A portable generator can be a godsend when the power goes out during a severe storm to keep essential appliances and home ...

Between the incessant generator noise, the piercing honking of cars passing by, and the ever-present noisy street sounds, it seems impossible to have a quiet home in Nigeria. Not if you can take ...

Our older house is not very soundproof. Do you have tips for making it quieter both in this old house and for when we plan and design our future house? — Steve R. Dear Steve: Inadequate soundproofing, ...

The large diesel generators were running again Wednesday at the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board’s Carrollton plant. Joshua Joseph lives across the street from the plant. He says every time it ...

Fairfax officials are considering new regulations for backup power generators after a handful of residents complained that their neighborhoods were humming with noise from the devices during the ...