Soundproofing / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...soundproofing) is the process of stopping sound from travelling through a barrier. This is what you need to do if you want to prevent the sound of your loud music from disturbing the neighbours, or if you don't want to listen to theirs. See here to learn how to soundproof walls in new homes and during renovations. Soun...

...soundproofing batts in the interior partitions and for the mechanical room, we added soundproofing batts along with resilient channels and 2 layers of 5/8 drywall. Now that you know about soundproofing interior walls, learn more about reducing sound transmission in homes on the pages below and  in the Ecohome Green...

Acoustic wellness and sound reduction in homes Homes can be very noisy, and the first step to improving the acoustic wellness of a home is controlling sound transmission in buildings is assessing the situation. What kind of noise is it? Noise in buildings is usually assigned to one of three classes: Airborne sound: Sou...