I recently moved to a new apartment on a street that serves as an artery for commercial trucking in my area of Brooklyn. I’m particularly sensitive to noise pollution, and this permanent cacophony isn ...

"Think of noise coming into your home like water through a leaky bathtub," says Spina. "To seal up airflow means you stop the way in which noise travels." In the case of windows, that might mean ...

According to Damelin, interior windows composed of double- and triple-paned glass are all the rage in new developments, and that's because more layers means less noise can make its way into your space ...

San Francisco—Soundproof Windows Inc. came to the rescue when two San Francisco homeowners decided they could no longer lose sleep from incessant street-level noise. Jeff and Kristina Abadie, who had ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A resident of Chicago's Southwest Side recently reached out with an issue CBS News Chicago covered extensively seven years ago. Nasty odors were coming from windows near both Chicago ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Soundproof windows installed in homes near Midway Airport are not a health risk, according to the Chicago Department of Aviation. The department announced that initial testing found ...

If you live in a dense urban neighborhood—the heart of Brooklyn, say—deciding to open your window is a complicated process. Getting some air flow would be nice, and the smell of grilled chicken from ...

The number of homeowners who have detected a bad smell from their city-installed sound-reducing windows has climbed to 109, with inspectors going out almost daily to sniff window frames and confirm ...