Construction in Practice 1 Discussion 2022

CONSTRUCTION IN PRACTICE 1
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Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................ 2
Window System Management Techniques for sound Attenuation...........................3
First Technique: Use of Close window Technique....................................................4
Installation Costs.................................................................................................. 5
Environmental impacts........................................................................................ 6
Second Technique: Use of Double-glazed windows techniques...............................6
Installation costs.................................................................................................. 7
Environmental impacts........................................................................................ 7
Third Technique: Technique of reducing the size of the windows and increasing
the thickness of the glass........................................................................................ 9
Installation costs.................................................................................................. 9
Conclusion................................................................................................................ 10
REFERENCES............................................................................................................ 11
Introduction
The demand for sound control windows is increasing in the residential areas like Coburn's, in
suburban areas or the places of dense urban population. The manufacturers of such equipment
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are working on the mechanisms to include a premium to infill rising development. Due to the
shortage of land, homes are being built closer; there is an increase in the interference from one
building to another through sound noise that is mainly produced through the windows. Even
though indoor air and VOCs are often the first issues which may ring into the mind of the builder
as far as the erection of the healthier homes is concerned, the consideration of the noise control is
increasing in the building of the green tenet (Viallet et al.2015). Noise is an issue which affects
nearly everyone in the building.
The abatement of sound will allow for the builders to develop areas which had been considered
previously undesirable as noisy areas on land. These homes can later be marketed as species
which are ultra-quiet and sold at higher prices. The technology of sound abatement has allowed
for the construction of the residential areas in the places considered as loud but job-rich centers
of the city (Maclennan et al.2013). This may include the transportation hubs like the railway
stations as well as freeways thereby reducing the cost of commuting costs as well as the costs of
gas. What a wonderful mechanism of noise pollution!
The developed technologies which are used to achieve sound abatement rely on the study of the
mechanism of sound transmission through the windows. This is what referred to as the
knowledge of sound science is (Du, Liu and Zhang 2016). The travel of sound through the
windows takes place in two ways. One of the ways is via infiltration of air through the targeted
unit. The other way for the transmission is the vibration of the components of the window which
are generally physical. This implies that the design of the window which is specifically meant to
reduce the noise or transmission of sound will have to consider several factors.
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Some of the factors to be considered include reduction of the air infiltration through weather
stripping. This may include use of the secondary components like storm window thereby
assisting in the creation of large dead air gaps. This makes the sound effects to be transmitted in
the least manner possible. The other factor to be considered may include the use of the multiple
glass panes and other materials that have a different degree of thickness (Fan et al 2015).
Window System Management Techniques for sound
Attenuation
It has been discussed in various scientific forums that sound enters the building via points which
are weak acoustically. Windows have thus been considered to be one of the weakest parts of the
wall. A weak or open window can negate the effect on the wall which is very strong. This is
important to note that a lot of attention should be given to the design of the building which will
need the use of the windows if the sound management is part of the building comfort
requirements (Duan et al 2016). According to the graph shared below, the impacts of the window
design on the transmission of sound are as indicated in the diagram below.
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