Acoustic comfort is a concept hardly described in the literature. But it has been used in
engineering typically to refer to low noise or annoyance in order to invoke no discomfort …

Acoustic waves are fascinating phenomena in gases, liquids or solids with numerous
physical and technical aspects. Air is the medium of interest when it comes to audible sound …

Industrialization and urbanization have led to the rapid development of the building industry.
To alleviate the adverse impact on the environment, natural resources, health and comfort of …

The concept of acoustic comfort is hardly defined and used to refer to conditions of low noise
levels or annoyance based on standardized descriptors. Airborne and impact sound …

Impact and airborne noise are often an issue for occupants in multi-unit residential buildings
(MURBs). Despite minimum sound insulation requirements in building codes, occupants still …

The present study analysed the effects of floor impact noise on humans using both
psychological and physiological methods. Floor impact noises caused by a standard impact …

This research set out to investigate emotions and physiological responses elicited by
neighbour sounds in wooden residential buildings. A laboratory experiment was performed …

Health evaluation of the indoor environment is an important part of the housing study. During
the recent COVID-19 lockdown and the increase of longer indoor stays pose a measured …

A quantification model concerning overall dissatisfaction from multiple noise sources in
residential buildings and underlying assumptions were presented. The model was …

This study aimed to investigate whether different acoustic and non-acoustic factors have
effects on the subjective responses to floor impact noise made by upstairs neighbours in …