{"product_id":"architectural-acoustics-9780470190524","title":"Architectural Acoustics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet the leading guide to acoustics for architects, engineers, and interior designers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eA widely recognized, comprehensive reference to acoustic principles for all concerned with the built environment, \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Acoustics, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e provides design professionals with up-to-date information on basic concepts, acoustical materials, and technologies for controlling wanted or unwanted sound within and around buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by a team of internationally recognized experts and experienced consultants, this Second Edition covers fundamental acoustic principles, design criteria, acoustical materials, control strategies, and methods for a wide variety of building types, including educational, healthcare, recreational, residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation facilities. Particular attention is given to places for listening and performance such as theaters, churches, concert and recital halls, outdoor arenas, classrooms, multiuse auditoria, librar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Introduction to Architectural Acoustics and Basic Principles\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eWILLIAM J. CAVANAUGH\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Basic Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Design Criteria.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Selected Standards in Building Acoustics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Fogg Art Museum Lecture Hall, Harvard University (1895–1973) 33.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Acoustical Materials and Methods\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eREIN PIRN AND JEFFREY L. FULLERTON\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Sound Attenuation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Sound Absorption 44.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Common Building Materials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Acoustical Materials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Special Devices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Performance Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected Web Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Duke University Chapel: A Lesson on Acoustical Materials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Boston Waterfront Development Under a Flight Path: Sound-Isolating Façade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructions to Reduce Intrusive Noise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Berklee College of Music: Sound-Isolating Constructions Between Percussion Studios.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Building Noise Control Applications\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eGREGORY C. TOCCI\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Acoustical Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Standards Organizations for the Building Industry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Overview of Building Noise Control Design.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning System Noise Control.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts: Cooling Tower Sound Isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Field Impact Insulation Class Rating Measurements of Condominium Floor\/Ceiling Construction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Noise Insulation Class Rating Measurements of a Hotel Guestroom Door.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: 500 Atlantic Avenue Hotel\/Condominium Building Vibration Isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Acoustical Design: Places for Listening\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eL. GERALD MARSHALL\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Sound Outdoors and Transition to Indoor Acoustics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Concert Halls and Recital Halls.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Opera Houses, Theaters, General-Purpose Auditoriums, and Worship Spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Other Places for Speech and Music Activities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Holy Cross Church, Dewitt, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Mitchell Hall at the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware—Historic Renovation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: The New Hitchcock Presbyterian Church, Scarsdale, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Katherine M. Elfers Concert Hall at the Esther Eastman Music Center, Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Music Center, Lenox, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Hollywood Bowl Stage Redesign, Los Angeles, California.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Sound Systems\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMATTHEW J. MOORE\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Loudspeaker Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Examples of Sound Reinforcement and Reproduction Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Special Sound System Installations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Hanover Theatre, Worcester, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Agganis Arena and Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center, Boston, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Ave Maria University Oratory, Ave Maria, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: University of Connecticut Student Union, Storrs, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Rhode Island Senate Chamber, Providence, Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Rhodes Arts Center, Northfield Mount Hermon School, Gill, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Tufts University Granoff Music Center, Medford, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Jay Pritzker Music Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Recent Innovations in Acoustical Design and Research\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eGARY W. SIEBEIN AND BERTRAM Y. KINZEY, JR.\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Understanding and Measuring Room Acoustic Qualities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Acoustical Modeling and Aural Simulation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Other Directions in Architectural Acoustics Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Recent Halls for the Performing Arts and Acoustical Model Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Segerstrom Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, Orange County, California.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: McDermott Concert Hall, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Evangeline Atwood Concert Hall, Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, Anchorage, Alaska.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: The Esplanade Concert Hall, Theaters on the Bay, Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Takemitsu Memorial, Tokyo, Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Computer Model Tests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Sustainable Design and Acoustics\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eETHAN SALTER, LEED AP\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Organizations Leading the Green Building Movement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Acoustical Challenges of Green Design.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Postoccupancy Evaluations of Green Buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Examples of Building Types Designed for Green Ratings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternet and Web Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Global Ecology Research Center at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, California.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCASE STUDY: Charles Salter Associates Tenant Improvement Office, San Francisco, California.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendixes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Conversion Factors, Abbreviations, and Unit Symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Acoustical Societies Throughout the World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Selection of an Acoustical Consultant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D: Self-Study Guide for Using this Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402302726487,"sku":"9780470190524","price":108.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470190524.jpg?v=1730480001","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/architectural-acoustics-9780470190524","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}