The article considers elements of noise impact that are independent or only partially reliant on the decibel level. It relates to sources of specific sound from one premises affecting another that is potentially ‘actionable’ in law.

Baker D and Stigwood M. The assessment of potentially actionable noise impact. Acoustic Bulletin. January / February 2020. Pp. 49-57.

Click the link below to view the technical contribution “The assessment of potentially actionable noise impact” from Acoustics Bulletin – 2020/2021

Applied Acoustics 145 (2019) 25–26 (published online 29/09/18)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2018.09.005

Acoustic, non acoustic and context related factors in reactions to noise

Baker D. Preliminary evaluation of the relative importance of acoustic, non acoustic and context related factors in reactions to noise at the individual level. Proceedings of Inter-noise 2017. pp 4501-4512.

Equal energy principle and individual sources of neighbourhood noise

Baker D. Relevance of the equal energy principle to individual sources of neighbourhood noise. Proceedings of Inter-noise 2016. pp 4678-4689.

President’s Researcher of the Year Awards 2016

Short article following award of CIEH President’s Award for Junior Researcher of the Year.

Be sensitive to how neighbours perceive sound

Features – 25 September, 2015

Article advising waste sites to consider noise when planning new sites or when noise sensitive dwellings are proposed in close proximity to existing waste operations.

www.mrw.co.uk/be-sensitive-to-how-neighbours-perceive-sound/8688707.article

Over-exposure – September 2015

Article highlighting the problems of applying fixed decibel thresholds against specific sources of noise they were not designed to be used for. The article uses a simple analogy of not assessing noise purely on decibel level as this would be like choosing your food diet purely by weight regardless of food type selected and expecting the same short and long term outcome. These points are generally misunderstood by engineers and those who place significant weight on decibel levels.

Original Technical Note – “Application of noise guidance to the assessment of industrial and commercial noise in the UK”

Applied Acoustics 93 (2015) 88–96