Acoustic effects of green roof systems on a low-profiled structure at street level

Building and Environment

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 44-55

  Yang, Hong Seok ^a   Kang, Jian ^a   Choi, Min Sung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Green roof; Low barrier; Noise reduction; Street; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EFFECTS; DIFFERENT FREQUENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; GREEN ROOF; LOW BARRIER; NOISE REDUCTIONS; SEMI-ANECHOIC CHAMBERS; STREET; TRAFFIC NOISE; UNDERGROUND CAR PARKS; URBAN SPACES;

ACOUSTIC NOISE; ACOUSTIC NOISE MEASUREMENT; ACOUSTICS; NOISE POLLUTION; PARKS; VEGETATION;

ROOFS;

ACOUSTICS; NOISE; PUBLIC SPACE; ROOF; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION;

EID: 81355147343     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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