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Acoustics and buildings - Definitions and regulations

Author: Pascale MAES

Publication date: August 10, 2015 | Lire en français

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    The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) defines noise as "an acoustic phenomenon producing an auditory sensation considered annoying and unpleasant"; the Association française de normalisation (AFNOR) as "any unpleasant and annoying auditory sensation, any acoustic phenomenon producing this sensation"; BruitParif (Observatoire du bruit en Île-de-France) as "a complex mixture of sounds producing an auditory sensation considered annoying or dangerous".

    These three definitions qualify the auditory sensation in a noisy environment as annoying, unpleasant or even dangerous.

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    Today, noise is considered to be one of the main pollutants of the modern world, rather than a mere nuisance....

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