Bridging The Airflow Gap: Why Noise Control Can’t Come at the Expense of Performance
Featuring Hamid Mortazavi, CFD Engineering Specialist, and Viken Koukounian, VP of Engineering, Innovation & Technologies When engineers think about environmental noise control, the conversation often starts with one question: How do we make equipment quieter? Today, however, a second question has become equally important: How do we reduce noise without compromising performance? As mission-critical facilities […]
Noise Regulations and Community Scrutiny Are Reshaping the Industry: What Facilities Need to Know
Noise is no longer a secondary permitting issue. It has become a headline concern across North America. In 2026, municipalities continue to tighten decibel limits, refine ordinance language, and ramp up enforcement. At the same time, public awareness has surged. Community meetings increasingly focus on acoustic impacts, and local media are giving prominent coverage to […]
Next-Generation Chiller Platforms Are Redefining Acoustic Strategy in High-Density Data Centers
As thermal capacity scales, so does acoustic impact. New OEM chiller platforms, such as the YORK® YVAM Air-Cooled Magnetic Bearing Centrifugal Chiller and the Trane Ascend™ Air-Cooled Chiller Model ACR, are fundamentally reshaping high-density data center design. Air-cooled systems now deliver up to 3–3.5 MW per unit, enabling higher capacity density and, in many cases, a reduced total […]
What It Really Takes To Scale Production
Scaling production is often framed as a simple equation: more demand equals more output. In reality, it’s not that simple. Inside a manufacturing operation, growth doesn’t just increase volume, it exposes the system. And if that system isn’t built to handle scale, things can break. As Andy Duncan, VP of Operations, puts it: “Scaling production […]
Looking Back on Year at Parklane
After more than a year of working with them, Parklane is saying a fond farewell to our two Co-op students, Celine Azar and Naveen Alam. Both are heading back to school to finish their engineering degrees in September but, before they go, they sat down to give an interview on their time at Parklane and […]
Transit centre project a reminder that roof screens are one part of a complete noise mitigation system
It’s easy to look at noise mitigation components in isolation. A silencer, an acoustic plenum or roof screens could all be regarded as a standalone solution to a sound emission problem. In some cases, they are. But mostly they’re critical parts of a wider noise control system. That’s especially true of roof screens, which are […]
What are CHP systems—and why do their excess noise emissions matter?
Combined heat and power (CHP) systems have long been utilized in manufacturing and institutional settings to provide a reliable, energy-efficient—and thus more environmentally-friendly—source of power for a facility. That includes both new-build and retrofit applications. Now, a growing number of educational, commercial and even residential complexes are turning to cogeneration systems to meet their needs […]
Family owned, team driven: Celebrating 30 years of success at Parklane
Every year is a reason to celebrate our growth here at Parklane. As we continue to innovate, build new industry partnerships and enhance the noise and vibration mitigation solutions that we deliver to our customers, we’re proud to call ourselves a homegrown, family run Canadian success story. Now, we’re approaching a very important milestone that […]
Meet the Parklane Team: Introducing Cole Willis
This is the second installment in our ongoing ‘Meet the Parklane Team’ Q&A blog series. Building a family-owned business that holds true to its core values has been a key to our success for nearly 30 years here at Parklane. Sometimes that’s meant inviting some of our team’s family members to lend their expertise to […]
A Parklane case study: Mitigating VRF noise at a high-rise condo
As the densification of urban areas continues and North American cities grow skyward with the construction of ever-taller condominium towers, noise control is becoming an increasing concern. Sound emissions are especially problematic in settings where large towers abut low-rise residential units—which are often impacted by their soaring neighbours in various ways, including unwanted mechanical sound […]