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Sustainable Approach to Achieve New Green Solutions for the Construction Industry

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  • Daniela-Roxana Tămaş-Gavrea

    (Department of Civil Engineering and Management, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400020 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Raluca Iştoan

    (Department of Civil Engineering and Management, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400020 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Ancuţa Elena Tiuc

    (Department of Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development Entrepreneurship, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Tünde-Orsolya Dénes

    (Independent Researcher, 400020 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Daniela Lucia Manea

    (Department of Civil Engineering and Management, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400020 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Alexandra Ciorîță

    (Integrated Electron Microscopy Laboratory, National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103 Donat, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Ovidiu Vasile

    (Department of Mechanics, Faculty of Biotechnical Systems Engineering, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania)

Abstract

In recent years, noise levels in administrative buildings have been considered one of the main causes of the stress and lack of productivity of employees. Based on the responses collected from a questionnaire survey distributed among companies with an open space configuration and studying the office’s acoustic conditions, from the specialized literature and through the authors’ experience, this study focused on the development of a new green dividing panel with superior sound absorption and acoustic insulation performances. In the experimental part, it was noticed that the presence of plants can influence the acoustic absorption values through their leaves’ conformation and distribution. Additionally, it was observed that the introduction of a coconut fiber layer in the panel led to higher values of the sound absorption coefficients in most of the studied plants. Through the conducted measurements, Tradescantia pallida registered superior values, with sound absorption coefficients with constantly increased values that varied in the range of 0.72–0.98 for the frequency range of 250–3150 Hz. Also, the weighted sound reduction index recorded a superior value of R w (C; C tr ) = 27 (−1; −4) dB, comparable to other existing solutions.

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  • Daniela-Roxana Tămaş-Gavrea & Raluca Iştoan & Ancuţa Elena Tiuc & Tünde-Orsolya Dénes & Daniela Lucia Manea & Alexandra Ciorîță & Ovidiu Vasile, 2024. "Sustainable Approach to Achieve New Green Solutions for the Construction Industry," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-22, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:23:p:10556-:d:1534863
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    1. Ke-Tsung Han & Li-Wen Ruan & Li-Shih Liao, 2022. "Effects of Indoor Plants on Human Functions: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(12), pages 1-41, June.
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