Ian Ippolito is the founder and CEO of Exhedra Solutions Inc. and a serial entrepreneur. He is the creator of the Help Maker Plus and award winning Planet Source Code. He recently sold his latest company (vWorker, formerly known as RentACoder) to Freelancer.com for an undisclosed amount in the millions. I started RentACoder back in […]
Tampa-based company offering new, innovative way to block loud noises in your apartment Tampa, FL: Feb 18, 2014 — Residential Acoustics, founded in 2013, has joined the USF Incubation Center to continue their rapid growth this year. They are a newly-incorporated company that has offered a Headquartered here in Tampa, Residential Acoustics designs and manufactures […]
Getting better sleep isn’t always as easy as it sounds. Considering we spend almost a third of lives doing it, you’d think we’d have pretty good practice. But with a stressful, fast-paced lifestyle, and noisy environments, sometimes sleep can be the most elusive objective. While noise is a significant factor, it’s certainly not the only […]
Often times residents know that there is a sound-leak in their room – but that’s only the first step. Next, you need to pinpoint the sound leak in order to fix it. When trying to find sound leaks, there are a number of rules of thumb to follow. Just like inspecting a house prior to […]
How Loud are the Everyday Noises We Hear? It can be very difficult to determine how “loud” a noise that you hear really is. From the drop of a pin to the roar of a lion, sounds vary so much. It’s almost impossible to to show where on a decibel scale to rate a sound […]
It seems that 0 dB (decibels) should be the minimum noise that a sound can make. How can you achieve a negative sound? If a tree fell in the forest, and people were all around, but it created -10 dB, would anyone hear it?? What do Negative Decibels Mean? The answer is not as complex […]
In order to understand the concept of soundproofing, it’s important to understand the concept of blocking sound—and, when it comes to sound blocking, it’s seems more difficult to understand than it actually is. Basics of Sound Blocking Defined as any method of reducing the ability of sound traveling between point A and point B, soundproofing […]
Common soundproofing mistakes When it comes to soundproofing your home, more often than not, you’ll end up looking for simple, quick fixes that will help you eliminate noise in the least amount of time. But taking the easy way out can potentially cost you big dollars! It’s important to take a look at the mistakes […]
Defined as any method of reducing the ability of sound to travel between point A and point B, soundproofing can be accomplished by both the reduction of noise and the absorption of noise. But in order to understand the concept of soundproofing, it’s important to understand the concept of blocking sound. Basically, there are only […]
What is an STC rating? Just as NRC is the standard rating for how well a material absorbs sound, the sound transmission class (STC) is a single-number rating that gives a rough idea of how much sound a specific type of material might stop. An industry standard when it comes to calculating sound transmission through […]
