As seen in The Globe and Mail - Dave McGinn Wednesday March 27th, 2013 Hundreds of people have been lining up at the Ideal Home Show in London every day for the last two weeks to get inside a house. Its chief feature? It’s quiet. Billed as the world’s first Quiet House, the building features [...]
Screaming sirens. Rumbling trucks. Thundering turbojets. Modern life is loud, yet too much sound is bad not only for hearing but for overall health. Peace and quiet, it turns out, are as good for you as a healthy diet and exercise. Noise (noise is unwanted sound), whether a loud burst or a steady irritation, is […]