The study presents a zonal model to evaluate the global comfort of air conditioned buildings. The model calculates various criterions such as Ppo and DR. Sound measure level is estimated with Sabine law. Comparisons with tests are presented.
Describes a study which aimed to quantify health symptom reports in four 'non-problem' buildings. Also attempted to assess the relationship between symptoms and air quality measures, characteristics of workstations and psychosocial aspects of the workplace. The method used environmental sampling and a questionnaire. High report of symptoms contrasted with low measured contaminant levels. Symptoms were associated with occupant perception of air movement, dryness, odour, and noise.
The acoustics and ventilation method allows the designer to explore natural ventilation and acoustics issues at an early design stage. Few input parameters are necessary, like the number of people the space must accommodate and the volume of air per person appropriate to the acoustic function. While allowing the comfort temperature to rise during occupation by some 10 to 15%, the natural ventilation and acoustics can be discussed via the volume of the space.
There has been a growing interest in the use of natural ventilation in buildings to supplement orreplace mechanical air supply systems. However, for buildings in busy urban areas the potentialto use natural ventilation can be limited by excessive noise entering through natural ventilationopenings such as windows and trickle ventilators. Such openings tend to have large open areasto enhance air flow while offering a very low resistance to the transmission of external urbannoise.
MJM ACOUSTICAL CONSULTANTS INC. has been retained by the CANADA MORTGAGE & HOUSING CORPORATION to conduct a research project on the noise isolation provided by access doors in multi-dwe.lling buildings. A total of nine Sound Transmission Loss (TL) tests were conducted on four 1 3/4" doors (one wood door and three metal doors) and one 2 1/4" wood door. This research project has also been used as a preliminary attempt to validate a simple method to m. easure the Sound .T ransmission Loss and. Sound Transmission Class of a door when it is installed on site.
This Update presents guidelines for controlling the transmission of impact sound through concrete-slab and wood-joist floor systems in multi-family dwellings. It is based primarily on industry-supported research conducted by IRC.
The inherent unreliability of the forces which drive natural ventilation can make such systems unattractive for the designer. Developing interest in mixed-mode ventilation is prompting difficulties in sourcing components suitable for ultra-low velocity flow generation in large ducts. This work examines the possibility of using air induction. A theoretical analysis generates equations which assist the designer in sizing a suitable inducer for ventilation purposes. Preliminary tests which verify the theory are described.
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