HGC Engineering, Canada's Largest Noise Vibration and Acoustics Consulting Firm, Assesses Noise from Wind Energy Facilities
(PRWEB) November 20, 2006 - HGC Engineering has established itself as a North American leader in assessing and controlling environmental noise from wind energy facilities (wind farms). Over the past several years, the firm has conducted environmental noise impact assessments of wind farms in a number of Canadian and U.S. jurisdictions. They have also assisted municipalities in formulating Official Plan policies and in peer reviewing environmental noise studies by other consultants. On behalf of Natural Resources Canada, HGC Engineering recently completed a study of the Pubnico Point Wind Farm in Nova Scotia - an interesting and contentious situation involving both audible noise and infrasound. The results of that study (available for download at the HGC Weblog), were presented at the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) conference in Winnipeg this fall.
HGC Engineering is currently completing an overview and "best practice" guideline for sound from wind turbines for CanWEA that will be published in order to help educate developers and the public. Through their work in assessing and controlling noise pollution from wind farms, HGC Engineering has a strong familiarity with the operational characteristics of wind farms and the international standards relevant to wind turbines. They often conduct measurements using real time frequency analyser systems that are well suited for determining and defining the audible and infrasonic characteristics of the sound from wind turbines.
About HGC Engineering
HGC Engineering is an acoustical consulting engineering firm specializing in environmental and industrial noise control, vibration and architectural acoustics. The firm's experience spans the spectrum of all types of industrial facilities, transportation noise, acoustical engineering for land development, vibration isolation of entire buildings and acoustical design assistance for product development. HGC Engineering maintains a strong focus on measurement, testing, analysis, advanced modeling and design and provides services to many industries across North America and Europe.
HGC Engineering has assisted hundreds of clients internationally in issues of acoustics, noise and vibration. The company principals offer over 60 years of noise control and acoustical consulting experience. The HGC mission is engineering excellence in noise vibration and acoustics.
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