Improvement of Thermal Insulation of Residential Buildings’ Facades Via Acoustic Insulation.

Paris-Newton, J.A. E; Prokofieva, E.; Henry, N.

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.134

Authors

Ms Juliette Paris-Newton J.Paris@napier.ac.uk
Principal Consultant

Dr Elena Prokofieva E.Prokofieva@napier.ac.uk
Acoustic Consultant/Research Fellow

N. Henry

Abstract

The European community has been undertaking noise mapping of major cities and transportation routes over the last decade. Implementation of the action plan to achieve reduction in people noise exposure is a key aim of the European Noise Directive (END) action planning.

The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) and Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) combine their resources to reduce the noise exposure of noise sensitive receivers (NSRs) near railway lines. The acoustic insulation of façades near railway lines is quantified and improved if necessary. As part of these operations, a parallel improvement to the thermal performance of the façades is often possible, and may be incorporated into the acoustic mitigation designs.

This paper aims to evaluate the acoustic and thermal improvements achieved during an EU pilot project concerned with the mitigation of freight train noise in three towns in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. Calculations of both the energy consumption and sound insulation of NSR façades prior to mitigation work are compared with measurements undertaken following the façade upgrades. This study focuses on a sampling of typical buildings built prior to 1978 (over 900 properties).

Citation

Paris-Newton, J. E., Prokofieva, E., & Henry, N. (2015). Improvement of Thermal Insulation of Residential Buildings’ Facades Via Acoustic Insulation. Energy Procedia, 78, 3446-3451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.134

Journal Article Type	Conference Paper
Online Publication Date	Dec 30, 2015
Publication Date	2015-11
Deposit Date	Jan 18, 2016
Publicly Available Date	Jan 18, 2016
Journal	Energy Procedia
Print ISSN	1876-6102
Publisher	Elsevier
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	78
Pages	3446-3451
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.134
Keywords	Noise Insulation; Thermal insulation; Energy feedback; Electricity and gas consumption;
Public URL	http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9442
Publisher URL	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.134