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Focused Study on the Quiet Side Effect in Dwellings Highly Exposed to Road Traffic Noise

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  • Timothy Van Renterghem

    (Acoustics Research Group, Department of Information Technology (INTEC), Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, Gent B-9000, Belgium)

  • Dick Botteldooren

    (Acoustics Research Group, Department of Information Technology (INTEC), Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, Gent B-9000, Belgium)

Abstract

This study provides additional evidence for the positive effect of the presence of a quiet façade at a dwelling and aims at unraveling potential mechanisms. Locations with dominant road traffic noise and high Lden-levels at the most exposed façade were selected. Dwellings both with and without a quiet façade were deliberately sought out. Face-to-face questionnaires (N = 100) were taken to study the influence of the presence of a quiet side in relation to noise annoyance and sleep disturbance. As a direct effect, the absence of a quiet façade in the dwelling (approached as a front-back façade noise level difference smaller than 10 dBA) leads to an important increase of at least moderately annoyed people (odds-ratio adjusted for noise sensitivity equals 3.3). In an indirect way, a bedroom located at the quiet side leads to an even stronger reduction of the self-reported noise annoyance (odds-ratio equal to 10.6 when adjusted for noise sensitivity and front façade Lden). The quiet side effect seems to be especially applicable for noise sensitive persons. A bedroom located at the quiet side also reduces noise-induced sleep disturbances. On a loud side, bedroom windows are more often closed, however, conflicting with the preference of dwellers.

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  • Timothy Van Renterghem & Dick Botteldooren, 2012. "Focused Study on the Quiet Side Effect in Dwellings Highly Exposed to Road Traffic Noise," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 9(12), pages 1-19, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:9:y:2012:i:12:p:4292-4310:d:21645
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    1. Daniel Shepherd & David Welch & Kim N. Dirks & Renata Mathews, 2010. "Exploring the Relationship between Noise Sensitivity, Annoyance and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Sample of Adults Exposed to Environmental Noise," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 7(10), pages 1-16, October.
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    2. Yvonne De Kluizenaar & Sabine A. Janssen & Henk Vos & Erik M. Salomons & Han Zhou & Frits Van den Berg, 2013. "Road Traffic Noise and Annoyance: A Quantification of the Effect of Quiet Side Exposure at Dwellings," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-13, June.
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    5. Ferran Orga & Francesc Alías & Rosa Ma Alsina-Pagès, 2017. "On the Impact of Anomalous Noise Events on Road Traffic Noise Mapping in Urban and Suburban Environments," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-16, December.

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