New York City - Noise Curtain for Outdoor Construction Fence

New York City's Department of Environmental Protection has recently established standards and procedures to reduce noise levels from construction sites. The construction rules that were written in coordination with the new noise code became effective on July 1, 2007. These noise regulations establish a unique noise mitigation plan for each construction site, offering alternatives for contractors to continue their important construction tasks while having less noise impact on the surrounding environment.

Outdoor Sound Curtain

The New York City noise regulations involve the use of a perimeter noise barrier along the construction fence at construction sites for noise mitigation. The approved method is to use outdoor noise curtains on the construction fence, or portable steel frames. The noise curtains should achieve a Sound Transmission Class (STC) rating of 30 or greater. The noise mitigation regulations also require noise curtain enclosures for specific pieces of outdoor construction equipment.

Unger Technologies has been working with the construction industry to provide the noise mitigation solutions and noise curtain barriers that New York City noise regulations now require for many years. Please call with your questions and let us assist you with your outdoor noise mitigation.

New York City Noise Code Section 128-101 Section 128-102 Section 128-106 Section 128-107 Section 128-108
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Resources

Outdoor Applications

UNC-14 Outdoor Sound Curtain Data Sheet

UNC-14 Outdoor Sound Curtain Specification