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Example 1, quiet side of a building

By Erik Salomons

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Video 1

Youtube video

This video shows interviews with inhabitants of a building with a high traffic noise exposure (70-75 dB), in a city in the Netherlands.

Figure 1 below shows a part of the traffic noise map (see www.zoetermeer.nl).

The building is indicated on the map. The curved shape of the building is a smart way to create a quiet side.

The quiet back side seems to give some relief, although the apartments are not very well suited for sleeping at the back side (see video).

Figure 1. Traffic noise map of a part of Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.

Figure 1. Traffic noise map of a part of Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.