Acoustics & Vibration
Our technical specialists provide guidance on acoustics, noise and vibration for a wide scope of projects ranging from city scale environments to detailed building or infrastructure elements.
Overview
Our goal is to create functional, comfortable indoor and outdoor environments which are compatible with their surroundings. We offer unique expertise and practical solutions, from planning through to construction, which balance potential environmental issues with the need for development.
Using state-of-the-art tools and equipment, SLR can assist our clients by modelling, predicting and verifying acoustical, noise and vibration performance.
Acoustics & Vibration Services
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Architectural Acoustics & Building Design
- Interior room acoustics design, including modelling and optimization for speech intelligibility, reverberation control, and sound quality
- Interior airborne and structure-borne sound isolation design for partitions and separating assemblies
- Noise and vibration control for mechanical and electrical systems
- PA and audio reinforcement system design, including sound masking for speech privacy in open offices
- Baseline noise and vibration surveys, site investigations, and reporting
- Sound and vibration isolation solutions for sensitive equipment like MRIs, CT scanners, and electron microscopes
- Structural dynamics and vibration mitigation strategies for buildings and critical spaces
- Building envelope design for external noise control
- Certification and compliance support for LEED, BREEAM, WELL, Tarion Registrar Bulletin 19, and building codes
- Sound isolation code compliance documentation
- Construction phase support including site reviews, contractor coordination, and field acoustic verification
- Acoustic commissioning support and proof-of-performance testing
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Environmental Noise, Urban Planning & Permitting
- Transportation noise and vibration impact assessments
- Regulatory compliance assessments and conformance letters
- Land use compatibility assessments
- City and regional noise mapping
- 3D noise propagation modelling and visualization
- Peer review services
- Complaint investigation
- Noise assessments for sports facilities, event venues, and public amenity areas
- Expert witness for public hearings or litigation support
- Construction noise and vibration studies with mitigation planning
- Real-time, long-term noise and vibration monitoring with alert systems for construction, infrastructure, and sensitive sites
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Industrial & Infrastructure Acoustics
- Noise Impact Assessments (NIA) and acoustic assessments for regulatory and permitting applications
- 3D noise propagation modelling and visualization
- Acoustic mitigation, design, and recommendation
- Ambient monitoring sound level surveys
- Comprehensive sound level surveys for compliance verification
- In-situ sound surveys to identify major noise sources and quantify sound levels
- Complaint investigation and resolution
- Noise and vibration control for industrial facilities and heavy equipment
- Acoustic audits
- Occupational health and safety noise surveys and control programs, including noise mapping and dosimetry
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Underwater Acoustics
- Collaboration on conservation initiatives
- Marine mammal impact assessments for auditory injury, hearing damage, and behavioral disturbance
- Noise mitigation strategy recommendations
- Professional training in underwater acoustics and monitoring
- Community education, workshops, and stakeholder engagement
- Real-time and long-term acoustic monitoring using hydrophones
- Signal processing and underwater soundscape visualization
- Source verification and ambient noise baseline studies
- Support and guidance for Green Marine certification
- Site-specific underwater noise propagation modelling studies
Acoustics & Vibration Projects
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Digital Construction Noise Prediction Tool for Suburban Rail Loop - Initial and Early Works
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Our Team Includes
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Dan Clayton
Manufacturing & Products Lead, Principal Acoustician
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Arthur Kupper
Principal Acoustics Engineer & Environmental Team Lead
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Mariana Paloscia
Senior Acoustics Engineer & Architectural Team Lead
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Jonathan Vallarta
Underwater Acoustics Business Lead
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Banda Logawa
Senior Acoustics Engineer
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Scott Penton
Principal Acoustics & Vibration Engineer
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David Jones
Acoustical Services Manager - US
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Omar Longoria
Senior Principal, Architectural Acoustics Leader
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