ASA Standards Working Groups

ANSI S12WG15

Working Group on Measurement and Evaluation of Outdoor Community Noise

Chair: Mark Bastasch

Scope: Develop and maintain standards for outdoor environmental noise that deal with:

1. Definitions and nomenclature
2. Measurements, including both short-term measurements and long-term monitoring.
3. Modeling of environmental noise
4. Quantitative evaluation of the effects of environmental noise such as annoyance, complaints, sleep disturbance, disturbance by noise-induced vibration and rattles
5. Compatible land use planning with respect to noise.

Responsible for the following published standards:

• ANSI/ASA S12.9 – Quantities and Procedures for Description and Measurement of Environmental Sound, Part 1: Basic Quantities and Definitions
• ASA/ANSI S12.9 – Quantities and Procedures for Description and Measurement of Environmental Sound, Part 2: Measurement of Long-Term, Wide-Area Sound 
• ASA/ANSI S12.9 – Quantities and Procedures for Description and Measurement of Environmental Sound, Part 3: Short-term Measurements with an Observer Present
• ASA/ANSI S12.9 – Quantities and Procedures for Description and Measurement of Environmental Sound, Part 4: Noise Assessment and Prediction of Long-term Community Response
• ASA/ANSI S12.9 – Quantities and Procedures for Description and Measurement of Environmental Sound, Part 5: Sound Level Descriptors for Determination of Compatible Land Use
• ASA/ANSI S12.9 – Quantities and Procedures for Description and Measurement of Environmental Sound, Part 6: Methods for Estimation of Awakenings Associated with Outdoor Noise Events Heard in Homes
• ASA/ANSI S12.9 – Quantities and Procedures for Description and Measurement of Environmental Sound, Part 6: Methods for Estimation of Awakenings Associated with Outdoor Noise Events Heard in Homes
• ASA/ANSI S12.9 – Quantities and Procedures for Description and Measurement of Environmental Sound, Part 8: Prediction of the Propagation of the Acoustic Emissions of Wind Turbines  

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