Natural Ventilation-Enabling Noise Reduction Facilities for Building Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Ground traffic is very often one of the major sources of noise pollution in an urbanized high-rise city. In order to limit the exposure of the residents to excessive traffic noise, various noise mitigation measures have been adopted. However, during the global urban redevelopment process, noise reduction facilities applicable in compact regions and in concord with sustainable city concept gain more and more attentions. More discussion is contained in my Editorial for this themed issue, which aims to collect a series of studies or discussions that endeavor to (1) improve sound insulation without jeopardizing natural ventilation effectiveness or vice versa; or (2) improve both sound insulation and natural ventilation effectiveness at the same time.

Topics include but are not limited to sound insulation and natural ventilation, room noise control, environmental noise control, etc. We are welcoming submissions of original research and review articles as well as discussions related to these topics.

Guest Editor Professor Shiu-keung Tang The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong