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How to Create a Quiet Kitchen

Struggling to keep a lid on noise in and from your kitchen? Check out these top design and specification tips to ensure your family can enjoy the quiet life.

Futureproofing Your Kitchen

A well-designed kitchen is a huge asset to your home for both practical and aesthetic reasons. This article, originally published in Grand Designs Magazine (November 2023 issue), explores how to futureproof your kitchen and the benefit of investing in quality appliances that won't disturb the peace.

Autumn Glory Acoustics

Back to school starts with Quiet Mark Certification’s RIBA-Approved CPD Roadshow seminar schedule for the Build Sector with dates now available to book through to March 2024

The Quiet Home Checklist

Want to enjoy your new home to its fullest? Build It has partnered with the Quiet Mark to bring you a guide to creating a quiet, mood-boosting living environment. (originally published in the October 2023 edition of Build It) Noise at home can increase stress levels, disturb sleep, reduce productivity and ultimately deeply impact how you enjoy your living environment. Build It in partnership with Quiet Mark, have created a series of guides to support serene, low-noise living.

Sounds Like a Plan

"In a noisy world, designing quiet into communal areas is an important way of creating shared spaces that are welcoming, healthy and inclusive." This article - written by Louise Bond and published in the print edition of Breathe Magazine, Issue 58 - features commentary by Poppy Szkiler, Quiet Mark's founder and CEO and explores the impact of noise on humans and how to create your own calm zones at home.

The rise of ‘house hushing’: is it the key to a tranquil life?

This article [by Emma Beddington and originally published in The Observer Magazine, 20th August 2023] focuses on the rise of ‘House hushing’, a new interiors trend that’s making (the right kind of) noise in these troubling times. Here, experts including Poppy Szkiler - Quiet Mark's founder and CEO - reveal how to turn down the volume and create peace.

In Pursuit of Silence: The Quiet Mark Certified Guide to No Heat Pump Noise

Drawing on the knowledge of the industry’s technical experts, this article in collaboration with Quiet Mark, focuses on the vital area of sound design to boost installation know-how and outlines the Top 10 Quiet Installation Checks to Support Specification.

Can Heat Pumps be Quiet

Build It has partnered with Quiet Mark to bring you an in-depth guide to how efficient modern heat pumps can deliver a comfortable, low-noise living environment in your home.

Awesome Acoustics Anywhere

The ABC of Workplace Sound Design by Quiet Mark

Ideas for peaceful living

Ways to improve the sound levels in your home with Quiet Mark-certified products

Quiet lawn mowers

Gardens Illustrated round up the best quiet lawn mowers to buy so that you can have a neat lawn without disturbing the neighbours.

Turning the bathroom into a ‘silent sanctuary’

With more people peacefully working from home Quiet Mark reports on a rise in the certification of quiet bathroom products.

The Wonder Cure of Acoustic Windows

Quiet Mark share their expertise on specifiying window and door products that will support high-quality acoustics for projects.

SOUNDSCAPING FOR SUCCESS!

For Episode 46 of The Quiet Mark Podcast, we welcomed a double feature speaking with both Evan Benway, Managing Director at Moodsonic, and Ethan Bourdeau, Sound Concept Lead at IWBI.

Oh, What a Feeling, With Acoustics in the Ceiling!

Quiet Mark share expert-verified acoustic ceiling systems to support architects and designers across projects.

8 best light-up alarm clocks to wake up your 2023 morning routine

If you struggle to rise and shine on a dark morning, try one of these bedside gadgets - writes Siobhan Grogan in a feature which includes 2 Quiet Mark certified models by Lumie

Quiet appliances for a peaceful home

Innovations that reduce the noise in your home and increase your wellbeing

Quiet or I’m quitting: Here’s why your employees are getting so fed up with workplace noise

As workers return to offices, they may be less tolerant of pre-pandemic decibel levels, especially if they are introverts.

The growing demand for Quiet Mark certified HVAC products

Quiet Mark reports back on a National Noise Report survey, taking a deep dive into the UK's attitudes towards noise in their home and work lives.

On the quiet: Kitchen extraction that doesn’t disturb daily life

The noise level of an extractor is a key consideration for many, especially those with open-plan spaces. Lisa Hibberd explores the technology behind some of the latest models with maximum noise levels of around 60dB – equivalent to the sound of normal conversation.

The affordable way to install heat pumps in older homes

The barriers to cheaply installing this green form of heating are coming down, even in period properties.

How to Create a Quiet Kitchen

23rd November 2023

Struggling to keep a lid on noise in and from your kitchen? Check out these top design and specification tips to ensure your family can enjoy the quiet life.

Futureproofing Your Kitchen

16th October 2023

A well-designed kitchen is a huge asset to your home for both practical and aesthetic reasons. This article, originally published in Grand Designs Magazine (November 2023 issue), explores how to futureproof your kitchen and the benefit of investing in quality appliances that won't disturb the peace.

Autumn Glory Acoustics

25th September 2023

Back to school starts with Quiet Mark Certification’s RIBA-Approved CPD Roadshow seminar schedule for the Build Sector with dates now available to book through to March 2024

The Quiet Home Checklist

07th September 2023

Want to enjoy your new home to its fullest? Build It has partnered with the Quiet Mark to bring you a guide to creating a quiet, mood-boosting living environment. (originally published in the October 2023 edition of Build It)

Noise at home can increase stress levels, disturb sleep, reduce productivity and ultimately deeply impact how you enjoy your living environment. Build It in partnership with Quiet Mark, have created a series of guides to support serene, low-noise living.

Sounds Like a Plan

31st August 2023

"In a noisy world, designing quiet into communal areas is an important way of creating shared spaces that are welcoming, healthy and inclusive." This article - written by Louise Bond and published in the print edition of Breathe Magazine, Issue 58 - features commentary by Poppy Szkiler, Quiet Mark's founder and CEO and explores the impact of noise on humans and how to create your own calm zones at home.

The rise of ‘house hushing’: is it the key to a tranquil life?

20th August 2023

This article [by Emma Beddington and originally published in The Observer Magazine, 20th August 2023] focuses on the rise of ‘House hushing’, a new interiors trend that’s making (the right kind of) noise in these troubling times. Here, experts including Poppy Szkiler - Quiet Mark's founder and CEO - reveal how to turn down the volume and create peace.

In Pursuit of Silence: The Quiet Mark Certified Guide to No Heat Pump Noise

07th August 2023

Drawing on the knowledge of the industry’s technical experts, this article in collaboration with Quiet Mark, focuses on the vital area of sound design to boost installation know-how and outlines the Top 10 Quiet Installation Checks to Support Specification.

Can Heat Pumps be Quiet

01st August 2023

Build It has partnered with Quiet Mark to bring you an in-depth guide to how efficient modern heat pumps can deliver a comfortable, low-noise living environment in your home.

Awesome Acoustics Anywhere

01st June 2023

The ABC of Workplace Sound Design by Quiet Mark

Ideas for peaceful living

01st May 2023

Ways to improve the sound levels in your home with Quiet Mark-certified products

Quiet lawn mowers

26th April 2023

Gardens Illustrated round up the best quiet lawn mowers to buy so that you can have a neat lawn without disturbing the neighbours.

Turning the bathroom into a ‘silent sanctuary’

01st April 2023

With more people peacefully working from home Quiet Mark reports on a rise in the certification of quiet bathroom products.

The Wonder Cure of Acoustic Windows

30th March 2023

Quiet Mark share their expertise on specifiying window and door products that will support high-quality acoustics for projects.

SOUNDSCAPING FOR SUCCESS!

23rd February 2023

For Episode 46 of The Quiet Mark Podcast, we welcomed a double feature speaking with both Evan Benway, Managing Director at Moodsonic, and Ethan Bourdeau, Sound Concept Lead at IWBI.

Oh, What a Feeling, With Acoustics in the Ceiling!

30th January 2023

Quiet Mark share expert-verified acoustic ceiling systems to support architects and designers across projects.

8 best light-up alarm clocks to wake up your 2023 morning routine

29th January 2023

If you struggle to rise and shine on a dark morning, try one of these bedside gadgets - writes Siobhan Grogan in a feature which includes 2 Quiet Mark certified models by Lumie

Quiet appliances for a peaceful home

27th January 2023

Innovations that reduce the noise in your home and increase your wellbeing

Quiet or I’m quitting: Here’s why your employees are getting so fed up with workplace noise

26th January 2023

As workers return to offices, they may be less tolerant of pre-pandemic decibel levels, especially if they are introverts.

The growing demand for Quiet Mark certified HVAC products

24th January 2023

Quiet Mark reports back on a National Noise Report survey, taking a deep dive into the UK's attitudes towards noise in their home and work lives.

On the quiet: Kitchen extraction that doesn’t disturb daily life

17th January 2023

The noise level of an extractor is a key consideration for many, especially those with open-plan spaces. Lisa Hibberd explores the technology behind some of the latest models with maximum noise levels of around 60dB – equivalent to the sound of normal conversation.

The affordable way to install heat pumps in older homes

12th January 2023

The barriers to cheaply installing this green form of heating are coming down, even in period properties.

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