Principal
Xnoise is an acoustic consultancy based in Manunda, Cairns, working across Far North Queensland. Every engagement is run by the principal, Mark O'Brien — from the fee proposal, through the site work, to the report that goes to the certifier, council or regulator.
The work is concentrated where acoustic evidence is required rather than optional: sound insulation in apartments, hotels and residential care buildings, development under the Cairns Airport flight paths, noise conditions on new development and construction, the acoustic performance of council, health and education buildings, and noise exposure in the workplace.
Step 1
Send the project name and location, the stage it is at, and the drawings or approval conditions that apply.
Step 2
A fixed fee for each stage of the work, with the scope, the standard it will be assessed against and the timing set out.
Step 3
Measurement, testing or monitoring on site, planned around when the noise actually happens and when the building is ready.
Step 4
A report written for the person who has to act on it — the certifier, the council or the regulator.
Every report names the standard it was prepared to, so the person reviewing it can check the method as well as the result.