Excessive noise can cause communication, hearing and sleep disorders and have deleterious effects on lifestyle, behavior and personal comfort both indoors and outside. The staff of KBE possesses a long and successful record of addressing noise problems including the development of practical, cost-effective and proven strategies to minimize the impacts to both the human and natural environments. These services include:

• Agency and Public Coordination
• Noise Reduction and Mitigation Measures
• Noise Monitoring
• Noise Modeling
• Expert Witness Testimony
• NEPA and CEQA Documentation
• Policy, Guidelines and Procedures Development
• Regulatory Compliance
• Specialized Research Topics
• Technical Writing
• Training and Instruction

KBE also provides professional noise-related consulting services within the highly specialized transportation sector. This includes airports and aviation, surface transportation and mass transit, construction activities, military installations, and marine ports.