Proceedings of the 10th Convention of the
European Acoustics Association
Forum Acusticum 2023


Politecnico di Torino
Torino, Italy
September 11 - 15, 2023





Session: A03-08: Acoustic regulations, classification schemes and standards in building acoustics - Part I
Date: Wednesday 13 September 2023
Time: 16:40 - 17:00
Title: Neighbour noise in multi-storey housing with poor sound insulation - Facts and occupants’ viewpoints
Author(s): A. Sentop Dumen, Istanbul Bilgi University, Kazim Karabekir Cad. No: 2/13 Eyup, 34060 Istanbul, Turkey
B. Rasmussen, BUILD, Aalborg University Copenhagen, A.C. Meyers Vænge 15, 2450 Copenhagen, Denmark
Pages: 3731-3738
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.61782/fa.2023.0967
PDF: https://dael.euracoustics.org/confs/fa2023/data/articles/000967.pdf
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Abstract

Neighbour noise has a significant role in acoustic privacy, protection and indoor environmental quality in residential buildings. Estimation of annoyance due to neighbour noise and concluding dose-response relationships are challenging due to variety in noise characteristics, occupant perceptions and other individual factors such as attitudes against the noise sources. This study uses qualitative analysis to examine complaints, attitudes and viewpoints on neighbour noise. In 2021, an article was published in a national newspaper of Denmark on the topics of implementation of acoustic labelling and sound insulation improvement. The article was also shared as social media posts in newspaper’s official account and it received high public interest and several comments. People’s reactions were gathered from the Facebook pages and analysed qualitatively. More than 500 comments were received in total, and these were grouped according to agreement/disagreement with classification, noise complaints (noise sources/activities, building definition, exposure timeframe, measures taken) accountable parties, emotions, beliefs and suggested measures and/or actions.