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  • June 2011
  • Article link: “Noise not only annoying, it’s also a health issue that needs to be silenced”

Article link: “Noise not only annoying, it’s also a health issue that needs to be silenced” | June 2011 | The Quiet Guy

  • “WASHINGTON -- Noise can be an unwanted irritant, whether it comes from traffic roaring by outside, the kids' stereo blaring in the room above, or the washing machine spinning away down the hall.

    Noise isn't just an annoyance, though. It's also a health issue, second only to air pollution, according to the World Health Organization.

    Yet builders and their architects often overlook soundproofing. The lion's share of the Green Glue Co.'s business comes from builders, says Adam Burnett, a business-development manager with Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Green Glue's parent company. But only 5 percent or so of all builders address the issue before it becomes a problem...”

     

    Noise not only annoying, it’s also a health issue that needs to be silenced

    By: Lew Sichelman

    Las Vegas Review - Journal

    June 18, 2011

    http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/noise-not-only-annoying-it-s-also-a-health-issue-that-needs-to-be-silenced-124125024.html?ref=024

     

    • Posted 6/30/2011
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