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E-driving to the office reduces engine noise harassment

Recently I started to take the other company car to drive to the office. I also prefer to use this … More

3i, BMW, car, city, driving, electric, engine, noise, noise harassment, office, quiet, road, silence, silent, traffic

Paperwork is easier in a quiet environment

A sunny Sunday in May is a good time to do some old paperwork before it starts ‘biting’. Again I … More

Belgium, Brussels West, efficiency, Europe, Flanders, Jan Lagast, office, office space, open office, paper work, quiet, silence, work, Zottegem

Co-working requires a mutual respect

The past days I have been working at the hippest co-working space in Tallinn (Estonia, Europe). If you want to … More

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Some gardener has ruined the muse that got me going this morning

Yes, again. Gardening machines are very disturbing when doing complex office work. Not for people doing manual labor. Not for … More

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Boiler of central heating makes annoying noise … next one will be more silent

Now that I am writing a blog on silence and noise, the boiler at the office is annoying me more … More

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Curtains do make a difference in the office

Some weeks ago, I wrote about the acoustics in my office. I thought the curtains were making a difference. Well, … More

concentration, curtain, curtains, damp, damping, noise, office, silent, sound, voice

Lounge ‘musak’ helps to create a relaxing atmosphere

Every month I spend some days in our Antwerp (Belgium, Europe) office. That’s also why I stay in the hotel … More

Antwerp, Belgium, co-working, co-working space, company, Europe, Flanders, lounge, music, noise, office, silence, silence diary, sound, work, working, workplace

“Stop the machines, or stop working for me!”

Monday, I was puzzling at the office. I needed to compile a difficult project file, many numbers, many contextual parameters. … More

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Curtains do damp office noise

One of our offices has no curtains (yet). The others do. I went from one office to the other, a … More

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Beautiful acoustic shields

I was browsing through an Estonian architecture publication, when I noticed the beautiful picture of an acoustic shield from Arper. … More

acoustic shield, Arper, meeting, office, silence, sound, work

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