10.2.2. Installations and facilities in the design stage
In new installations, quantification of the noise problem at the design stage may range from
simple to difficult but never impossible. At the design stage the problems are the same as for
existing installations; they are identification of the source or sources, determination of the
transmission paths of the noise from the sources to the receivers, rank ordering of the various
contributors to the problem and finally determination of acceptable solutions.
Mostimportantly,at the design stage the options for noise control are generally many and may include rejection of the proposed design.