When comparing decibel values, that best way to think about it is to consider how decibel values combine. For example, the combination of a sound having a level of 50 dB, and a second sound having an equal sound level of 50 dB is 53 dB. In shor

05 Part 1 Acoustical Rules of Thumb and Demystifying the Decibel

Nov 5th, 2019 8m 43s

Decibel boundaries. Zero decibels is the threshold of human hearing; that is, 0 dB is the minimum sound level an average listener can hear when no other sound is present. At 120 to 140 decibels, sound pressure is great enough to cause our ears

04 What are "sound frequencies" anyway?

Oct 8th, 2019 8m 11s

First of all, the term "frequencies," is a short-hand way of talking about the frequency content of the noise control problem at hand. It is a critically important consideration, because noise control treatments are generally most effective at

03 The Fundamental Tenet of Noise Control - and Why It is Important to Understand It

Sep 10th, 2019 7m 58s

The number one thing you need to do is to make sure that you are controlling the loudest noise source and making it quieter. If you don't do that, you risk doing nothing at all in the way of noise control. If one noise source is very loud, then

02 Should I consider noise control on every project?

Aug 9th, 2019 8m 30s

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

01 What is noise control?

Aug 9th, 2019 7m 11s

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:

00 USSI | An Acoustical and Industrial Building Podcast

Aug 9th, 2019 2m 54s

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 in

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