Outcomes
The main deliverable of QUIESST will be a comprehensive reference guidebook about NRD holistic optimisation(referring to associated databases, simulation methods, measurement methods and recommendations: all these are also QUIESST deliverables).
QUIESST at relevant Events
QUIESST articles and papers
- Strade e Autostrade
- Clairbois J-P., De Roo F., Garai M., Conter M., Defrance J., Oltean-Dumbrava C., Fusco I. (2010) “QUIESST: toward a better knowledge and understanding of how efficient noise barriers could actually be”, Noise in the built environment Conference, University of Ghent , Belgium 29-30 April 2010
- Clairbois J-P., De Roo F., Garai M., Conter M., Defrance J., Oltean-Dumbrava C., Fusco I. (2010) “QUIESST: toward a better knowledge and understanding of how efficient noise barriers could actually be”, Invited Paper, INTERNOISE 2010, Noise and Sustainability, 15-16 June 2010, Lisbon Portugal
- Oltean-Dumbrava C., Watts G., Miah A. (2010) “Review of the sustainability of noise reducing devices for EU project QUIESST”, International Symposium on Sustainability in Acoustics, ISSA 2010, Auckland, New Zealand, 29-31 August.
- Oltean-Dumbrava C., Watts G., Miah A. (2010) "Towards the procurement of sustainable noise reducing devices - state-of-the-art review from EU project QUIESST," submitted to the ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, (accepted for publication).
- Oltean-Dumbrava C., Watts G., Miah A. (2011) “ Primary sustainability criteria for assessing the sustainability of noise reducing devices for EU Project QUIESST” Invited Paper, INTERNOISE 2011, 4-7 September 2011, Osaka, Japan.
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Clairbois J-P., De Roo F., Garai M., Conter M., Defrance J., Oltean-Dumbrava C., Fusco I. (2011) “ QUIESST:
mid-term report” Invited Paper, INTERNOISE 2011, 4-7 September 2011, Osaka, Japan.
- Oltean-Dumbrava C., Watts G., Miah A. (2012) “Transport infrastructure: making more sustainable decisions for noise reduction” submitted to the International Journal of Journal of Cleaner Production, January 2012.
- Oltean-Dumbrava C., Watts G., Miah A. (2012) "Procurement of Sustainable Noise Reducing Devices: State of the Art Review from EU Project QUIESST" Journal of Management in Engineering, 2012
- Oltean-Dumbrava C., Breo G., Perazzi M. (2012) "Infrastrutture di trasportosostenibili: il caso delle barriere antirumore" Costruzioni Metalliche, 2012
- Oltean-Dumbrava C. Watts G., Miah A. (2011). “Determining the relevant primary sustainability criteria for assessing the sustainability of noise reducing devices for EU Project QUIESST”, submitted to the International Journal of Sustainable Transportation October 2011, pending review.
- Oltean-Dumbrava C., Watts G., Miah A. (2012) “Expounding the ‘Top-Down-Bottom-Up’ Methodology for Eliciting Bespoke Sets of Sustainability Assessment Criteria for Unique Civil Engineering/Infrastructure Projects” submitted to the ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, pending review.
- Oltean-Dumbrava C., Watts G., Miah A. (2012) “Defining sustainability key performance indicators for measuring, monitoring, and reporting the sustainability performances of noise reducing devices for EU project QUIESST”, Invited Paper, Euronoise, Prague, 10-13 June, 2012.
- Oltean-Dumbrava C., Watts G., Miah A. (2012) “Generic database of sustainability criteria values per main noise reducing device type for EU project QUIESST”, Invited Paper, Internoise, New York, 19-22 August, 2012.
QUIESST Deliverables