Sound insulation

Winnipeg Free Press - May 31, 2009

Comfy Condos, Comfy Price

"There's a definite demand for this type of housing. I know that, because I grew up in the area," he says. "We chose this lot because we primarily do infill. There's going to be a total of eight units, and it's going to be a wood-frame building. Four units will be upstairs and four will be at ground level. The average square footage will be 1,000 square feet, with upper suites being just over and lower suites coming in at about 980 square feet." "The whole complex will be well-insulated so as...

Winnipeg Free Press - June 22, 2008

It's All in the Details

"We didn't want to rush anything," he says. "We were fortunate to get an excellent location, so we wanted to do it up right, from the piled foundation, to the soundproofing, triple-pane windows and all the interior finishes. Everything is pretty much in place, with the exception of the landscaping, which will be done over the next six weeks or so. As nice as it is now, the area will be gorgeous once it's finished." "That's a question a lot of people ask. That's why the complex was built on pi...

Winnipeg Free Press - February 04, 2007

Solutions

6. Area rugs and carpets serve as sound insulators. Reshaping homes to combine big spaces, like the popular great room, have caused noise levels to go up. Rugs and carpets reduce the sound that bounces off walls and floors. Homes with hard surfaces, such as tile and wood floors where carpeting isn't used, benefit from the use of area rugs because wood floors amplify sound the most. Using a pad underneath is also a great idea. 8. When building a home, make sure the plumber places extra insulat...

Alternatives Journal - Vol. 22 Nbr. 4, October 1996

Calgary house goes beyond sustainability.

The Alberta Sustainable Home/Office (ASH) incorporates solar heating and cooking, cutting-edge insulation, rain water gathering and purification systems, ultra-low flush toilets and other ecologically sound materials and devices. Thousands have toured ASH, where co-designers Jorg and Helen Ostrowski live.

Winnipeg Free Press - June 08, 2007

Boyhood Dream Finally Realized

MY journey into the world of gentlemen, as the commercials declare, began last June when I walked into Jim Gauthier Cadillac and leased a brand new 2006 Cadillac CTS. I was initially shopping for a Chevrolet Monte Carlo or Impala but when Randy Gauthier advised me that for the same kind of money I could drive away in a brand new Cadillac, my ears literally perked up. Could my boyhood dream of a jet-black Cadillac actually become a reality? The second allurement was the unbelievably quiet rid...

Winnipeg Free Press - November 21, 2009

Urban Chic, and Quiet, Too!

"That's one of the advantages of buying a condominium in a newly constructed building," he says. "You get the convenience of living right in the middle of things, yet when you come home, you come home to quiet. The walls surrounding this unit are thick with R30 insulation, there are one-and-a-half inches of gypcrete between floors to further dampen sound, and there are triple-pane windows." "The decision to enlarge the area was a very good one. The flow between spaces is excellent. If the two...

Winnipeg Free Press - July 26, 2009

Comfort Class

"All of our foundations are constructed with ICFs (Insulated Concrete Forms). They use them for three reasons -- they're energy efficient, offer excellent structural strength, and superb sound proofing. Although they're more expensive, you gain back the money you spend because there isn't as much labour involved in the installation. It's the best way to build, in my opinion." "The big thing is comfort in a home," he says. "Homes built with ICF foundations and walls are not only quieter, but a...

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice - Vol. 50 Nbr. 3, June 2008

Deeply personal information and the reasonable expectation of privacy in Tessling.

... Living as he does in a land of melting snow and spotty home insulation, I do not believe that the respondent had a ...... On the self-narrative account, however, we get a more intuitively sound verdict. Big Brother can properly be charged ...

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice - Vol. 51 Nbr. 2, April 2009

Racism versus professionalism: claims and counter-claims about racial profiling.

... Unsurprisingly, perhaps, what critics label as racially motivated practices, police view as sound, work-related criminal profiling. We attend to ...... Subcultures can be conceptualized along an insulation continuum, ranging from active efforts to ...