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Acoustic Comfort Investigation in Residential Timber Buildings in Sweden
Acoustic Comfort Investigation in Residential Timber Buildings in Sweden

Author(s): Nikolaos-Georgios Vardaxis, Elin Sondergard, Delphine Bard
Subject(s): Architecture, Energy and Environmental Studies, Evaluation research
Published by: Exeley Inc.
Keywords: acoustic comfort; field measurements; noise annoyance; subjective responses;

Summary/Abstract: This article presents parts of a wide survey on acoustic comfort in Swedish family buildings, specifically with focus on timber light-weight buildings. The scope of the whole research is to investigate acoustic comfort dimensions after collecting and combining data from standardized acoustic measurements and subjective responses from a questionnaire survey. Certain noise sources were reported as dominant within living environments, impact noise from neighbors being the most important. Installation noise from inside the building and outdoor low-frequency noise disturb also a lot. However, the overall level of acoustic comfort in contemporary wooden buildings seems satisfactory.

  • Issue Year: 24/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 78-89
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English