The BS 4142:2014+A1:2019 Technical Note was published by the Association of Noise Consultants (ANC) Good Practice Working Group. BS 4142:2014+A1:2019 is the latest iteration of a standard which was first published in 1967, designed to consider the effects of industrial sound with appropriate consideration to the character of that sound as well as its level. …
Noise barriers can be much more effective than distance in reducing noise from road or rail traffic. In its simplest form a noise barrier can be a continuous close boarded wooden fence, with a mass of not less than 16 kg/m2. There is relatively little point in increasing the weight of the barrier beyond this because …
Guide B provides guidance on the practical design of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. It represents a consensus on what constitutes relevant good practice guidance. This has developed over more than 70 years, with the Steering Groups for each edition of the Guide expanding and pruning the content to reflect the evolution of technology …
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