The Mute Wall System
a Patented sound choice
The Mute Wall System provides a cutting-edge, sound barrier solution, with a cost effective price-point, quicker time-to-completion, improved safety, and significantly reduced environmental impact.
Why Choose Mute Wall?
See why mute wall is THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR you, your NEIGHBORHOOD & YOUR FREEWAY
Environmental Impact
THE PROBLEM: LANDFILLS ARE Filling up
The Problem: About 2 billion pounds of mattresses end up in landfills a year in the US. There are around 4 billion pounds of carpet that end up in landfills each year in the US.
The Solution: Mute Wall Systems
The Solution: Our patented design has been able to utilize numerous post-consumer material’s, resulting in dramatically helping the landfill crisis.
The integration of these recycled materials into our walls has not only helped to make Mute Wall the most sound deadening product on the market, but also the most eco-friendly option available today.
For each one mile stretch of 20 ft. high sound wall, Mute Wall uses 39,650 sq. yards of carpet fiber and mattress material from over 6300 mattresses.
Superior Noise Reduction
the problem: zero road noise absorption
The Problem: Existing freeway barrier walls have several limiting factors when it comes to road noise reduction. The typical barrier wall maximum height is approximately 20 feet; with additional height not being available without a complete dismantle and rebuild - if at all. In addition, existing barrier walls aren't designed with sound absorption in mind. This creates the problem of road noise deflection; allowing road noise to easily travel up and over the barrier wall and into surrounding neighborhoods, schools, and businesses.
THE SOLUTION: MUTE WALL SYSTEM
The Solution: Mute Wall was built to solve the problem of road noise containment. Built with outer propriety wall panels, Mute Wall doesn't deflect road noise; instead it absorbs it, keeping it contained to the freeway corridor itself, resulting in a 10 to 26 decibel reduction. Combine Mute Wall's noise absorption technology with its 30 feet of vertical wall height, and you've got the best sound absorption solution available today.
Superior Air Quality
the problem: inadequate pollution containment
The Problem: Current freeway barrier walls on the market today, max out at around 20 feet; allowing airborne freeway pollutants to easily travel up and over the barrier wall and into surrounding neighborhoods, schools, and businesses.
the solution: mute wall system
The Solution: The Mute Wall System blows past the competition with an additional 10 vertical feet of wall coverage - standard. Mute Wall's 30 foot wall height allows for significant airborne pollutant containment; providing surrounding neighborhoods, schools and businesses with cleaner air. Download Air Quality PDF
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
As urban growth and development continues, environmental protection becomes everyone's responsibility. With that, Mute Wall's unique footer-less installation technology allows for less disruption of existing terrain, landscapes and ecosystems. Combine that with it's industry-leading 30 foot wall height that provides superior air quality and reduced noise pollution, and you've got a solution that's good for you, neighborhood, and the environment.
health affects
One of the biggest concerns around freeway development, specifically through urban areas, is the possible side-effects of exposure to freeway-caused airborne pollutants. Mute Wall helps to solve for this be creating an industry-leading barrier wall height that's 10 feet higher than anything on the market today. Mute Wall's 30 foot wall height allows for significant airborne pollutant containment; providing cleaner air for surrounding neighborhoods, schools and businesses.
built-in beauty
With traditional barrier wall solutions, the addition of exterior design elements has been limited, time consuming and expensive. Mute Wall changes that. With Mute Wall's exterior propriety wall panels, additional design elements, even complex three dimensional designs, can easily be added, with minimal effort, time , or cost.
faster installation
In addition to superior noise reduction and pollutant containment; Mute Wall also installs 6 times faster than the nearest competitor. What does that mean for you? Well, faster installation time means less time dealing with heavy equipment, construction noise and traffic.
DECIBEL NOISE REDUCTION SIMULATOR
70 DB shows what a typical Highway sounds like on a normal day. Most barrier walls can bring down that sound from 70DB to 63DB. Mute Wall brings that sound from 70DB to 42DB
ENDORSEMENTS
“Mute Wall Systems personifies the expression “Good to Great”. Their original sound wall design was far superior to traditional block and concrete walls in terms of sound reduction, cost, and flexibility with a substantially smaller carbon footprint. Now, Mute Wall has taken it to the next level by incorporating into their design two post-consumer products that have traditionally ending up in a landfill. In doing so, Mute Wall has achieved the “Double Green Certification “ in addition to significantly improving the sound reduction properties of their wall.”
“CARE looks froward to our continued support of your efforts to develop the Mute Wall Technology. The potential of this novel technical approach offers several important advantages that can deliver functional performance while consuming significant quantities of post-consumer material derived from carpet. In particular, we understand:
• For each one mile stretch of 20-foot-high sound wall, Mute Wall consumes 39,650 square yards of carpet fiber and mattress material from over 6300 mattresses.
• Average traffic noise is 70db. The typical masonry sound wall reduces the noise to approximately 63 db. Mute Wall, with its blend of post-consumer carpet fiber and mattress material reduces the noise down to 42db. A sound reduction of 4 times that of block walls.
• Mute Wall can go higher than 30 feet and additional height can be added with little modification.
• Cost per mile is less than that of block or concrete walls.
• Construction time of Mute Wall is considerably less that traditional block wall.
• The carbon footprint of Mute Wall is a fraction of traditional sound walls.
The potential for consumption of large quantities of material and benefits listed above is very encouraging and we will continue to support your efforts to make Mute Wall a success.”
There's a freeway going through your city. What you need to know.
FAQ around freeway development
air quality
Q: Will the new freeway increase air pollution in my area?
A: A new freeway means an increase in traffic and an increase in airborne pollutants. Pollutant levels fluctuate as traffic volumes increase and decrease throughout the day, with rush hour and gridlock resulting in highest levels. Barrier walls can help to mitigate the spread of airborne pollutants by creating a containment barrier, keeping pollutants localized to the freeway itself.
See how Mute Wall provides the best solution for airborne pollutant containment. See How
noise pollution
Q: Will the freeway cause an increase in construction and traffic noise in my area?
A: Depending on your proximity to the freeway, an increase in noise due to construction and road traffic will occur. During the construction process, sound barrier walls can be installed to help mitigate noise pollution. After construction is complete, these same barrier walls, along with other technologies, such as rubberized asphalt, will help to mitigate traffic noise.
Mute Wall provides the best sound barrier solution on the market today. See How
environmental impact
Q: Will the freeway negatively impact local wildlife and plant life?
A: Environmental impact is defined by the overall vegetation, wildlife, and wildlife habitat that will be affected by the freeway. An overall decrease in the amount of cover, nesting areas, and food resources for wildlife species can be caused by construction of a freeway.
Mute Wall helps to protect the surrounding vegetation and wildlife. See How
health effects
Q: Will prolonged exposure to emissions from the proposed freeway lead to asthma, autism, and other adverse health effects?
A: Under the Clean Air Act, the U.S. EPA is responsible for establishing National Ambient Air Quality Standards to protect public health and the environment from adverse effects of air pollutants.
Mute Wall provides the best solution airborne pollutant containment. See How
AESTHETICS
Q: What design options are there for the proposed freeway? Is there a way to make it blend in with the surrounding landscape?
A: Freeway barrier walls, which line the outermost edges of a freeway, can have design elements added to them as well as specific paint palettes that are designed to match the surrounding landscape.
Mute Wall's proprietary exterior wall panels allow for almost any color or design element to be incorporated. See How
construction time
Q: From start to finish, how long will the proposed freeway take to complete?
A: Freeway construction times vary based on both the size of the freeway and the terrain through which it travels. Construction times can be anywhere from six months to a several years.
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