This 1971 technical report, prepared by Theodore J. Schultz of Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), provides the scientific and technical background for noise abatement measures in HUD's housing programs. It supports HUD's guidelines for assessing noise exposure at residential sites, offering detailed evaluation procedures for determining acceptable noise levels near housing developments. The report was originally published in September 1970 and later revised to align with updated HUD noise exposure assessment guidelines.Open full document
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This is a technical background report prepared by Theodore J. Schultz of Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Research and Technology. Originally published in September 1970 as Report No. 2005, this revised version (2005 R) updates Chapter IV to align with the revised ‘Guidelines for Noise Exposure Assessment of HUD Housing Sites.’ No new technical material was added in the revision.