UII UPDATE 538 | OCTOBER 2026
Intelligence Update
Noise: a real, but solvable, problem
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RESEARCH REVIEW
Steven Goodman, Marquette University, Data center infrastructure: a decision reference on cooling, noise, aesthetics, power, and sustainability — chapter 2: data center noise
Steven Goodman, Marquette University, Data center infrastructure: a decision reference on cooling, noise, aesthetics, power, and sustainability — chapter 2: data center noise
Data center noise has long been a major complaint about proposed and existing facilities, but it has been cited more often in 2026, driven by fears of illness caused by low-frequency sound (20-250 Hz) and "infrasound" — sound waves that are below 20 Hz.
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