The acoustic situation for the European housing stock depends on several factors, including national acoustic regulations during design and actual construction solutions applied. Regulations and constructions vary across Europe, both now and in the past, thus explaining a diversified situation in Europe. Acoustic regulations for housing exist in most European countries, valid for new housing. H...

There are at least two challenges that the jet engine noise community is currently facing. One challenge is due to existing engines that are being extended to higher power ratings without increasing the passive noise control treatment area. The second challenge comes about with the increasing trend to go to ultra-high bypass engines. This increases the importance of the fan tone noise and at th...

We explore two unexpected changes in flight regulations to estimate the causal effect of aircraft noise on health. Detailed measures of noise are linked with longitudinal data on individual health outcomes based on the exact address information. Controlling for individual heterogeneity and spatial sorting into different neighborhoods, we find that aircraft noise significantly increases sleeping...

This study examined noise pollution from sawmilling in Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria. Noise measurements wer using HD600 digital data logging sound level meter in conjunction with structured questionnaire which was designed to elicit noise related information. The results of the study showed that the background noise within the sawmills was 58.1-64.86 dB(A) while machine equivalent noise the noise...

The increase in government regulation during the 1960s and 1970s is examined, as well as showing the importance of understanding the benefit/cost ratio of regulation.

1.0 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................2 2.0 Relevant Topics in Sound and Acoustics ............................................................................................................... 2.1 Sound...............................................................