Rick Methold is a Director at Southdowns and an established expert in the field of acoustics. He has broad expertise and 25 yrs experience in advising on noise and vibration related topics for large infrastructure, development and transportation projects.
Rick has both national and international expert witness experience, including appearances before House of Commons Select Committees. He also sits on the BSi revision panels tasked with reviewing and updating BS 5228: Noise and Vibration Control on Construction and Open Sites, BS 8233: Sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings, and BS 6472: Guide to evaluation of human exposure to vibration in buildings. He is also a member of the BSi committee EH1/2 on Transportation Noise.
Rick is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institute of Acoustics.