Urban Acoustics

The number of people living in urban areas is increasing and that trend will continue in the foreseeable future. We can understand why. Plenty of restaurants, museums and theaters, places to work, parks to walk in. What’s not to love?

Noise for one. The noise caused by trains, trams and other public transport. The noise from people, animals and traffic as neighborhoods become more crowded. In a survey of EU citizens, 80% of respondents believed that noise affects their health, to a moderate or great extent.¹

So how do we turn down the noise and make our environment quieter and healthier for everyone?
By using the acoustic capabilities of stone. We use products made of stone to block or absorb sounds in various ways.

^{1 EC (2010). Electromagnetic Fields. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union (Special Eurobarometer 347; http://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/archives/eb_special_359_340_en.htm, accessed 27 November 2016).}