Building acoustics

Noise impacts our quality of life. Sound control is an invisible, but essential aspect of good building design and construction.

Unwanted noise comes from:

  • room or dwelling through the wall
  • outside environment
  • services in the building like air conditions or plumbing.

Watch the video animation on how sound interacts with building materials.

Ermann, M. (2014, September 17). Architectural Acoustics 1 of 4: Sound and building materials.[Video file].
Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bFXogDTwQA