Smart Building
Noise Infrastructure
Pre-installed acoustic monitoring for multifamily, hospitality, and student housing. Always-on. Privacy-first. Built into the building itself.
Available for Acquisition, Exclusive License, or a Time-Limited Option to Acquire
The in-unit Smart Hub (left) and the concealed in-wall sensor it reads from (right, shown in cutaway).
The Problem No One Has Solved
Noise is the most persistent quality-of-life issue in shared-wall buildings, yet the industry still relies on reactive, subjective processes.
Top Complaint
Noise is the number one resident complaint in multifamily housing, driving turnover, poor reviews, and management burden.
Reactive, Not Proactive
Today's solutions respond after conflict. A neighbor must call a complaint, management must intervene, and enforcement is always after the fact.
No Objective Data
Enforcement relies entirely on subjective complaints without measurable data. Property managers have no way to confirm or quantify noise levels.
Noise monitoring is becoming a legal requirement
Cities have stopped treating in-unit noise as a comfort issue and started treating it as a permit condition, with records the operator must be able to produce on demand.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Registered vacation rentals must carry a noise level detection device that alerts both the owner and the occupants, and all data it produces must be retained for 180 days and made available to the City on request. Code § 15-278(12), added by Ordinance C-23-34, adopted September 19, 2023.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A noise monitoring device has been required for commercial short-term rentals since July 1, 2023. Owner-occupied rentals are exempt from the device itself, though every permit application must still include a noise abatement plan. Code § 26-617(c)(5).
The platform standard
Airbnb's rules, effective April 30, 2024, prohibit cameras and recording devices that monitor any interior space. Decibel monitors are permitted only where they assess sound levels without recording audio, must be disclosed, and may not be placed in bedrooms, bathrooms, or sleeping areas.
Why this favors permanent installation
A retention duty is only as good as the record behind it. Every noise product on the market today plugs into an outlet the occupant can reach, and the industry's own answer to that problem is a tamper alert, a screw through the faceplate, or a clamp over the socket. A device that can be unplugged on the first night of a stay cannot produce a defensible 180-day record.
NOIZE claims the version that cannot be reached. Sensors are fixed to the wall framing during construction and sealed permanently behind the finished surface, before anyone takes possession of the unit. There is nothing to unplug, cover, or move, and because the sensors read structure rather than air, there is no audio to record in the first place.
Regulations cited are current as of September 2026 and are summarized here as market context, not as legal advice or as a claim of certification. Requirements vary by jurisdiction and change frequently.
How NOIZE Is Different
NOIZE is not a noise complaint tool. It is awareness infrastructure, permanently built into the building.
Current Solutions
- ✗ Plug-in devices purchased separately
- ✗ Tenant-removable and portable
- ✗ Complaint-based enforcement
- ✗ After-the-fact response
- ✗ Requires voluntary adoption
NOIZE
- ✓ Permanently installed during construction
- ✓ Always-on, tamper-resistant infrastructure
- ✓ Proactive awareness before complaints happen
- ✓ Automated enforcement with objective data
- ✓ Privacy by design — no audio recording
Privacy by Design
NOIZE uses contact microphones that detect structural vibrations, not airborne sound. No speech, conversations, or audio content is ever recorded, stored, or transmitted. Only derived numeric noise metrics are processed. Privacy is a design constraint of the system architecture, not just a policy.
See the Concept
Watch the concept animation showing the NOIZE system architecture and user experience.
US Utility Application 19/573,164
Filed March 2026 · Counsel-amended June 2026 · Formalities cleared August 2026
3 Independent Claims — All Technical
Sensing System · Construction-Phase Install Method · Acoustic Event Platform
Assigned to Noize Technology LLC
Sole inventor · Assignment recorded · No encumbrances · US rights only
This Technology Is Available
NOIZE is available for outright acquisition, exclusive licensing, or a time-limited option to acquire. A complete diligence package — claim set, attorney claim analysis and opinion letter, and full prosecution history — is available under NDA within 24 hours.