AIRPORT EXPANDS SOUNDPROOFING PROGRAM TARGETS HOMES BEYOND BURBANK.Byline: Michael Coit Staff Writer SUN VALLEY - Airplane airplane, aeroplane, or aircraft, heavier-than-air vehicle, mechanically driven and fitted with fixed wings that support it in flight through the dynamic action of the air. noise loud enough to rattle glass and muffle televisions will be shut out of 25 Sun Valley homes under a soundproofing Soundproofing is any means of reducing the intensity of sound with respect to a specified source and receptor. There are several basic approaches to reducing sound: increasing the distance between source and receiver, using noise barriers to block or absorb the energy of the sound program expanded beyond Burbank for the first time Thursday. Contractors began installing double-pane windows, solid exterior doors, attic insulation, new air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. and other sound-muffling improvements Thursday at the Salazar family home, the first in the expanded program. Similar projects, with an average cost of $40,000, are planned for 24 other Sun Valley homes within the noise impact area established by a decade-old study. ``This will make a big difference,'' said Christian Salazar, teen-age son of Lorenzo and Alejandra Salazar. ``The noise is pretty bad. It got to the point that a lot of our glass stuff rattles rattles vernacular for purulent bronchopneumonia in foals with pneumonia caused by Rhodococcus equi; name derived from the moist, loud crackles heard on auscultation of the lungs. when planes take off,'' The family moved into the house 10 years ago. The daily drill of turning up televisions and stereos and shouting during telephone conversations took a toll. ``My parents were thinking of selling it because the noise was too much,'' their son said. The Ferncola Avenue home is less than two blocks from the airport's north-south runway runway: see airport. . It is one of 2,300 homes in Burbank and Sun Valley expected to be bolstered bol·ster n. A long narrow pillow or cushion. tr.v. bol·stered, bol·ster·ing, bol·sters 1. To support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion. 2. against the rumble of airplanes taking off and landing. The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority has $12 million in federal funding that will pay for work on 259 homes. The airport competes with dozens of other airports for soundproofing funding, said Victor Gill, airport spokeswoman. ``We're stepping it up to try and insulate in·su·late tr.v. in·su·lat·ed, in·su·lat·ing, in·su·lates 1. To cause to be in a detached or isolated position. See Synonyms at isolate. 2. all the houses that are eligible for the program by the year 2015,'' he said. Another 800 homes would be added under an updated study that proposes extending the noise impact area farther north. The airport submitted the proposal to the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control in December and officials hope to get a decision later this year, Gill said. So far, 59 Burbank homes and three schools have been completed. There will be 25 more Burbank homes undergoing the work in addition to the 25 in Sun Valley. Another 100 homes in Burbank and 50 in Sun Valley are out for contractors' bids, in design or being signed up for the program. While homeowners have welcomed the work, they have waited longer than expected for many projects to be completed, homeowners and officials said. ``We were one of the first houses, and they weren't really well-organized then,'' said Joseph Tomic. ``Off and on, it took five to six weeks,'' he said. ``It was kind of a mess before they got it done.'' The extent of the work on the Tomic's Victory Boulevard Victory Boulevard is a major thoroughfare on Staten Island, measuring approximately 8.0 miles (12.87 km) and stretching from the west shore community of Travis to the upper east shore communities of St. George and Tompkinsville. home was similar to what is planned for the Salazar home. To avoid similar problems, the Salazar project must be completed in 10 to 15 days, under provisions of new contract language, officials said. ``They can't start construction until all supplies are on-site,'' said Sidney Allen, the airport's project manager. ``A lot depends on how the contractor schedules their subcontractors to come in and work.'' The work is overseen by supervisors with Wyle Laboratories Wyle Laboratories, Inc. is a privately held provider of specialized engineering, scientific and technical services to the Department of Defense, NASA, and a variety of commercial customers primarily in the aerospace industry. . The engineering firm is contracted by the airport to survey homes, take sound readings and design the improvements, Gill said. If work is needed to repair areas that don't meet building codes, the airport will pay up to $5,000 if homeowners agree to pay any additional costs. ``Our house is probably four times better,'' Tomic said. ``I couldn't have afforded to pay all that money.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Alex Grins installs a double-pane window in the Salazar family's Sun Valley home, located near the Burbank Airport. Phil McCarten/Staff Photographer |
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