Noise + Air Quality Analysis

All services

Straughan successfully executes noise and air quality analysis and engineering consulting services for federal, state/local municipalities, and private land developers in the mid-Atlantic region.

We recognize that acoustic, vibration, and air quality sensitivities can arise with any project from transportation facilities, such as highways and rail, to energy infrastructure, such as offshore wind farms.

At Straughan, we approach analysis and design projects with the forethought of potential real-world design issues that may affect the analysis outcome and abatement options. Learn more about acoustical analysis during design of transportation and development projects here.

Our noise and air quality specialists provide unique benefits to your project.

  • Shape the design of the transportation facility and/or development site plan to account for noise and air quality concerns and minimize, or even eliminate, impacts to sensitive communities.
  • Clear communication of analysis and mitigation measures in accessible language so that affected residents can understand the environmental effects of projects in their communities.
  • Assessment of special construction techniques that minimize the impacts of construction noise and propose construction noise mitigation measures to avoid construction-related noise complaints from the community.
  • Reduced noise mitigation costs by looking for opportunities to reuse/repurpose noise barrier materials.

Noise + Air Quality Analysis Services

NOISE & AIR MONITORING/MEASUREMENTS

  • Main office location along I-95, centrally located between I-695 and I-495
  • Variety of staff with extensive field experience
  • Fieldwork Health & Safety Plan

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC NOISE

  • Noise Policy Development
  • Program Management
  • TNM Modeling
  • Pavement Noise Analysis
  • Impact Analysis
  • Mitigation Analysis
  • Single and Parallel Barrier Analysis
  • Rail Inclusion

RAIL NOISE AND VIBRATION

  • Screening, General Assessment, and Detailed Analysis
  • Impact Analysis
  • Mitigation Analysis
  • Vibration Impact Analysis

PUBLIC OUTREACH

  • Property Owner Contact for Monitoring/Measurements
  • Responses to Public Inquiries
  • Preparation of Public Outreach Materials
  • Presentations at Public Meetings

CONSTRUCTION NOISE

  • RCNM Construction Noise Modeling
  • Impact Analysis
  • Mitigation Analysis

BUILDING & OPERATION NOISE

  • Acoustic Performance
  • Sound Level Measurements
  • Mechanical Operation Noise Assessments
  • LEED Credit Documentation

AIR QUALITY

  • Mobile Source Emissions Analyses
  • CO and PM Hotspot Analysis
  • MSAT Analysis
  • Stationary Source Emissions Analyses
  • Direct, Indirect, and Cumulative Impacts Analyses
  • Mitigation Analysis and Design
  • Climate Change (Greenhouse Gas) Analysis

MITIGATION DESIGN

  • Construction Plan Development
  • Construction Specifications and Estimates
  • Construction Stage Coordination

EXPERT TESTIMONY

  • Developer Plan Permitting Approvals
  • Court Disputes