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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

acoustics, concentration, decibel, dog, earplug, estonia, Europe, headphones, music, noise, noise harassment, office, quiet, silence, silence diary, silent, sound, tallinn, voice, volume, work, working

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

ACV, basement, boiler, building, central heating, concentration, cv, noise, office, quiet, silence, sound, work

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

bureau, concentration, efficiency, electric, engine, fuel, garden, garden works, gardening, gardening machine, headphones, hedge, leaves, machine, noise, noisy machine, office, pay, rain, silence, silence diary, silent, thinking, work, workers, working

Windows of older trains keep less noise outside the wagon

When I returned home from my morning client in Antwerp, I noticed the outside noise more clearly than in the … More

bombardier, double glazing, glass, glass panel, glazing, insulation, isolated glass, noise, noise reduction, silence, sound, spacer, train, window, work

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

architecture, cloth, curtain, damp, design, noise, office, silence, silence diary, silent, sound, textile, work, work place

Playing hide and seek with a chain saw on a Saturday morning (again)

Can you find the chain saw on the picture? No? Neither can I. It was hidden behind that flock of … More

chain saw, garden, garden works, glass, isolated glass, machine, noise, sleep, sleeping room, sound, windows, work

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

Silent working place close to main road

Just before I left the office building of Priva in De Lier (near Rotterdam, the Netherlands), I realized I did … More

building, car, cars, De Lier, glass, glazing, main road, office, Priva, Rotterdam, silence, sound, the netherlands, truck, trucks, window, windows, work, workplace

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