Sound Proofing
The Problem
SERANGOON IS NOISIEST PART OF SINGAPORE
A total of 18,768 sound measurements were recorded over a 21/12-month period in a new study on noisy by NUS
audiologist William Hal Martin and graduate student Diong Huey Ting. Accoeding to the data, the noisiest parts of
Singapore (based on planning zones) are:
The Solution


UNDERSTANDING NOISE


SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS

is an integer rating of how well a partition (medium) attenuates airborne sound.

from one side of the wall. And the reading on the other side of the wall is 75dB.

Therefore, a higher rated STC wall or window will help to reduce noise infiltration more effectively.