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The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Occupational Noise Exposure, Hearing Protection Devices, Impact On: Productivity, Communications, Safety, Quality of Life Lee Hagar, Sonomax Hearing Healthcare, Inc. Metrics for a Cost-Benefit Analysis of Noise Reduction (Brainstorming a Methodology of This Type of Analysis) Katherine Harback, MITRE Corporation Potentially Hazardous Noise for Users of Consumer Products—Personal Music Devices, Children’s Toys, Recreational Vehicles William Martin, Oregon Health Sciences University The Nature and Extent of Complaints about Noise (Suburban, Urban, Rural) and Public Demand for Quiet Environments and Products Les Blomberg, Noise Pollution Clearing house Technical Issues with Respect to Metrics/Descriptors for Community Noise (Annoyance, Activity Interference, Noticeability) Nicholas Miller, Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc. Noise Insulation (from Aircraft and Highway, etc.) in Homes to Control Noise Exposure and Improve Quality of Life Ben Sharp, Wyle Acoustics Group Noise Control Engineering Education and Workforce Development David Wormley, Pennsylvania State University Annoyance from Noise as a Quality-of-Life Issue, and Its Relationship to Other Sources of Annoyance Larry Finegold, Finegold & So, Consultants Future Directions in the Design of Noise Barriers, Quiet Vehicles, and Quiet Pavements Gregg Fleming, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center Noise Standards and Design Issues for Rooms (Schools, Hospitals, Offices, etc.) Richard Peppin, Scantek, Inc. Technology for the Design of Products with Lower Noise and Better Sound Quality Gordon Ebbitt, Carcoustics Richard Topping, TIAXLLC COST-BENEFIT ANALYSISOF TRANSPORTATION NOISE CONTROL TECHNOLOGYOrganized by the National Academy of Engineering and Hosted by the Volpe CenterCambridge, Massachusetts February 22–23, 2007 Opening Remarks Ian Waitz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Subcommittee Chair Gregg Fleming, Volpe Center, Workshop Host An Environmental Economist’s Perspective on Cost-Benefits Analysis Sabrina Lovell, formerly with the Environmental Protection Agency The O’Hare Residential Sound Insulation Program and Acceptance in Communities, and Sound Insulation Ordinance Arlene Mulder, Mayor, Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois The Federal Highway Administration’s Noise Program and Rules for Noise Barrier Construction Mark Ferroni, Federal Highway Administration Federal Highway Administration and State Activities in the Design of Quiet Pavements: Construction, Maintenance, and Life Cycle Issues Mark Swanlund, Federal Highway Administration Reductions in Noise Emissions from Porous Highways: Current State of the Technology in the USA and Europe Paul Donavan, Illingsworth Rodkin Discussion of European Activities Related to Cost-Benefit Analysis and Highway Noise George Maling, Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the U.S.A. Ulf Sandberg, Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute Cost-Benefit Analysis and Transportation Noise Jon Nelson, The Pennsylvania State University Discussion of Construction Process, Costs, Maintenance, Performance Characteristics, and Noise Levels of Rubber-Modified Asphalt Highways Michael Blumenthal, Rubber Manufacturers Association
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