---
_id: '14067'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: "\r\nBackground: The use of building automation technology is rising as it
    is often adopted by sustainable design principles, offering notable opportunities
    for improving aspects such as energy efficiency and human comfort (e.g., daylight,
    temperature, air quality).\r\n\r\nRationale: The integration of mechanical equipment
    on building envelopes such as motorized sun-shading systems introduce a series
    of sounds, different from traditional sources in urban environments. Buildings
    with higher levels of automation and moving elements can be expected to become
    more prevalent with the increasing densification of cities and the progress of
    smart technologies.\r\n\r\nMethods: This study examines the effects of an automated
    shading system on the acoustic environment around a building, through a case study
    conducted in accordance with ISO 12913 guidelines for soundscape data collection
    and analysis. The methodology involves sound level measurements and binaural recordings
    to derive psychoacoustic indicators, as well as questionnaires to survey people’s
    perception on-site, and a laboratory experiment with virtual reality (VR).\r\n\r\nResults:
    The soundwalks and the laboratory experiment showed that when the shading system
    is moving, soundscape perception typically shifts toward chaotic and annoying.
    These effects were only worse in combination with other sources such as a nearby
    kindergarten. However, when the façade is still, and without kindergarten noise,
    the soundscape around the building is mainly perceived as pleasant, calm, and
    vibrant. The acoustic analysis revealed that the shading system can increase noise
    levels by up to 20 dBA over the background noise at 1 meter from the façade, with
    levels gradually blending the background at about 25 meters from the building.\r\n\r\nConclusions:
    The results reveal that motorized shading systems in a context like this case
    study can significantly degrade the acoustic environment outdoors, raising sound
    levels beyond recommended safety thresholds, and negatively affecting people’s
    perception.\r\n"
author:
- first_name: Alvaro
  full_name: Balderrama, Alvaro
  id: '74171'
  last_name: Balderrama
  orcid: 0000-0002-4118-2838
- first_name: Alessandra
  full_name: ' Luna Navarro, Alessandra'
  last_name: ' Luna Navarro'
- first_name: Jian
  full_name: ' Kang, Jian'
  last_name: ' Kang'
citation:
  ama: Balderrama A,  Luna Navarro A,  Kang J. <i>Building Automation and Urban Soundscape</i>.
    Zenodo; 2025. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.14608579">10.5281/ZENODO.14608579</a>
  apa: Balderrama, A.,  Luna Navarro, A., &#38;  Kang, J. (2025). <i>Building automation
    and urban soundscape</i>. Zenodo. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.14608579">https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.14608579</a>
  bjps: <b>Balderrama A,  Luna Navarro A and  Kang J</b> (2025) <i>Building Automation
    and Urban Soundscape</i>. Zenodo.
  chicago: Balderrama, Alvaro, Alessandra  Luna Navarro, and Jian  Kang. <i>Building
    Automation and Urban Soundscape</i>. Zenodo, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.14608579">https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.14608579</a>.
  chicago-de: Balderrama, Alvaro, Alessandra  Luna Navarro und Jian  Kang. 2025. <i>Building
    automation and urban soundscape</i>. Zenodo. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.14608579">10.5281/ZENODO.14608579</a>,
    .
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Balderrama, Alvaro</span> ;
    <span style="font-variant:small-caps;"> Luna Navarro, Alessandra</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;"> Kang, Jian</span>: <i>Building automation and
    urban soundscape</i> : Zenodo, 2025'
  havard: A. Balderrama, A.  Luna Navarro, J.  Kang, Building automation and urban
    soundscape, Zenodo, 2025.
  ieee: 'A. Balderrama, A.  Luna Navarro, and J.  Kang, <i>Building automation and
    urban soundscape</i>. Zenodo, 2025. doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.14608579">10.5281/ZENODO.14608579</a>.'
  mla: Balderrama, Alvaro, et al. <i>Building Automation and Urban Soundscape</i>.
    Zenodo, 2025, <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.14608579">https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.14608579</a>.
  short: A. Balderrama, A.  Luna Navarro, J.  Kang, Building Automation and Urban
    Soundscape, Zenodo, 2025.
  ufg: '<b>Balderrama, Alvaro/ Luna Navarro, Alessandra/ Kang, Jian</b>: Building
    automation and urban soundscape, o. O. 2025.'
  van: Balderrama A,  Luna Navarro A,  Kang J. Building automation and urban soundscape.
    Zenodo; 2025.
date_created: 2026-09-30T10:12:53Z
date_updated: 2026-10-01T14:45:04Z
department:
- _id: DEP1634
doi: 10.5281/ZENODO.14608579
publisher: Zenodo
status: public
title: Building automation and urban soundscape
type: research_data
user_id: '83781'
year: '2025'
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