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

Our services include
- Architectural acoustical design – building services noise and vibration control
- Industrial facilities and machine vibration
- Transportation noise and vibration impact assessments for road, rail, air, sea
- Renewable energy and power generation acoustics
- Underwater acoustics monitoring, modelling and assessments
- Structural dynamics investigations and mitigation
- Mining / quarrying noise and vibration
- LNG facility acoustics
- Aeroacoustics investigations and mitigation
- Construction noise and vibration impact assessments
- City noise mapping and land use compatibility

Acoustics & Vibration Projects

Project
Takara, Vanuatu

Geodynamics

Power, Renewables & Energy

Proposed Geothermal Project - Environmental & Social Impact Assessment

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Project
Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia

IQ Energy Australia

Power, Renewables & Energy

Pyramid Hill Gasification Facility Trial

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Project
Central Western Queensland, Australia

Origin Energy Ltd

Power, Renewables & Energy

Australia Pacific Liquefied Natural Gas Project - Environmental Services

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Project
Central Western Queensland, Australia

Santos Ltd

Mining & Minerals

Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas Project - Environmental Services

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Project
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Mirvac

Built Environment

Locomotive Workshops Eveleigh Redevelopment

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Project
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Central Equity

Built Environment

Southbank Place Apartments

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Project
New South Wales, Australia

Centennial Mandalong Pty Limited

Mining & Minerals

Mandalong southern extension project environmental impact statement

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Project
Victoria, Australia

East Gippsland Shire Council

Mining & Minerals

Fingerboards Mineral Sands Mine Environmental Effects Statement

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Project
St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia

Dexus Project Pty Ltd

Built Environment

North Shore Health Hub acoustic performance

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Project
Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia

RMS - Leighton Alliance

Infrastructure

Kempsey bypass project

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Project
Herston, Queensland, Australia

Australian Unity

Healthcare

Herston Quarter development - Technical consultancy services

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Project
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

P&S Ramlochan Property Inc.

Built Environment

2444 Hurontario: Pedestrian Wind Assessment & Acoustic Feasibility Study

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Project
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

North East Link Authority

Infrastructure

North East Link project

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Project
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Leighton Contractors

Infrastructure

M2 upgrade project

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Project
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

John Holland Group

Infrastructure

Melbourne Metro early works

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Project
Various locations across Australia and New Zealand

Auckland, Bankstown, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Perth and Sydney Airports

Infrastructure

Expert advice to the Australian and New Zealand Aviation Authority

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Project
Tangiwai, New Zealand

Winstone Pulp International Limited

Manufacturing & Industry

Tangiwai Sawmill acoustic assessment

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Project
Various, Australia

Green Energy Partners Pty Ltd

Power, Renewables & Energy

Preliminary Environmental and Planning Assessments for multiple offshore wind farms

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Project
Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Public Transport Authority Western Australia and Ertech Keller Joint Venture

Built Environment

Perth Stadium construction noise and and vibration management plan

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Project
Rotorua, New Zealand

Pukeroa Lakefront Land Holdings

Built Environment

Wai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa

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Project
Victoria, Australia

Various

Built Environment

Victorian school building authority - specialist advice

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Project
Phoenix, Arizona, USA

CO Architects and the University of Arizona

Built Environment

University of Arizona: Phoenix Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building

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Project
Houston, Texas, USA

Memorial Hermann Hospital - Texas Medical Center

Built Environment

Texas Medical Center patient tower

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Project
Melbourne, Australia

CPB Contractors

Infrastructure

CityLink Tulla widening project

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Project
Sydney, Australia

Sydney Airport Corporation

Infrastructure

Sydney Airport Runway End Safety Area (RESA) Operational Impacts

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Project
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

NSW Transport (RMS)

Infrastructure

WestConnex motorway development

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Project
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Confidential

Built Environment

Acoustics suppprt for Forensics Services and Corner’s Complex

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Project
Maghtab, Malta

AIS Environmental

Manufacturing & Industry

Noise Impact Assessment for the Maghtab Waste to Energy Facility

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Project
Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Viridor

Manufacturing & Industry

Runcorn investigative noise survey

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Project
Somerset, United Kingdom

Tout Limited

Built Environment

Redevelopment of the Lord Nelson Pub

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Project
Sandon, United Kingdom

Sandon Bury Farm

Built Environment

Sandon Bury Farm conversion

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Project
Ontario, Canada

Capital Power

Power, Renewables & Energy

Goreway Power Station

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Project
Michigan, USA

Marquette Board of Light & Power

Power, Renewables & Energy

RICE Plant low frequency noise control

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Project
Northern Territory, Australia

Confidential

Built Environment

Luxury Hotel Development – contamination and environmental assessment

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Project
California, USA

CO Architects & Caltech

Technology, Media & Telecoms

Caltech Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST)

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Project
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney’s Westlink

Infrastructure

Westlink M7 motorway

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Project
Georgia

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Power, Renewables & Energy

Georgia Electricity Transmission Network development project

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Project
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada

Northeast Capital Industrial Association (NCIA)

Manufacturing & Industry

Regional noise modelling

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Project
Avonmouth, UK

Bristol Waste Company Limited

Infrastructure

Avonmouth household recycling and reuse centre

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Project
New South Wales, Australia

Confidential

Power, Renewables & Energy

New South Wales proposed solar farm

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Project
Brooklyn, Victoria, Australia

DB Architects

Built Environment

Cougar Recycling - site management & stormwater drainage design

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Project
New South Wales, Australia

Goodman Properties Australia

Manufacturing & Industry

Sustainability strategy for Oakdale industrial precinct

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Project
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cleanaway

Infrastructure

Erskine Park resource management facility

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Project
Queensland & New South Wales, Australia

Kaufland Australia

Built Environment

Retail chain site selection due diligence

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Project
Rotorua, New Zealand

Auckland Council

Infrastructure

Ecogas Reporoa organics processing facility

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Our Team Includes

David Jones

Acoustical Services Manager - US
Omar Longoria

Principal Engineer
Dan Clayton

Technical Discipline Manager for Acoustics, Noise and Vibration
Darron Chin-Quee

Acoustics Business Lead and Principal Acoustics Engineer
Arthur Kupper

Principal Acoustics Engineer & Environmental Team Lead
Benedict Sarton

Technical Director
Michelle Dawson

Technical Discipline Manager
Tim Trewin

Technical Director and Technical Discipline Manager, Acoustics and Vibration – Asia Pacific
Peter Runcie

Technical Director, Acoustics and Vibration – Asia Pacific
Gustaf Reutersward

Technical Director, Acoustics and Vibration – Asia Pacific
Luke Zoontjens

Technical Director, Acoustics and Vibration – Asia Pacific
Shane Elkin

Technical Director, Acoustics and Vibration – Asia Pacific
Dominik Duschlbauer

Technical Director, Acoustics and Vibration – Asia Pacific
Antony Williams

Technical Director, Acoustics and Vibration – Asia Pacific
Sandy Lonergan

Technical Director, Acoustics and Vibration – Asia Pacific
Jim Antonopoulos

Technical Director, Acoustics and Vibration – Asia Pacific
David Lindsey

Technical Director, Acoustics and Vibration – Asia Pacific
Aaron McKenzie

Technical Director, Acoustics and Vibration – Asia Pacific
Scott Penton

Principal Acoustics & Vibration Engineer

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Acoustics & Vibration

Overview

Acoustics & Vibration Services

Acoustics & Vibration Projects

Proposed Geothermal Project - Environmental & Social Impact Assessment

Pyramid Hill Gasification Facility Trial

Australia Pacific Liquefied Natural Gas Project - Environmental Services

Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas Project - Environmental Services

Locomotive Workshops Eveleigh Redevelopment

Southbank Place Apartments

Mandalong southern extension project environmental impact statement

Fingerboards Mineral Sands Mine Environmental Effects Statement

North Shore Health Hub acoustic performance

Kempsey bypass project

Herston Quarter development - Technical consultancy services

2444 Hurontario: Pedestrian Wind Assessment & Acoustic Feasibility Study

North East Link project

M2 upgrade project

Melbourne Metro early works

Expert advice to the Australian and New Zealand Aviation Authority

Tangiwai Sawmill acoustic assessment

Preliminary Environmental and Planning Assessments for multiple offshore wind farms

Perth Stadium construction noise and and vibration management plan

Wai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa

Victorian school building authority - specialist advice

University of Arizona: Phoenix Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building

Texas Medical Center patient tower

CityLink Tulla widening project

Sydney Airport Runway End Safety Area (RESA) Operational Impacts

WestConnex motorway development

Acoustics suppprt for Forensics Services and Corner’s Complex

Noise Impact Assessment for the Maghtab Waste to Energy Facility

Runcorn investigative noise survey

Redevelopment of the Lord Nelson Pub

Sandon Bury Farm conversion

Goreway Power Station

RICE Plant low frequency noise control

Luxury Hotel Development – contamination and environmental assessment

Caltech Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST)

Westlink M7 motorway

Georgia Electricity Transmission Network development project

Regional noise modelling

Avonmouth household recycling and reuse centre

New South Wales proposed solar farm

Cougar Recycling - site management & stormwater drainage design

Sustainability strategy for Oakdale industrial precinct

Erskine Park resource management facility

Retail chain site selection due diligence

Ecogas Reporoa organics processing facility

Our Team Includes

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