SoundENV is an independent acoustic consulting company based in Sri Lanka, providing scientific, cost effective, customer tailored solution in the field of noise vibration. We are highly concerned with our client requirement and their total satisfaction is our ultimate goal. We are committed to provide professional services on time with technical excellence and innovative solutions in every project.
Board Certified Member of Institute of Noise Control Engineering, USA
Mr. Saman Hapuarachchi is a professional acoustical consultant and a board-certified member of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE), USA. He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics and a master’s degree in environmental science from the University of Colombo. He has over 25 years of combined experience as an acoustical consultant in Sri Lanka and North America, specializing in environmental and architectural acoustics.
He has extensive experience assessing environmental noise and vibration in various fields, such as oil & gas, transportation, mining, industrial, and construction. Saman has conducted hundreds of sound and vibration measurements in the field, predicting future effects using national and international standards implemented in noise modelling software and investigating noise mitigating options. He has been involved in industrial and community noise regulation development, regulatory compliance monitoring programs and evaluation of Environment impact Assessments in Sri Lanka.
Saman has performed architectural acoustics design work for a multitude of commercial and residential building projects in Canada and the USA; this was done to reduce environmental and mechanical noise and improve speech intelligibility, room acoustics and airborne and impact sound isolation. As an architectural acoustician, he has played a role in designing major projects in Canada and the USA, including high rise office and residential buildings, hotels, educational facilities, university buildings, hospitals and recording studios.
Saman’s objective as an acoustician and consultant is to protect individuals from adverse noise and to guide facility owners to smooth completion of the project and create a healthy operational environment, which will be done by providing better planning and mitigating solutions.
A.S. Pannila
M. Phill, B.Sc. AP Principal Acoustical Consultant
Mr Pannila is a highly accomplished Noise/Vibration/Air quality and Metrology specialist with 40+ years of experience in research and development and administration positions in Government institutions in Sri Lanka. He holds a bachelor’s degree B.Sc. (Special) (Major Physics) at the University of Peradeniya and a Masters Degree, M.Phil, in Material Physics at the University of Kelaniya. He is a member and chartered Physicist at, Institute of Physics Sri Lanka and a Member of the Institute of Materials, UK.
Mr Paniila shows his technical and administration skills as an Additional Director General (Technical Services) in Industrial Technology Institute in Sri Lanka, including several key positions such as a project leader, environmental monitoring Prog of Southern Transport Development Project, Group leader of noise controlling / modelling of EEPEx project and Project Coordinator of ICT facility development Project.
He has been involved in national level consulting on rail noise assessments, traffic noise assessments for expressways, Industrial noise pollution control regulation, noise standards for community activities, vibration pollution control, environmental noise, and Environmental Legislation review in Sri Lanka.
He has served national level committees affiliated to Export Development Board, Ministry of Highway, Ministry of Forestry & Environment, central Environmental Authority, and Geological Survey and Mines Bureau.
Among his accomplishments are:
• The development of international level Metrology Laboratory at ITI.
• Implement ISO 17025 QMS for metrology laboratory and certification of Laboratory accreditation from SWADAC in 2005.
• Development of technological services on industrial noise/vibration.
• Implement ISO 17025 QMS for industrial noise measurement services and certification of laboratory accreditation from Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB) in 2010.
He was also engaged in business development in metrology and industrial noise as the market leader in both areas having over 30 million revenue in 2010. Furthermore, he also contributed to the Re-organization of the Electrotechnology Section and the development of the R & D laboratory of Electronic application project were highly recognized
