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Bord gives the go-ahead to battery facility by old dump

Lyreacrompane group fails in its appeal on safety grounds Cork-based firm Knocknagoum Windfarm Ltd has been given the green light to build a battery storage facility next to the electricity substation at Muingnaminane in the Stacks Mountains. An Bord Pleanála’s decision last week was on foot of an appeal of Kerry County Council’s decision [...]

New revised Acoustics of Schools : a design guide in UK

This document jointly published by the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) and the Association of Noise Consultants (ANC) is designed to accompany the revised performance standards for the acoustic design of schools published by the Department for Education in December 2014 (White cover below). This latest document is a revision of the guidance previously published in 2003 as Sections 2 [...]