More people are apending more time at home making more noise-yet they want quiet environments. This is the only book on the market that tells designers, planners, architects, and builders how to give homeowners and apartment-dwellers the quiet they crave.
Supplying complete details on reducing unwanted sound in all types of residential buildings, from single-family to multifamily, this authoritative guide clearly explains:
- Methods and principles of noise control-and solutions to particular noise problems using specific techniques
- The latest materials and tools used in noise and sound control
- New federal, state, industry, and ASTM codes and standards-and why they make the "quest for quiet" more challenging
- Myths, misconceptions and the mysteries of residential acoustics
- The latest testing techniques
The manual offers numerous case studies that show how noise control problems are solved using a variety of acoustic and noise control techniques. Moreover, it provides handy design guide worksheets, sound transmission data charts, and a noise control checklist that facilitate the design and construction of quieter residences.
Noise Control Manual for Residential Buildings is straightforward enough to be used by the average do-it-yourselfer (it avoids complex mathematics), yet so complete it will satisfy the requirements of knowledgeable building professionals. It is a comprehensive guide to designing, specifying, testing, and retrofitting residences to meet new standards and satisfy the need for those most elusive environmental attributes-peace and quiet.
Chapter 1 Noise Control Principles
Chapter 2 Design Consideration
Chapter 3 Residential Equipment Noise
Chapter 4 Regulations, Codes, Test Methods
Chapter 5 3 M's of Acoustics: Myths, Misconceptions, And Mysteries
Chapter 6 Environmental Noise Control
Chapter 7 Case Studies