Critical evaluation of the noise environment with respect to academic activities : a case study of some buildings in the Faculty of Engineering at King Abdulaziz University

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This paper deals with the noise environment in and around some of the academic buildings in the Faculty of Engineering of King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

It was observed that most academic buildings in the university suffer from unwanted high level of noise emanating from a number of sources.

Results from observations have proved the concern real and valid for further attention.

Information collected it is being presented here in an attempt to highlight the problem.

It has been found that the noise environment of most academic buildings, especially in the Faculty of Engineering, is alarmingly beyond acceptable standards.

Noise recordings and observations were made without any regard to the particular source of origin.

Also environmental noise in the Faculty Campus arises from ever changing sources which also keep migrating.