Noise Control in Buildings

Dear Colleagues,

Noise and acoustic environments are important aspects of indoor environmental quality in buildings, as they significantly affect the comfort and performance of building occupants. New technologies are rapidly adopted in buildings these days, but less attention is being paid to their impacts on acoustic comfort. Previous studies show that noise is the most frequent complaint of new buildings in many cases. This Special Issue will therefore focus on recent noise control technologies and their applications in buildings.

I cordially invite you to this Special Issue on “Noise Control in Buildings” of the journal Buildings. Your expertise and experience in this field of work will be an excellent addition to this Special Issue. You are welcome to forward my email to your colleagues or friends who are interested in submitting papers on building acoustics and noise control to this Special Issue.

The submission deadline for this Special Issue is 31 January 2019. Topics covered include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Effect of noise on occupants’ health, comfort and performance
• Sound insulation and absorption in buildings
• Structure-borne and air-borne sound transmission
• Measurement and prediction of noise in buildings
• Innovative acoustic material
• Sustainable acoustics
• Machine noise in buildings
• HVAC noise

Prof. Joonhee Lee
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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