---
_id: '14064'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'Environmental noise is an important public health issue in cities worldwide
    and building facades play an essential role since they occupy a significant amount
    of vertical surfaces in the urban fabric. Facade acoustics deals with the interaction
    of sound and the building envelope, and specialists in the field use digital tools
    to perform calculations and predictive analysis required to fulfil project goals
    or meet construction regulations. This review aims to give an overview of the
    different commercial software tools that can be relevant in facade acoustics,
    pointing out their general information such as their developer, their type of
    software and license, and the categories within facade acoustics where these tools
    can be applied. The tools are classified in five categories: Environmental noise
    modelling, sound insulation, noise mapping, auralization and 3D geometry manipulation.
    Design tools for acoustics that cannot address any aspect of facades specifically
    are excluded. A total of 17 software tools are reviewed including 13 standalone
    programs, three plugins and one online tool.'
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Alvaro
  full_name: Balderrama, Alvaro
  id: '74171'
  last_name: Balderrama
  orcid: 0000-0002-4118-2838
- first_name: Daniel
  full_name: Arztmann, Daniel
  id: '58805'
  last_name: Arztmann
- first_name: Jens-Uwe
  full_name: Schulz, Jens-Uwe
  id: '10022'
  last_name: Schulz
citation:
  ama: 'Balderrama A, Arztmann D, Schulz JU. Review of commercial software tools for
    facade acoustics. <i>ce/papers : Proceedings in Civil Engineering </i>. 2021;4(6):465-472.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.1646">10.1002/cepa.1646</a>'
  apa: 'Balderrama, A., Arztmann, D., &#38; Schulz, J.-U. (2021). Review of commercial
    software tools for facade acoustics. <i>Ce/Papers : Proceedings in Civil Engineering
    </i>, <i>4</i>(6), 465–472. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.1646">https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.1646</a>'
  bjps: '<b>Balderrama A, Arztmann D and Schulz J-U</b> (2021) Review of Commercial
    Software Tools for Facade Acoustics. <i>ce/papers : Proceedings in Civil Engineering
    </i> <b>4</b>, 465–472.'
  chicago: 'Balderrama, Alvaro, Daniel Arztmann, and Jens-Uwe Schulz. “Review of Commercial
    Software Tools for Facade Acoustics.” <i>Ce/Papers : Proceedings in Civil Engineering
    </i> 4, no. 6 (2021): 465–72. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.1646">https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.1646</a>.'
  chicago-de: 'Balderrama, Alvaro, Daniel Arztmann und Jens-Uwe Schulz. 2021. Review
    of commercial software tools for facade acoustics. <i>ce/papers : Proceedings
    in Civil Engineering </i> 4, Nr. 6: 465–472. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.1646">10.1002/cepa.1646</a>,
    .'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Balderrama, Alvaro</span> ;
    <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Arztmann, Daniel</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Schulz,
    Jens-Uwe</span>: Review of commercial software tools for facade acoustics. In:
    <i>ce/papers : Proceedings in Civil Engineering </i> Bd. 4. Berlin, Ernst &#38;
    Sohn, a Wiley brand  (2021), Nr. 6, S. 465–472'
  havard: 'A. Balderrama, D. Arztmann, J.-U. Schulz, Review of commercial software
    tools for facade acoustics, Ce/Papers : Proceedings in Civil Engineering . 4 (2021)
    465–472.'
  ieee: 'A. Balderrama, D. Arztmann, and J.-U. Schulz, “Review of commercial software
    tools for facade acoustics,” <i>ce/papers : Proceedings in Civil Engineering </i>,
    vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 465–472, 2021, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.1646">10.1002/cepa.1646</a>.'
  mla: 'Balderrama, Alvaro, et al. “Review of Commercial Software Tools for Facade
    Acoustics.” <i>Ce/Papers : Proceedings in Civil Engineering </i>, vol. 4, no.
    6, 2021, pp. 465–72, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.1646">https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.1646</a>.'
  short: 'A. Balderrama, D. Arztmann, J.-U. Schulz, Ce/Papers : Proceedings in Civil
    Engineering  4 (2021) 465–472.'
  ufg: '<b>Balderrama, Alvaro/Arztmann, Daniel/Schulz, Jens-Uwe</b>: Review of commercial
    software tools for facade acoustics, in: <i>ce/papers : Proceedings in Civil Engineering
    </i> 4 (2021), H. 6,  S. 465–472.'
  van: 'Balderrama A, Arztmann D, Schulz JU. Review of commercial software tools for
    facade acoustics. ce/papers : Proceedings in Civil Engineering . 2021;4(6):465–72.'
date_created: 2026-09-30T10:11:09Z
date_updated: 2026-10-02T07:19:13Z
department:
- _id: DEP1034
doi: 10.1002/cepa.1646
intvolume: '         4'
issue: '6'
keyword:
- facade acoustics
- software tools
- environmental noise
- sustainability
language:
- iso: eng
page: 465-472
place: Berlin
publication: 'ce/papers : Proceedings in Civil Engineering '
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 2509-7075
publication_status: published
publisher: 'Ernst & Sohn, a Wiley brand '
status: public
title: Review of commercial software tools for facade acoustics
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
volume: 4
year: '2021'
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