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Acoustic properties of road markings

Road markings are an important part of a safe road. Regularly driving over markings can lead to noise nuisance for local residents, especially with quiet road surfaces.

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Saskia

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Thijs

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Research Nitrogen deposition

Last year, there was a lot of discussion surrounding nitrogen deposition in Natura 2000 areas. The reason for this was the abolition of the Nitrogen Approach Programme (NAP).

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Cleaner and quieter vehicles in the Low-Emission Zones of cities thanks to the NEMO project

M+P is part of the consortium working on the NEMO project for cleaner and quieter vehicles in Low-Emission Zones (LEZ) of cities.

Ronald en Richard, een team aan het werk

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Ronald and Richard, a team at work (2/50)

No one has yet been able to celebrate 50 years of working at the 50-year old M+P. But with 38 years of service on the clock, Richard Florentinus is currently in the lead.

Geluidschermen langs de A15 bij Tiel en langs het naastgelegen spoor.

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Long-Term Noise Mitigation Programme: improving quality of life together (5/50)

Together with the Arcadis engineering firm, M+P is investigating the best measures for the central government to mitigate noise pollution from road traffic. The goal: to truly improve the quality of life of local residents.

luchtfoto snelweg, bron: https://beeldbank.rws.nl, Rijkswaterstaat

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’The team spirit was there from the word ‘go’ (7/50)

In the case of long-term projects, it can be useful to work at the customer’s location day in, day out and to participate as a full member of a team. The lines are short, contact is intensive, coordination is effective.

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Sloterdijk: pleasant living despite noisy environment (8/50)

The municipality of Amsterdam had plans for housing construction at the Sloterdijk office location for years. A major challenge, because the area is surrounded by noise - and that can get in the way of a pleasant living environment.

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The voices of two newcomers to the profession 13/50

One has already made some strides in the world of noise testing. The other worked in a completely different environment for years. It just shows that everyone enters M+P with a completely different background.

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Manual for good practice, and practical experience for a good manual (17/50)

Two colleagues who know about manuals and guidelines. Erik Olink – mainly from his experiences in practice, and Judith Doorschot – from the legal and policy side.

Ard Kuijpers staat voor een groep geïnteresseerden om kennis te delen

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Sharing knowledge about noise (18/50)

We want to share what we have learned about noise at M+P with others. Consultants Ard Kuijpers and Suzanne Dijs enthusiastically explain how each of them go about it in their own way.

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Noise consultant to our neighbours: Royal Flora Holland (21/50)

A stone's throw away from M+P's headquarters in Aalsmeer lies the enormous premises of flower auction Royal Flora Holland. We are proud to have been company advisor to this great neighbour for more than 30 years.

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The beginning of M+P – 1. The takeover was launched in 1972 (22/50)

Reconstruction after the Second World War barely considered noise regulations. But the explosive growth of housing in the late 1950’s and 1960’s saw quality demands also increasing.

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The beginning of M+P – 2. Alexander von Meier, director from the very beginning (23/50)

When Dr. Alexander von Meier, Alex to his M+P colleagues, returned from South Africa in the early 1970’s; at the time he was ready to put his acoustic training and experience into the European sound industry. He was introduced to Müller-BBM by his former professor Dr.

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Acoustics at the giant pandas (25/50)

A zoo, Scheveningen beach, the money museum. Just some of the places that Katja Thyssen, organisational talent at M+P, came up with as event venues.

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SilentRoads – Working together for quiet roads (27/50)

SilentRoads means a broader type of thinking, going beyond the boundaries of specific projects, and pushing a little further. Everyone benefits from it, after all.

Alex achter de piano, met zijn vrouw Renate en de aannemer bij opening pand Aalsmeer

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The beginning of M+P – 3. Memories of Dr. Alexander von Meier (24/50)

Between 1971 and 1996, when he ended his duties as director of M+P, Dr. Alexander von Meier – Alex to employees – had some great experiences that turned into some very vivid memories.

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The link between M-BBM en M+P (30/50)

M+P has never limited itself to regional interests.

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There's more that comes out of an exhaust than just a decibel count (34/50)

The subject of "Noise type approvals for road vehicles" has been an ongoing project for senior adviser Erik de Graaff for nearly 30 years. After years of approvals it's become clear to him that the noise a vehicle makes is much more than just a technical issue.

betonskelet van het M+P-kantoor in Aalsmeer

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How M+P flourished in Aalsmeer (29/50)

When we grew out of our first office as M+P - the ground floor of a block of flats in Amstelveen - we bought an abandoned, half-finished building in Aalsmeer. ”A good choice,” says former colleague Cees Sangers.

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How M+P became big by tackling industrial noise (31/50)

With the emergence of noise legislation, M+P received an increasing number of large assignments from governments.

Chiel geeft uitleg aan Staatssecretaris Van Geel

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Former colleagues dip into their memories (35/50)

Chiel Roovers switched to ProRail in 2009, and since the start of this year, Rosan Nusselder has been working happily at her desk in the National Netherlands Enterprise Agency, RVO. Both look back with pleasure at the years when they were working at M+P.

wegdek met ZOAB en dicht asfalt na een regenbui; bij ZOAB geen stuifwater

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Jan

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M+P: famous for quiet road surfaces (36/50)

Many people know M+P because of our work on quiet road surfaces. Our research is well covered in a recent book on the silent innovation OAC. And it’s something we’re very proud of!

$een trein rijdt voorbij een meetopstelling bij een diffractor$

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Increasingly quieter train tracks (39/50)

In our densely populated country, people quickly get annoyed when a train flies past. Limiting such annoyance is crucial, especially if we want to make more intensive use of the environmentally friendly train tracks.

Maarten bij meetopstelling langs de weg voor NEMO-project

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Internship as a successful start (43/50)

An internship at M+P can simply define your career. Senior consultant Ronald van Loon is still working with us almost 25 years later. And although Maarten Meeuwes has yet to complete his second M+P internship, he already knows that he'll be staying on afterwards.

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M+P standing firm in the sector (44/50)

M+P is certainly not the largest or smallest engineering firm in the Netherlands. But since 1978 we have been members of the (Royal) Koninklijke NLingenieurs trade association, which combines the strengths of individual consultancy and engineering firms.

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Richard

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The DNA of M+P, the common thread that runs through our stories (50/50)

This is the final blog in our series describing 50 years of M+P. In this final chapter, Richard, Saskia, Christiaan and Ard look back on what they and their (former) co-workers have experienced at M+P over the past 50 years. Previously we read about the origin of our agency.