• Construction Noise
• Measurement
• Noise Barriers
  • Abatement
  • Acceptance Criteria
  • Design/Construction
  • Inventory
  • Research
• Noise Compatible Planning
• Regulation and Guidance
• Resources
• Tire Pavement Noise
• Traffic Noise Model
• Training

Insulation of Building Against Highway Noise

References

1. EWNR Values Calculated According to the Procedures Given in Appendix A.
2. American National Standards Institute, "Sound Level Meters."
3. American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals.
4. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute, "Directory of Certified Unitary Air Conditioners."
5. See, for example, Berendt, R. D., "A Guide to Airborne, Impact, and Structure-Borne Noise Control in Multifamily Dwellings."
6. Conway, H. M., and L. L. Listen, The Weather Handbook.
7. American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, Chapter 20, Table 7.
8. American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, Chapter 20.
9. American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, Chapter 20, Table 5a.
10. American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, Chapter 20, Table 8a.
11. American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, Chapter 20, Table 9.
12. American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, Chapter 13.
13. Threkeld, T. L., Thermal Environmental Engineering.
14. Laub, J. M., Air Conditioning and Heating Practice.
15. Constance, J. D., Mechanical Engineering for Professional Engineers' Examinations, Chapter 17.
16. Baumeister, T., editor, Mark's Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers.
17. Wyle Laboratories, "Community Noise."
18. Plotkin, K. J., "The Assessment of Noise at Community Development Sites," Appendix A, Noise Models. Wyle Laboratories.
19. Berendt, R. D., "A Guide to Airborne, Impact, and Structure-Borne Noise Control in Multifamily Dwellings." By National Bureau of Standards for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Washington, D.C., G.P.O., 1963.
20. Owens Corning Fiberglas, "Sound and Thermal Transmission and Air Infiltration of Residential Exterior Walls, Doors, and Windows."
21. Sharp, B. H., "A Study of Techniques to Increase the Sound Insulation of Building Elements." Wyle Laboratories.
22. Wyle Laboratories, "Final Report on the Home Soundproofing Pilot Project for the Los Angeles Department of Airports."

23. Private communications with HVAC specialists in the Los Angeles area.