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18 Minimize noise pollution

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Photo: Panoramic Interests

Evidence Based Strategies

  • Reduce exposure to noise pollution for building occupants. For example, incorporate acoustically designed walls, doubleglazed windows, and wellsealed doors.
  • Minimize exposure to noise pollution in outdoor spaces. For example, plant earthen berms with grasses and shrubs or incorporate evergreens and plants with thick, waxy leaves to absorb sound.
  • Minimize sources of noise pollution where possible, for example, by using quiet asphalt overlays on roads.

Best Practice Strategies

  • Place more active rooms (such as kitchens) in locations that buffer sounds from rooms where noise is more problematic (such as bedrooms).
  • Use green roofs, which can absorb noise and reduce outside sound levels by up to 40 to 50 decibels.

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Acknowledgements

The Center for Active Design served as contributing author and expert content advisor for this project.
The project was supported by the Colorado Health Foundation, the estate of Melvin Simon, and the ULI Foundation.

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