Product Description

Acoustics in the Built Environment is an invaluable work of reference for the building professional, covering all aspects of acoustics. It is unique in its range of topics: the environment, transport infrastructure, building design, building systems and buildings in use. Each section has been contributed by an expert in the field, and updated in the light of current legislation for this second edition. It has been written in the light of recent developments such as the Environmental Protection Act and the Health and Safety Executive's Noise at Work Regulations for minimising hearing damage. The book presents information relevant to the day-to-day work of project design teams in a concise, readily accessible and usable form. Frequent reference is made to appropriate Standards, Acts of Parliament and other prescriptive documents, which can be cited in performance specifications. Its broad range of subject matter and its ease of use make this book an indispensable source of information for anyone concerned with building acoustics, whether they are architects, planners, engineers or environmental health officers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1095886 in Books
• Published on: 1997-12-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Review
'This is an invaluable work of reference for the building professional, covering all aspects of acoustics.' Lighting and Sound International 'This is a very well illustrated and detailed book on a very technical matter. It covers all aspects of the subject with chapters on Environmental Acoustics; Design Acoustics; Services Noise and Vibration, and Sound Systems.' ASI Journal 'An invaluable work of reference...It is unique in its range of topics.' Sound and Communications Systems International 'If you are an architect, specifier or in any way involved in design management or indeed require a good overview of the design process or statute or guidance (re the built environment) then this text is a good 'one stope' introductory source.' Acoustics Bulletin

Customer Reviews

Excellent introduction to Environmental Acoustics
Most recent book I could find with a subject on design acoustics,giving an overview in 5 chapters, 1 Environmental Acoustics, 2 Design Acoustics, 3 Services noise and vibration, 4 Sound Systems and 5 Technical Information.

Well worth a look. If you've got a degree in acoustics it might be a little easy for you. For eveyone else there are plenty of diagrams, flow charts, black and white photographs and reasonable presentation for an acoustics book. Mathematics appears to have been kept simple and technical information all in one chapter is useful.

Design Chapter takes you through Sound insulation - roofs, walls, ceilings, windows and floors and then moves on to Sound absorption coefficients, reverberation and early decay time. This is followed by a useful break down of various room types e.g. Multiplex cinemas, courts, discotheques, concert halls, recording studios etc with some photographs and line cross sections of halls.

Good place to start if you want to know more.