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.

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Overview

Our goal is to create functional and comfortable indoor and outdoor environments that are compatible with their surroundings. We offer unique expertise and practical solutions, from planning through to construction, which balance potential environmental and interior noise issues with architectural design goals.

Using state-of-the-art tools and equipment, SLR can assist our clients by modeling, predicting, and verifying acoustical, noise, and vibration performance.

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Acoustics & Vibration Services

    • Architectural acoustical design – building services noise and vibration control
    • Industrial facilities and machine vibration
    • Transportation noise and vibration impact assessments for road, rail, air, and sea
    • Renewable energy and power generation acoustics
    • Underwater acoustics monitoring, modeling, 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

  • View of 415 Colorado high-rise building in downtown Austin, Texas
    Project

    Austin, Texas, USA

    Stonelake Capital Partners / Ziegler Cooper Architects

    Built Environment

    415 Colorado high-rise development


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    Phoenix, Arizona, USA

    CO Architects and the University of Arizona

    Built Environment

    University of Arizona: Phoenix Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building


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    Houston, Texas, USA

    Memorial Hermann Hospital - Texas Medical Center

    Built Environment

    Texas Medical Center patient tower


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  • Project

    Michigan, USA

    Marquette Board of Light & Power

    Energy

    RICE Plant low frequency noise control


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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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  • 3 wind turbines during sunset
    Project

    Chile

    Eólica Los Lagos

    Energy

    Los Lagos del Sur Wind Farm


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  • Albury to Parkes Inland Rail project
    Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    Inland Rail

    Government & Infrastructure

    Albury to Parkes Inland Rail project


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  • Project

    Northern Territory

    Aurizon

    Government & Infrastructure

    Environmental approvals for the Berrimah Rail Terminal


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    RPS and Transport for NSW

    Government & Infrastructure

    Review of environmental factors for the New South Wales Transport Access Program


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  • Project

    Auckland, New Zealand

    Ikea New Zealand Limited

    Built Environment

    Acoustics advice for New Zealand’s first IKEA store


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  • Project

    Perth, Australia

    Public Transport Authority

    Government & Infrastructure

    Advanced engineering of acoustic treatments in the Airport Rail Line tunnel


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  • Project

    Hamilton, New Zealand

    Global Metal Solutions Limited

    Industry & Technology

    Acoustics Design Advice for a Recycling Facility


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  • Project

    Taupō, New Zealand

    Wharewaka East Limited

    Built Environment

    Acoustics Assessment for Proposed Residential Subdivision Adjacent to State Highway 1


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  • Project

    New Zealand

    Tawera Group Limited

    Built Environment

    Enhancing acoustic performance in high density residential modular developments


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  • Project

    Queensland, Australia

    City of Moreton Bay

    Industry & Technology

    Narangba Innovation Precinct and Environs Environmental Health Impact Investigations


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  • Project

    Melbourne, Victoria

    Laing O’Rourke

    Government & Infrastructure

    Digital Construction Noise Prediction Tool for Suburban Rail Loop - Initial and Early Works


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland, Australia

    ProTen Pty Ltd

    Industry & Technology

    Lead consultant for ProTen Broiler Poultry Farms


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  • Project

    Takara, Vanuatu

    Geodynamics

    Energy

    Proposed Geothermal Project - Environmental & Social Impact Assessment


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  • Project

    Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia

    IQ Energy Australia

    Energy

    Pyramid Hill Gasification Facility Trial


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  • Project

    Central Western Queensland, Australia

    Origin Energy Ltd

    Energy

    Australia Pacific Liquefied Natural Gas Project


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Recent articles

  • Freight train travelling through downtown Toronto near the CN Tower, with high-rise residential buildings along the rail corridor.
    Insight

    05 February 2026

    10 minutes read

    Building Near Rail Lines in Canada: How to Manage Noise, Vibration, and Approvals

    by Ben Adler


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    27 November 2025

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    SLR supports environmental approval of the Kimal – Lo Aguirre project in Chile


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  • View of a ferris wheel and boat on seaport
    Insight

    16 October 2025

    3 minutes read

    Listening beneath the waves: Port of Seattle's underwater noise assessment program

    by Jonathan Vallarta


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