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Foise is one of the unavoidable byproducts of the devel- opment and population of any area. Mestre Greve Associaies is working to make not only the county; but also the world, a qutetcr place. llecau5e of an act of Congress in 1969, American com- munities began to pay more attention to noise levels. Shortly Thereafter. demand for community standards led to the develop- ment of better methods for measuring and reducing noise. Vince Mestre and Fred Greve met while studying civil and environmental engineering at ilie t'niversit• of California, brine — one of the few colleges to offer the major at that time. While they studied air quality, water quality and noise pollution issues, they developed their interest in computer simulations of none and ter quality problems. Both carried master' s degrees. hicstre formed Vince klestre and Associates in 1978. The advent of compact personal computers helped the partners launch the company. The ability to maintain complex databases and to perform computer simulations on a personal computer allowed them to Strike out on their own. The company incor- porated as Mestre Greve Associates in 1981. The focus of the company was on engineering solutions to airport noise, coin• munity noise and air quality problems. NICSIre and Greve soon developmd new techniques for neas- unng aircraft noise and calibrating effective models for noise ;Ic.ur Grc•ve Associates has pre- pared ;nrport not c studies for John Wayne Airport and the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, as well as other sites nationally and abroad. Phmo ply LAiv)ioic C iaridull ('hats rapil:v projections. Some of their earliest noise studies were done for airpons in Oklahoma Once their work became known, public agencies and developers increasingly relied on Mestre Gives expertrc. The firm has since prepared airport noise studies as close to home as John \b'ayae airport and as far away is New Z.eatmid. The cxeiting takeoff that pt;, ngem expenerice when flying out of John \Vay'ne :Airport is a noise mitigation treasure. developed with the help of Mesire Greve The concept of tailoring the departure procedures for airport noise mitigation was pio- neered at ,John Wayne .Airport. Mcsire Greve also did the entire first round of noise and air quality >tudics in the planning proce--,s for the conversion of the Eel Toro Atanne Corps air Station TO a commercial airpon. Mestre Greve c,\y>cns were trailbla:ers in helping developers all over the world lay out sties and evert entire communities with peace and (finer in mind. The firm now does more than 100 studies per year to determine the necessary sound walls and soundproofing for building s it) comply with state and local mandates. About 75 percent of the noise studies in Orange County cart- the Mcsire Greve stamp. But these noise con- sultants are also concerned with aesthetics. The rclauonship of suucutres, roads, olkn space and other facilities so inpluctices the travel of noise that Mestre Greves advice is most effectivc before a ite is ever graded. When noise and air quality con- corns are lactored into the earliest stages of development, it can improve quality of life and prevent neighborhood dis- putes. Perhaps the most sigrithcant roadway projects in Orange i;coumv during the last 10 ye.irs have bccn the Three toll roads. \le>tre Greve lssocim" wa> involved in various aspects of the San Joaquin Ehils. Pastern Mid Foothill Transportation Corridors. The involvement began with the earhest considerations of where the roads should Ire placed, through more detailed plamuno. emironnental studies, final deign and even measurcrnent of noise and air quality once the toll roads began coperaung. Other major highway projects have included the ,onilucil,'e of Interstate; i and 40?: the addition of a high Occupancy Vehicle lane on the. Costa Mesi M31 Freeway; and national Oklahoma Siatc Highway 20. All of