Jun 18, 2004

I’ve been extremely busy for the past few weeks, so please excuse the lack of updates.

I have two announcements regarding Cross·Spectrum Labs:

• I’m pleased to announce that Cross·Spectrum Labs has received SOMWBA(Massachusetts) DBE/MBE certification. Please feel free to contact us if you need a DBE subcontractor for your audio, engineering or architectural project. We specialize in acoustical measurements, and we offer a variety of other acoustical services.


• Cross·Spectrum Labs is moving to western Massachusetts. As of July 1, our new mailing address will be P.O. Box 90842, Springfield MA, 01139. The current (617) 901-7472 phone number will forward to Springfield, and I’ll publish the local Springfield number in July.
  
  Moving to Springfield will help us better serve our Central and Western Massachusetts clients, while being only a short drive away from the Boston area. Our centralized location will also give us better access to Vermont, New Hampshire and Connecticut. Finally, the lower costs in western Mass will help us to keep our rates low. I’m excited to be returning to Springfield and I firmly believe this move will be a win-win for our clients and for us.

A resident has taken to the street to protest noise from a nearby industrial source. I’m making note of the article, because it shows that some people sill believe that foliage can “act as a sound barrier.“

In case I wasn’t clear before, let me say it again: trees aren’t sound barriers. Bushes aren’t sound barriers. Shrubs aren’t sound barriers. Hedges aren’t sound barriers. If you want to build a sound barrier, you need something solid — wood, concrete, stone, earthen berms, etc. Seriously, if you can see through it, it ain’t blocking noise. Foliage may act as a great psychological barrier, but it doesn’t stop noise.

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