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Author
Yaniv, S. L. | Flynn, D. R.
Title
Noise Criteria for Buildings: A Critical Review.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
Sponsor
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
Report
NBS SP 499, January 1978,
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords
buildings; noise pollution; acoustic measurement; psychological effects; noise reduction; building codes; sound transmission
Identifiers
noise sources; environment pollution
Abstract
A review is given of existing criteria that could be applied to rating the noise environment in dwellings, to rating noise isolation between dwellings, and to rating noise isolation from outside to inside a dwelling. It is concluded that the central problem is to select appropriate criteria for rating the interior noise environment. Once this is done, criteria for noise isolation can be derived directly and these in turn can be used to derive performance requirements for building elements, such as partitions and exterior walls.