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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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Class depends on people too

The featured image is a picture of the restaurant Tsjaikovski, one of the best restaurants in the old town of … More

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Snow and Tesla – a perfect inner-city noise reduction combination

This morning, everyone in Tallinn (Estonia, Europe) was surprised. Some 25 cm of snow had covered the city over the … More

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Almost soundless plane in the making at MIT

A friend of mine posted this reference to the World Economic Forum (WEF) today on facebook. WEF wrote a great … More

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Headphones get the muse back in … and keep the noise of the gardeners out

So I went home and I was lucky. No gardeners out to there. Since I did not sleep that well … More

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Acoustics should start at the very first point in the design

I remember, some weeks ago I wrote a blog post about the acoustics of banquet halls. Modern architecture seems to … More

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Inner-city churches are often quiet places in town

I have been downloading my google pictures on my apple environment this afternoon. It was high time to get them … More

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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

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Europe says electric vehicles should make more noise … what?

This is too crazy to believe. With its Greenemotion project, Europe wanted to promote electric cars for their energy saving … More

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Quiet zone in Manchester business lounge used for not so quiet calling

I was browsing through my weekend pictures, when I saw the picture I yesterday took in the business lounge at … More

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