Transport Noise is an urgent and still unsolved environmental problem not only in Lithuania but also in the world over. The most common noise sources in the environment are traffic noise: road, rail and aircraft. In June 2002, the Commission issued a proposal for a European Directive on the assessment and management of environmental noise. The aim of this Directive shall be to define a common approach intended to avoid, prevent or reduce on a prioritised basis the harmful effects, including annoyance, due to exposure to environmental noise, to make noise maps for agglomerations, major roads, major railways and airports. A law on Noise Management and Higiene Standard HN 33-1:2003. Acoustic noise. Allowed levels in residented and work premises. was adopted in order to meet the requirements and implement European Directive on the assessment and management of environmental noise. Aim of the study – to investigate transport generating noise impact and to analyses traffic noise reduction policy. Objectives: 1) in order to annotate the topical of choisen method was needed to outspread noise conception and to separate out models acoording to theirs preeminence on purpose to reduce transportation noise; 2) to investigate and compare the features of Noise regulations, leading management programs and attendat legal acts of Member States of the European Union; 3) to assess the main sources of noise emissions and to estimate transportation noise impact to the environmental components... [to full text]

Placeringen av parkeringsplatser, för projekt med begränsad exploateringsyta, är ett välkänt problem inom den moderna byggnadsindustrin (Duvanova et al. 2016). Ytterligare är bullerstörningar ett problem för bostäder vilket ofta kräver innovativa lösningar, ofta I form av ljudreducerande element. Denna faktor är alltmer betydelsefull då bostadsområden har begränsad yta eftersom ljudkänsliga ytor på bostäders fasader, såsom gårdar, kan tvingas placeras mot ljusemitterande källor, såsom vägar. En undersökning utfördes angående ett nytt potentiellt bostadsområde I Ljungby kommun, år 2023. Undersökningen stötte på ett flertal problem angående planeringen av nya parkeringsplatser, samt ljudreducering på bostadens fasad, vilket inspirerade syftet avdenna rapport. Rapporten analyserade effektiviteten av flera parkeringslösningar såväl som bostadsformer i förhållande till kostnad, estetik och miljöpåverkan. Dessa typer av parkeringar var hydraulisk parkering, plan parkering, bilpool, parkeringshus ochparkeringsgarage. Plan parkering med delvis användning av bilpooler ansågs vara den effektivaste parkeringslösningen medan en U-formad byggnad, där parkeringsyta projekteras på första plan, anseddes vara mest effektiv med avseende på bullerreducering från trafik. Utnyttjandet av bilpooler anseddes vara en högt betydelsefull faktor för effektiviteten av denna lösning, eftersom implementering av bilpooler hade potentialen att spara upp till 5 miljoner kronor, teoretiskt sätt. Ytterligare undersökningar inom den praktiska tillämpningen av bilpooler inom bostadsområden med begränsad yta är därför högt rekomederat. / The placement of parking lots, for projects with limited available space, is a well-known problem in the modern building industry (Duvanova et al. 2016). Additionally, noise management is a problem for buildings that often requires alternative solutions, often in the form of noise canceling elements. This is even more prevalent when building residential areas with limited exploitation area, since noise sensitive areas such as courtyards are forced to be placed in close proximity to noise emitting areas, such as roads. An inquiry was conducted regarding a new residential area in Ljungby Municipality, Sweden year 2023. The study encountered multiple problems regarding parking lot allocation, as well as noise management on the building facade, which sparked the intent behind this study. This thesis work analyzed the effectiveness of various parking solutions, and building designs regarding the factors cost, aesthetics and environmental effects. The different types of parking solutions were hydraulic parking, plain parking, carpool, multistory carpark and parking garage. Plain parking was deduced as the most effective parking solution for the study while a U-shaped building, where a parking space was placed on the first floor, was considered to be most effective regarding managing street noise.  The utilization of carpools was considered to be a major factor in the effectiveness of this solution, since the utilization of carpools could lead to savings of up to 5 million Swedish crowns, in theory. Further investigations in the practical application of carpools in residential areas with limited space is therefore highly encouraged.