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Avoid Costly Mistakes for Specialists and Non-Specialists Alike Bad acoustics in buildings is a nuisance that is not dealt with easily. The problem applies just as much to open-plan offices and restaurants and to production facilities and transportation stations as it does to performance halls, not to mention homes. It does not merely affect oral communication or enjoyment of music but has quite profound consequences on well-being. Gives Guidance on What to Expect from Design Teams and Contractors Building Acoustics is devoted to practical building and room acoustics, illustrated by numerous examples. It introduces the basics for the different specialists in a design team and for the client and sets out the issues for shared consideration. It guides them in the drawing up of sensible acoustic specifications. It is written for non-specialists and gives an outline of potential problems. It also shows what to consider before the construction stage. It empowers its readers to express their needs to a specialist consultant and to avoid the worst pitfalls. Covers interactions between acoustics and other disciplines Shows through numerous real-life examples the route to understanding and solving the problem Illustrates various points of views through real projects

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This book is the result of many years of ground experience in the field of building acoustics. This certainly makes it today the most living material in this field. It is both a classical course and a contemporary work in the sense that is closely related to modern technical developments in building architecture. ...I particularly appreciate the motivation of the author to provide a very general overview of the discipline going from the basics of acoustics up to the ground experience (including some personal stories). -P. Chevret, Institut national de recherche et de securite pour la prevention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles (INRS), France

This book is the result of many years of ground experience in the field of building acoustics. This certainly makes it today the most living material in this field. It is both a classical course and a contemporary work in the sense that is closely related to modern technical developments in building architecture. ...I particularly appreciate the motivation of the author to provide a very general overview of the discipline going from the basics of acoustics up to the ground experience (including some personal stories). -P. Chevret, Institut national de recherche et de securite pour la prevention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles (INRS), France The narrative texts and the references at conclusion of each chapter are a remarkable interweaving of European and North American standards and regulations, which not only documents and illustrates how universal acoustical issues and solutions are, but makes the book a global primer that might be useful on any continent. -Jack B. Evans, PE, Jack Evans & Assoc., Inc. (dba) JEAcoustics

The sheer number of types of projects, with the various suggestions, lessons learned, anecdotes, and pearls of wisdom, can provide at least a sense of the width and breadth of topics that should be considered and evaluated for a successful acoustical outcome. -Tony Hoover in Journal of the Audio Engineering Society This book is the result of many years of ground experience in the field of building acoustics. This certainly makes it today the most living material in this field. It is both a classical course and a contemporary work in the sense that is closely related to modern technical developments in building architecture. ...I particularly appreciate the motivation of the author to provide a very general overview of the discipline going from the basics of acoustics up to the ground experience (including some personal stories). -P. Chevret, Institut national de recherche et de securite pour la prevention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles (INRS), France The narrative texts and the references at conclusion of each chapter are a remarkable interweaving of European and North American standards and regulations, which not only documents and illustrates how universal acoustical issues and solutions are, but makes the book a global primer that might be useful on any continent. -Jack B. Evans, PE, Jack Evans & Assoc., Inc. (dba) JEAcoustics

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Marc Asselineau has worked with Peutz & Associates acoustical consultants for more than 25 years, on projects from simple equipment noise in an office building to large architectural projects. He has been active in French and ISO standards and was awarded the Canac Prize by the French Acoustics Society in 2004.

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