Noise Control: Reduce Tenant Complaints in Your Multifamily Project Webinar

When:            May 22, 2013
Time:              2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET
Cost:                $0.00

 

Speaker:
James R. Keene, Owner of Keene Building Products, an entangled net manufacturer of 3-dimensional filament products for the building envelope and noise control markets.

What you will learn:

• Understand design basics for quiet living
• Learn key considerations for a new multifamily project
• Learn about technology advancements for noise reduction

This webinar counts as one hour of continuing education credit for NAHB professional designations.

Noise Control: Reduce Tenant Complaints in Your Multifamily Project
NAHB.com
Webinar Wednesdays
May 22, 2013

View More Information and Register Here: http://www.nahb.org/meeting_details.aspx?meetingID=26607&print=false

  

The National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) launched this week an interactive website called “Apartments. We Live Here.”

Check out their new site, click on the link below!

Apartments. We Live Here.
NMHC/NAA
May 2013

Interactive website, please visit this site: http://www.weareapartments.org

 

“Apartment living can be tricky, and being that you’re in close proximity to other people, it’s an arrangement that’s not without compromise. If you share a paper-thin wall with your neighbor, then noise is going to be a factor. Arguments, music, a blaring TV, they can all have the tendency to disrupt your sleeping patterns, or have you reaching to turn on the waterfall setting on the white noise machine…”

To read more, click on the link below!

What Can You Do About Noisy Pets?
Apartments.com
By: Sarah Katz
April 18, 2013

Article link, please visit this site: http://renters.apartments.com/landlords-leases/what-can-i-do-about-a-noisy-pet/

 

Check out Noise Control: Reduce Tenant Complaints in Your Multifamily Project webinar presented by James R. Keene, Owner of Keene Building Products.

You will learn about the different elements involved in an entangled net sound system and how any multifamily construction can benefit from it.

This webinar counts as one hour of continuing education credit for NAHB professional designations.

Learn More and Register Here

 

 

Check out Keene Building Products’ new profile on designguide.com and learn about Keene’s Noise Control product line: Quiet Qurl®. These products provide noise control solutions for multi-family construction.

 

 

 

Quiet QurlMT is the most exciting technology we’ve developed. This “Muffling Technology” layer is available on any Quiet Qurl product and adds a conformable bottom side muffler to our sound control mats in multi-family construction.

The core is a tangled polypropylene 3-demensional resilient structure that absorbs noise when sandwiched in a mass-spring-mass building design. A point-bonded, moisture-resistant fabric is laminated to the surface so that gypsum concrete and other materials can be placed to create a floating floor.

 

On the bottom side of the MT version, a soft, highly compressible polyester fabric is bonded. This muffling fabric almost completely compresses when installed with a 1.25” gypsum concrete floor underlayment. The compressed material adds only five hundredths of an inch to the overall assembly.

Benefits include: performance like 0.75″ Quiet Qurl in a 0.25″ mat, cotton like layer acts to “Muffle” noise, performs from 125 Hz to 2500 Hz, 5 IIC point enhancement, and 1.25″ gypsum pour, Patented Keene innovation.

We have 8 Quiet Qurl products that include the MT (Muffling Technology) versions.

To see the complete list of Quiet Qurl products go here: http://www.keenebuilding.com/multi-family-residential.aspx

 

OUR 200th POST!!!!!

This article includes 6 Questions and Answers from an Acoustical Engineer’s perspective. Check out what he thinks of noise.

“Acoustical engineer Herb Singleton always carries a pair of ear plugs with him – it’s not just to protect his ears, which are an important tool for his job, but also because he understands that noise pollution can cause countless adverse health affects, from high blood pressure to hearing loss…”

To read more, click on the link below!

Acoustical Engineer Sounds Off About Noise Control
Boston.com
By: Cindy Atoji Keene
March 19, 2013

Article link, please visit this site: http://www.boston.com/jobs/news/jobdoc/2013/03/acoustical_engineer_sounds_off.html

 

Presented by Keene Building Products’ Sales Team

In this video, the Keene Team came together during their Annual Sales Meeting Week in March 2013 to present their version of the popular internet dance video “Harlem Shake.” This video was a great opportunity to not only kick off the Annual Sales Week, but a chance to all come together and just get silly!

Please check out Keene Team’s version of the “Harlem Shake” video below.

Keene’s Harlem Shake Video

Take a look at KEENE’S Newly Renovated Noise Performance Calculator to see how Quiet Qurl® will Perform in your Floor/Ceiling Assembly

 

Floor/Ceiling Performance Calculator

 

Apartment Therapy had a few post in the last week or so about dealing with outside noise in apartments, how to communicate with noisy neighbors, and how to minimize noise when you have kids in apartments. Here are the 3 articles below.
 

1^st Article:

“Even a dream apartment can be a nightmare if you lie awake all night staring at your gorgeous, vaulted ceiling. Don’t let street noise drive you batty — read on for a three-tiered solution…”

Soundproof Your Sleep: Tiered Solutions to Stop Street Noise

Apartmenttherapy.com

By: Jennifer Hunter

March 8, 2013

Article link: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/soundproof-your-sleep-stop-street-noise-185902

 

2^nd Article:

“When it comes to making neighborly requests — be it for for noise, trash, aesthetics, smells — it really depends on what kind of person you’re dealing with. Also, the kind of person you are. Are you a good neighbor? I have a tendency to be pretty forgiving when it comes to noises during the day…”

Communication Solutions: Smart Ways to Kindly Make Neighbor Requests

Apartmenttherapy.com

By: Andie Powers

March 12, 2013

Article link: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/communication-solutions-smart-ways-to-kindly-make-neighbor-requests-186085

 

3rd Article:

“Living in a city doesn’t always make it possible to be alone in a single-family home. Often, you don’t have a choice but to have people living below you. My family has found ourselves in this situation, and in an effort to respect our neighbors and to also teach our kids ways to live in urban environments, we have put together a few tips to help minimize the noise we produce as a family…”

Keeping Neighbors Happy: Tips for Minimizing Noise from Kids

Apartmenttherapy.com

By: SÉVERINE Baron

March 12, 2013

Article link: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/tips-for-minimizing-noise-from-kids-and-communicating-with-neighbors–185769