Abstract
The present concrete apartment houses in Japan are rather poor in the efficiency of noise insulation. These noises will be much reduced by the improvement of the way of living on the side of the residents. We have investigated on the views about the noises of the dwelling in the apartment houses of The Japan Housing Corporation in Nagoya district.
The results are as follows :
1 The worrisome noises are caused by waterflow, footsteps and conversations on stairs, door closing, furniture movements and ramping of children
2 The complaints of the residents come not so much from their attributions as from the levels of the floors occupied
3 Apartment house suppliers are required to develop the effective countermeasures for noises. Apartment house residents should pay more attention to eliminating the noise sources
