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Avoiding Flanking Noise Transmission
Designing for and ensuring that accurate execution of details that enhance rather than impair sound control, require a knowledge of the principles of flanking transmission, application of that knowledge in design and in the selection of materials, and clo

Controlling Mechanical Structure-Borne Noise in Residential Settings
The intent is to remove some of the uncertainty related to such problems in order to allow the architect to make more informed choices regarding noise control.

Fuzzwall for Sound Privacy in the Office
Common batts of glass-fibre insulation can be used to improve the acoustics in open-plan offices. Stacked tightly into the ceiling cavity above the partition dividing two offices, the piles of glass-fibre insulation block sound transmission. This sound ba

Noise from Ventilation Fans
Interestingly, the least expensive fans are not the noisiest; nor do noisier fans provide better air flow. It is therefore unclear why builders choose particular fans. Nevertheless, residential fans are essential to prevent moisture problems and enhance a

Sound Transmission Through Concrete Block Walls
Sound insulation requirements in the 1990 edition of the National Building Code of Canada are to be increased in response to a general demand for greater sound insulation in homes.







 
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