The Lehigh Valley International Airport has long been a part of the local community. Once ruled by farmland, the Lehigh Valley has become a prosperous haven, attracting industries such as telecommunications, media, healthcare, education, and manufacturing. To meet the needs of local and national businesses, as well as those of the everyday traveler, LVIA also expanded. While successful in fulfilling the needs of its passengers, LVIA recognized the potential impact that aircraft noise can pose on the local homeowner. In an effort to minimize the impact of such aircraft noise, LVIA created its Sound Insulation Program.

Since the inception of the LVIA Sound Insulation Program in 1995, over 430 homes and a church located in the surrounding communities of the airport have received sound insulation modifications. Additional homes are scheduled to receive sound insulation modifications in the upcoming year.

With great confidence in the program, the airport successfully pursued and obtained federal grants to increase the number of homes that will participate in the program on a yearly basis. With these grant funds, LVIA has created a dedicated Sound Insulation Program Office staffed with a Project Manager and Project Architect to help implement this program. The goal of the Sound Insulation Program is to address homeowner questions and inquiries as well as assist eligible homeowners through the sound insulation process. The architectural and mechanical modifications of each home, provided free of charge, are determined through a collaborative effort of the Project Manager and Project Architect.

The Wyle Acoustics Group, a business unit of Wyle Laboratories, Inc., has been hired by LNAA to serve as the Project Manager and Acoustical Consultant during the design and construction process. Wyle Acoustics Group provides applied research and consulting services in acoustics and related specialties. In fact, Wyle has 34 years of corporate experience in all aspects of airport sound insulation programs, having direct experience at 38 airports across the nation.

F. Pat Cerullo, Architects, P.C. as Project Architect, will oversee the architectural aspects of the program, as well as supervise the construction process and conduct inspections. As a local architect, Cerullo Architects work to maintain the interests of the neighboring communities. F. Pat Cerullo, Architects has over 20 years of experience in the design and implementation of projects for churches and businesses, as well as residential.

For more information on the Program Office, including directions, hours of operation and contact information, click here.