Study: Street full of heat pumps makes 'almost no difference' to neighbourhood noise levels

Stuart Stone
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Having more than one heat pump running in a street will not noticeably increase noise levels, Nesta study finds

Having a heat pump installed in every house on a street makes "almost no difference" to neighbourhood noise levels, even when they are running simultaneously, a new study from Nesta has concluded. In...

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