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HOW SLR CAN HELP Over the past forty years across the globe, there have been rising concerns over environmental noise polluon, with transportaon noise sources a major contributor to the problem. As such, proacve endeavors to reduce these noise impacts are being made. Despite these efforts, rapid growth in railroad and aircraſt traffic and urban populaons have increased noise levels, and caused exposure of a greater percentage of the populaon to environmental noise. Thus noise is now considered internaonally to be a potenal public health risk affecng communies’ quality of life, however the financial and social cost of this is currently unknown. Migang a community’s exposure to transportaon and infrastructure noise is the responsibility of both transportaon authories and advocates for new developments. While it is important to build transportaon and infrastructure that will be in the best operaonal locaon, it is also crical that each member of the community is protected from significant impacts to their health and quality of life resulng from environmental noise. Government policies and guidelines exist to incorporate both of these preferences; however the applicaon of such policies is exhausve on available government resources, in parcular with the review and assessment of developments near current transportaon infrastructure. Increasing levels of environmental noise polluon are more commonly leading to a higher risk to public health. REGIONAL NOISE MAPPING SLR can predict environmental noise impacts by mapping regional or city wide noise, which is a combined process of geographical informaon systems (GIS) and acousc analysis. It involves producing a 3D model which covers a large study area, and using this model to calculate the noise impact to the surrounding populaon. This is a crical tool used by all levels of government to understand noise impacts and to create strategic plans, procedures and policies to migate any undesirable effects on the community. The use of regional or city noise mapping in creang noise migaon guidelines and strategies can be reviewed on two geographical scales: Regional: Noise mapping on a city or state wide scale can provide direcon to: prevent and reduce harmful environmental noise exposure; idenfy areas where environmental noise is good, preserve the acousc amenity of these good areas; and provide the public access to informaon on environmental noise and its effects. Local: Detailed noise mapping allows for noise invesgaons to be completed at the individual building level. This helps developers, builders and home owners understand current noise levels, to tailor construcon or renovaon of the building to address noise impacts for the occupants. TECHNICAL SERVICE Connued overleaf
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HOW SLR CAN HELP
Over the past forty years across the globe, there have been rising concerns over environmental noise pollution, with transportation noise sources a major contributor to the problem. As such, proactive endeavors to reduce these noise impacts are being made. Despite these efforts, rapid growth in railroad and aircraft traffic and urban populations have increased noise levels, and caused exposure of a greater percentage of the population to environmental noise. Thus noise is now considered internationally to be a potential public health risk affecting communities’ quality of life, however the financial and social cost of this is currently unknown.
Mitigating a community’s exposure to transportation and infrastructure noise is the responsibility of both transportation authorities and advocates for new developments. While it is important to build transportation and infrastructure that will be in the best operational location, it is also critical that each member of the community is protected from significant impacts to their health and quality of life resulting from environmental noise. Government policies and guidelines exist to incorporate both of these preferences; however the application of such policies is exhaustive on available government resources, in particular with the review and assessment of developments near current transportation infrastructure.
Increasing levels of environmental noise pollution are more commonly leading to a higher risk to public health.
REGIONAL NOISE MAPPING
SLR can predict environmental noise impacts by mapping regional or city wide noise, which is a combined process of geographical information systems (GIS) and acoustic analysis. It involves producing a 3D model which covers a large study area, and using this model to calculate the noise impact to the surrounding population. This is a critical tool used by all levels of government to understand noise impacts and to create strategic plans,
procedures and policies to mitigate any undesirable effects on the community.
The use of regional or city noise mapping in creating noise mitigation guidelines and strategies can be reviewed on two geographical scales:
Regional: Noise mapping on a city or state wide scale can provide direction to: prevent and reduce harmful environmental noise exposure; identify areas where environmental noise is
good, preserve the acoustic amenity of these good areas; and provide the public access to information on environmental noise and its effects.Local: Detailed noise mapping allows for noise investigations to be completed at the individual building level. This helps developers, builders and home owners understand current noise levels, to tailor construction or renovation of the building to address noise impacts for the occupants.
TECHNICAL SERVICE
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TECHNICAL SERVICE
Pascal Everton, P.Eng., Principal EngineerT: 403 266 2030Calgary, [email protected]
Ronald Spillman, Principal713 789 9400Houston, [email protected]
PROJECT EXPERIENCESLR’s key personnel have experience completing the following projects:
• Development of Regional Noise Model from individual site noise models, implementation of Google earth™ regional noise contour database (cumulative effects of 42 operating industrial plants over 700 km2) – Northeast Capital Industrial Association, Fort Saskatchewan, AB
• Noise modeling tool development for investigative and permitting purposes, regional noise contours (200 multi-well pads covering 4,200 operating oil wells over 350 km2), Cold Lake Project – Imperial Oil, Cold Lake, AB
• Noise model development for coal mine permitting and noise control evaluation, regional noise contours (3 surface mines, 2 underground mines, 1 coal plant, 60 km of haul roads, over 170 km2) – Grande Cache Coal, Grande Cache, AB
• Commenced the largest detailed environmental noise modeling assessment within the Asia / Pacific region, feeds noise policy to provide road network noise levels and guidance on building construction guidelines (33,330 km of controlled roads over 20,000 km2) – Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland, Australia
• Current SLR staff delivered Australia’s first integrated noise map, quantifying the social and financial burden to the health of the population due to environmental noise exposure, Greater Melbourne region (2 million buildings, 7,500 km of road, 1,400 km of rail, 60,000 industrial properties, over 5,600 km2) – Environmental Protection Authority, Victoria, Australia
Benjamin Hinze, PrincipalT: 61 7 3858 4800Brisbane, [email protected]
REGIONAL NOISE MAPPING
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