The use of straw in buildings has been common since ancient times, but only at the
beginning of the twentieth century house made of straw bales were built in Nebraska. After a …

The paper deals with the effect of outdoor noise mainly due to traffic and façade sound
insulation on indoor noise level and speech intelligibility in classrooms. Results refer to the …

Building and room acoustics are relatively modern architectural and engineering disciplines.
Nevertheless, acoustics was also a concern for buildings in the past, eg, in theatres in …

This study aims to characterize the sound insulation properties of a two-layers innovative
façade made by a Structural Concrete Wall with Thermal Insulation Properties (SCWTIP) …

The sound pressure level (SPL) of environmental noise inside a dwelling is usually
calculated by subtracting the outdoor-indoor level difference (DL) of the façade from the …

Green building concept plays a fundamental role in reducing the use of resources and the
impacts on human health and environment, during the whole building life cycle. Therefore, a …

This paper reports the acoustic issues of open plan office environments. According to a
detailed research based on the scientific literature of the most suitable acoustic descriptors …

The Lombardy Region and the Construction Technologies Institute of the National Research
Council of Italy are promoting the development of an innovative coating nano-material for …

The aim of this work is the definition of a methodology to analyze the number of buildings
exposed to every noise level band, to estimate the required facade sound insulation for …

External shading devices are widely used in recent buildings because they reduce the
greenhouse effect due to the solar irradiation through transparent surfaces and the glare …