Building Materials and Acoustics (2nd Edition)

Dear Colleagues,

Building materials and acoustics propose to provide acoustic solutions that enrich the listening experience of human subjects in a room. Outdoor and building noise have a major impact on our sleep. In a room, a peaceful environment is needed to get a good night’s sleep without being distracted by sound from within the building and the outside world. In a theatre/concert hall or cinema, the audiences need to be able to hear the stage performance at a sufficient level and at the best quality without being distracted by external noise. Careful design of buildings with improved acoustic features is essential in managing the quality of the perceived sound in the room. Sound-absorbing materials and meta-materials could solve noise problems in buildings to some extent if they are used correctly in built environments.

The aim of this Special Issue of the Journal of Acoustics, titled “Building Materials and Acoustics (2nd Edition)”, is to publish state-of-the-art research on different aspects of building materials and acoustics that will contribute to the improvement of human health and wellbeing and the quality of human perception of sound in rooms. 

Scope

• Room acoustics, including cinemas, theatres, schools, holy spaces, etc.
• Acoustics for schools (classroom acoustics).
• Diffusers for closed spaces.
• Sound-absorbing materials.
• Metamaterials for buildings.
• Building vibration and control.
• Noise from household appliances, including heat pump noise.
• Low-frequency noise from houses.
• Sound insulation.
• Speech intelligibility and speech privacy in buildings.
• Auditorium design.
• Room physical acoustics.
• Smart acoustic windows.
• Artificial Intelligence to improve buildings' acoustic performance.

I would like to invite academics/researchers to contribute to this Special Issue by submitting research papers, review papers, and case studies that incorporate computational, experimental, and theoretical research related to building materials and acoustics.

Dr. Haydar Aygun
Guest Editor

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• room acoustics
• sound insulation
• artificial intelligence to improve buildings' acoustic performance