Acoustics and sound insulation :  principles, planning, examples / 
Eckard Mommertz. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Basel ;  Boston :  Birkhäuser/Edition Detail,  2009 . 
 - 112 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.), plans (some col.) ;  30 cm. 
 - Detail practice .
 - Detail practice. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Designation and auditive perception of sound -- Room acoustics -- Building acoustics -- Noise control in urban planning -- Sound insulation as a quality feature in housing -- Case study: Inner-city development, Munich -- Office buildings -- Case study: Swiss Re offices, Munich -- Schools and preschool facilities -- Case study: Primary school in Erding -- Lecture theatres, congress halls, plenary chambers -- Case study: Zollverein Management and Design in Essen -- Small rooms for music -- Case study: Music school in Grunwald -- Case study: Conversion of an officers' casino into a music school in Landshut -- Rooms for sound -- Case study: Opera house in Hangzhou -- Case study: Philharmonic in Essen -- Churches -- Appendix. Authorities, institutes and trade associations, bibliography, standards and directives, manufacturers. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783764399535 3764399538 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Architectural acoustics.<br/>Tall buildings--Soundproofing.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>NA2800