise and vibration Dedication to our customers to provide best value Commitment to staff training and development Industry-leading research and development, and dissemination of best…
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