CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A new study shows something many homeowners already feel — traffic noise can hurt home values. Researchers looked at what happens when cities build sound barriers along busy highways ...

Tall concrete walls running along American highways are probably a familiar sight to most, but have you stopped to ask what ...

How much more money are homeowners willing to pay for a house with less traffic noise? According to a recent study, a lot. Researchers analyzed home prices for nearly 600,000 properties in Florida ...

Silence really is golden — and homeowners are willing to pay more for it. Specifically, when traffic noise fades, home values tend to creep up. A new academic study by the National Bureau of Academic ...

Solar noise barriers are not a new technology. There are thousands of miles of noise barriers already sporting slick solar systems. Many of these systems have been installed in Europe, although the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRAND CHUTE - Nine noise barriers will be installed along Interstate 41 through the Fox Valley as part of the expansion project.

What kind of view is worth $4.2 million to protect? One of the Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati skyline – the Great American Tower with its steel tiara and cylindrical Radisson Hotel Cincinnati ...