Sound Insulation of Energy Efficient Facade Construction

Abstract:

Environmental noise affects a large number of people. It is estimated that 20% of the EU population, or around 80 million people live in conditions of unacceptable noise. Three key possibilities for community noise management are control at the source of noise, control at the path from source to receiver and protection at the place of reception. In all three cases, noise should be reduced to the lowest level achievable in the particular situation. This study deals with the problem of protection against community noise at the receiving site. The paper considers the energy efficient façade construction and how they contribute to the protection of noise in urban areas.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 801)
• Pages: 77-83
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.801.77
• Online since: October 2015
• Authors: Ana Vukadinović*, Jasmina Radosavljević, Milan Protić, Jelena Malenović-Nikolić
• Keywords: Community Noise, Energy Efficiency, Facade Construction, Sound Insulation

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