Kids toy for smart homes does include noise sensor

Some weeks ago, I attended the GreenEST green building conference in Tallinn (Estonia, Europe). I remember I was a bit … More

Noise of waterborne central heating lowers when air is taken out

Back in Belgium for a while now. Temperature is much lower than some weeks ago, when we still felt a … More

Why do gardening machines make more noise than (modern) tractors?

While I was working on my terrace this afternoon, I noticed a (modern) tractor passing by. That huge machine was … More

Sunny Saturday in October working outside my home office

This is unbelievable. It’s mid October and I am working outside my house, overlooking the fields, enjoying a pretty silent … More

This driver did not live to tell it … I still remember the sound more than 30 years later

One of the pictures I found yesterday in the folder of my dad’s little anti-noise action, shows a truck that … More

Suctioning renders cities clean but they also make them very noisy

You can not NOT hear it, when these kind of city trucks pass by. They cleanse the city, and ensure … More

The ticking sound of Sunday rain reduces other noise

This is the view I now have from my home office. It’s a beautiful sight, although some people might be … More

The cocooning sound of Autumn

Autumn has really begun in Flanders now. We have some light rain. Grey clouds. Temperature and leafs falling. Just made … More

Good old double glazing keeps neighbors’ chat outside

I did survive my first week on this blog, and I also survived another week in business, which was consuming … More

Mea culpa

I am working on some new business project in Estonia, so I needed my “how to learn Estonian for dummies” … More