Decarbonisation and electrification are hailed as crucial steps towards a sustainable future, with promises for cleaner energy and reductions in carbon emissions. However, these do not inherently lead to quieter environments. They do, of course, offer numerous environmental benefits, such as mitigating climate change and improving air quality, but their impacts on noise are more nuanced.

This webinar will explore the implications of increased electric vehicle usage, renewable energy sources, air source heat pumps, and the opportunities to integrate acoustics into zero carbon design.

Speaker

Colin O'Connor

Colin O'Connor joined Cundall in 2021 and leads the London acoustics team, with a focus on how acoustics can complement sustainability, health and wellbeing, and NZC pathways. He has 15+ years’ experience primarily focused on environmental acoustics, and provides consultancy on a range of sectors including workplaces, energy, data centres, life sciences, and infrastructure.

Colin has have previously held advisory roles to the Thames Tideway Tunnel and Heathrow Expansion projects. He is a full member of the Institute of Acoustics and the Institution of Environmental Sciences, an Incorporated Engineer and a Chartered Environmentalist, and graduated in 2006 with a Bachelors degree in Acoustical Engineering from the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton.