We are now in a position to offer this testing facility to the general public for the testing of all materials and products. This is a completely soundproofed stand-alone unit based at our factory here just outside York which is run by our colleague Doctor Joan Blanco Matos, who as you can see from his resume appended below is most fully experienced in all aspects of sound and noise testing both within the laboratory and in the field. We now welcome enquiries from all sectors for any materials or products that you may wish to have tested to the highest possible standards.
We are at present still taking bookings for July testings but the diary is getting filled quite quickly. Please respond as soon as you can if you would like an early testing date. We can fit in any “emergencies”.
Contact us for a free quotation or telephone 01423 339163 quoting Dr Joan as your reference.
Full reports are given showing all aspects of the tests and the full results as standard following the
BS EN ISO 140-3:1995 BS 2750-3:1995 Acoustic – Measurements of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements – Part 3: Laboratory measurements of air- borne sound insulation of building elements.
EN ISO 717-1 : 1996-12-15 Acoustic – Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements- Part 1: Airborne sound reduction.
Results
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Dr Joan Blanco Matos
PERSONAL
Name: Joan Carles Blanco Matos
Nationality: Catalan (Spanish)
EDUCATION:
PhD., Industrial Engineering, 2003
Department of Industrial Engineering. University Polytechnic of Girona, Catalonia,
Spain.
M.S., Industrial Engineering, 1998
Department of Industrial Engineering. University Polytechnic of Girona, Catalonia,
Spain.
B.S., Physic Geography, 1994
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
EMPLOYMENT:
Private Noise Consultant at Premier Measurements. Noise consultant firm 2006
to present.
Visiting Research Investigator. ISVR (Institute of Sound and Vibration Research).
University of Southampton. Great Britain. 2003 to present.
Senior Research. Catalonia Government. Environmental Quality Department. 2002.
Visiting Research Investigator. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. University of Louisville. 2001. Kentucky. United States of America.
Visiting Research Investigator. Department of Geography, University at Buffalo, National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis. 2000. New York. United States of America.
Senior Research. Department of Acoustical Engineering. Technological Center Research Laboratory. Barcelona. Spain. 2000-02.
Assistant Research. Department of Industrial Engineering. University Polytechnic of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. 1999.
Assistant Research Fellowship. Department of Industrial Engineering. University Polytechnic of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. 1999.
Assistant Research Fellowship. Department of Chemical Engineering. Chemical Engineering Laboratory and Environmental Science. University of Girona. 1997-1998.
Research Fellowship Urban Planning-Environmental Focus. University of Zaragoza. Spain. 1994-1995.
AWARDS
Catalonia Government Research Grant.
MEMBERSHIP
Member of the Institute of Acoustic. UK
INTELECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Articles Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Blanco JCand Ian Flindell, Property Prices in High Density Urban Areas Affected by Road Traffic. Applied Acoustic. (paper under review).
Presentations
Ian Flindell and Blanco JC. Traffic Noise and Property Prices. Paper presented at Managing Noise in Low Carbon Neighbourhoods, 10th -11th March, Woodside, Warwickshire; 2009.
Blanco JCand Ian Flindell, Is it fair that only rich people can afford to live in noisy areas?, Meeting presentation at ISVR (Human Sciences Group department), University of Southampton, Thursday 16th June 2006.
Blanco JCand Ian H Flindell, Property Values in High Density Urban Environments with High Noise Levels, Sprind Conference 2006, Futures in Acoustics, Today’s Research - Tomorrow’s Career, University of Southampton, Southampton, 3-4 April 2006.
Blanco JCand Ian H Flindell, Is PPG24 justified by evidence from hedonic house price studies?. Workshop PPS24 Planning and Noise. Institute of Acoustics. London. 1 July 2005.
Arnau J, Blanco JC, Deltell A, Barti R. Noise level in a middle-sized town and implementation of noise control measures. Presented at the 32nd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering. Segwipo, Korea August 25-28, 2003.
Arnau J, Barti R, Deltell A, Blanco JC, Ruiz J. Ruido Ambental, Modelización y Predicción. XV Congreso Nacional de Ingenieria Mecánica. Cádiz, 10-13 Diciembre 2002.
Arnau J, Blanco JC, Deltell A, Ruiz J. Estudi del soroll a la Jonquera. Informe Tècnic. GREMA (Grup de Recerca en Energia i Medi Ambient). Girona; 2002.
Arnau J, Alzina T, Real P, Arnau M, Blanco JC, Deltell A, Ruiz J. Estudi del soroll al barri de Sta. Eugènia. Informe Tècnic. GREMA (Grup de Recerca en Energia i Medi Ambient). Girona; 2002.
Arnau J,Comamala M, Blanco JC, Deltell A, Ruiz J. Soroll ambiental, modelització i predicció. En: Arnau J, Corretger J, Gasull Ll, eds. AUMA 2002, 2n. Fòrum de l’automòbil i medi ambient. Girona; 2002. pp. 53-64.
Arnau J, Blanco JC, Ruiz J, Arnau M, Deltell A. Estudio del ruido ambiental en la provincia de Girona. La Habana, Cuba: II Taller Científico Internacional sobre Estudios Urbanos; Noviembre 2001.
