Partial List of Job Types

Aircraft

We do not do surveys of Aircraft noise, but we can recommend specialists if you like.

Animals

Outdoor dog runs, kennels, neighbors' pets.

Bars

Noise from live and recorded music, noisy patrons on the street, ventilation and cooking equipment.

See: Bars, Restaurants and Clubs,Residential Noise, Expert Witness Testimony

Bass

The lower frequencies or "bass" is the part of musical sound that most often penetrates into neighboring living spaces from nightclubs and loud stereos.

Boat Horns

One job involved measuring the level of a tugboat's horn blast.

Buses, Trucks

We can measure traffic noise of all kinds, short term or long term. This can be especially useful to developers seeking to show that special district designation is unnecessary, which can save a great deal in construction costs.

See: Developers & Contractors

Chillers

Clubs

Noise from live and recorded music, noisy patrons on the street, ventilation and cooking equipment.

Construction

We can monitor and measure contruction noise to determine if it exceeds the relevant noise codes.

Cooling Towers

See a recent court decision re: Skytrack Condominium.

Co-Ops & Condos

Co-Op and Condo Boards can be held liable for legitimate noise nuisance complaints. Addressing the issue without resorting to litigation can save everyone money and aggravation.

Dance Classes

We have worked on both sides of this issue, helping design gyms and similar facilities to avoid problems with their neighbors and in one case, getting a gymnastics school closed due to interference with a recording studio in the same building.

Discos

See Night Clubs

Elevators

Elevators and their associated motors, pulleys and other equipment can cause humming, knocking, grinding and clanking sounds.

Exercise Equipment

We have worked on both sides of this issue, helping design gyms and similar facilities to avoid problems with their neighbors and, in one case, getting a gymnastics school closed due to interference with a recording studio in the same building.

Fans Blowers

Footsteps

We have the proper equipment to determine if the floors in your building meet the requirements of your co-op or condo agreement as well as city codes.

Garbage Trucks

New York City has an ordinance regulating the noise from Refuse Compacting Vehicles. We have tested these trucks for compliance.

Generators

Some localities require a noise test if you want to install an emergency electric generator for your home.

See Residential Noise

Gunshots

One job involved a dispute between a shooting range and its residential neighbors

Gyms

Harassment

We can set up long term monitoring and/or audio recording to catch intermittent deliberate noise. Expert witness testimony and calibrated playback of the recordings in court are available.

See Documentation, Residential Noise

Hunting

One job involved a dispute between a shooting range and its residential neighbors.

Impact Noise

We have the proper equipment to determine if the floors in your building meet the requirements of your co-op or condo agreement and city codes.

Intermittent Noise

When you can't predict when a noise will occur, we set up recording equipment that can do the job. This recording can be transferred into graph form with the decibel level charted.

See: Residential Noise, Documentation

Late Night Noise

We are available to take measurements nights and weekends. We can also set up long-term monitoring and calibrated audio recordings for intermittent noise that is difficult to predict.

See Documentation

Live Music

We recommend appropriate soundproofing and sound quality solutions for live music establishments.

See: Nightclubs

Martial Arts Classes

Music

We recommend appropriate soundproofing and sound quality solutions for commercial music establishments.

See: Bars, Restaurants and Clubs, Nightclubs, Studio Design

Neighbors

It is best to get the cooperation of your neighbors if you want to have us test to determine the right soundproofing. If you're not on speaking terms, we can still help, including by recording the offending sounds, even late at night or at unpredictable times. These recordings can be powerful legal evidence.

Nightclubs

Night clubs and their neighbors are frequently at odds due to noise. We work for night clubs to help them avoid problems with their neighbors and also for residents and businesses that are affected by a noisy establishment. It is our preference to solve the problem to the satisfaction of all parties through proper sound isolation, sound system redesign and the use of electronic limiters. In situations where the parties resort to legal action we can provide Expert Witness Testimony.

See: Bars, Restaurants and Clubs, Residential Noise, Expert Witness Testimony

Noise Monitoring

We have equipment that can keep track of noisy contractors, excessively loud bars and nightclubs, or monitor your new home for unusual noises before you close on the purchase.

See Documentation

Noise Recording

We can make studio-quality recordings of offending noises for playback in court.

See Documentation

Office Privacy

Sometimes the sound isolation between rooms in office buildings is so poor that conversations may be overheard. This is especially problematic where confidentiality is important.

See: Professional Offices

Pets

We work for people who want to soundproof their homes so neighbors aren't bothered by their pets (Dogs, cats, birds and fish tank pumps), and people who are disturbed by noisy critters next door.

Plumbing Noises

We have dealt with kitchens, bathrooms, air conditioning and radiator noise. One common complaint that we see a lot is noisy boiler rooms.

Printing Presses

We have experience in measuring this equipment and in recommending solutions.

See: Industrial Noise

Pumps

Many buildings have internal noise in occupied spaces caused by water pumps in the mechanical room. We know how to measure these sounds and recommend the right solutions.

Recording Studios

We design studios, and specialize in fixing design errors on existing studios. We can help with soundproofing, room acoustics and speaker tuning.

See: Studio Design

Recycling Centers

We measure indoor and outdoor noise from trucks and equipment.

See: Industrial Noise

Restaurants

We can deal with noisy internal acoustics from patrons, or sound that leaks outside to neighbors. Sound sources include voices, music, kitchen and air conditioning equipment.

See: Bars, Restaurants and Clubs, Residential Noise

Rooftop Equipment

Stereos

We can help with soundproofing your stereo or protecting you from your neighbor's home theatre. However, we do not design home theatres.

Televisions

Even something as common as a television set can sometimes bother people in adjacent apartments. In one case we were able to modify the speakers on one tenant's TV so that both parties were happy.

Traffic

See: Developers & Contractors

Transmission Loss

We can measure Building Code STC requirements in the field, as well as Impact Noise Reduction (INR) and Impact Insulation Class (IIC) field tests. We get calls from apartment and condo owners as well as developers, unfortunately, most of these calls come after the building have been constructed poorly. We can document the results and recommend solutions.

Vibration

Many people call vibration the lower frequencies or "bass" sound that is not currently measured by city inspectors, and it can shake your body and apartment. We measure this and can compare it with the legal limits

Voices

There is currently no law against talking too loudly in New York. However, the new Noise Code recognizes "Unreasonable Noise" as noise that is "plainly audible" with certain decibel readings involved.