Managing Principal Rob O’Neal and Lead Engineer Clint Cyr attended the premiere conference for noise control engineering professionals, Noise-CON 2024, in New Orleans this summer. Noise-CON is an annual conference hosted by the Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA (INCE-USA) that offers technical insight in the field of acoustics and noise control which are becoming increasingly relevant in our industrialized nation.
Clint Cyr, who is Board Certified by INCE-USA, delivered an insightful presentation on the emerging noise-related regulatory challenges within New York State’s electric and natural gas transmission permitting process through the Department of Public Service, known as Article VII. His presentation was well attended and included a dynamic Q&A session at the end. Clint and Rob, who is also INCE Board Certified, attended numerous other paper presentations relevant to Epsilon’s work in acoustics including those on community noise and industrial noise. They also had the pleasure of engaging with fellow acoustic professionals and product vendors, fostering valuable connections, and exchanging industry knowledge. Epsilon looks forward to attending future conferences by INCE-USA.
About the Experts
Clint Cyr, PE, INCE Bd. Cert. is a Lead Engineer at Epsilon Associates with expertise in environmental impact assessments and noise control. He helps developers successfully site and permit a wide variety of projects, including industrial-scale wind farms, electrical substations, cogeneration facilities, battery storage systems, and commercial developments. He also conducts conceptual mitigation analyses, sound level compliance testing, and stands as the subject matter expert for both sound level and shadow flicker studies
Robert O’Neal, CMM, INCE Bd. Cert., Managing Principal has more than 35 years of experience in the areas of community noise impact assessments, meteorological data collection and analyses, and air quality modeling. His noise impact evaluation experience includes design and implementation of sound level measurement programs, modeling of future impacts, conceptual mitigation analyses, compliance testing, and expert witness testimony.