Acoustical and thermal performance of exterior residential walls, doors and windows.

Reports laboratory tests of sound transmission loss, thermal transmittance and rate of air leakage conducted on full-scale specimens of typical residential exterior wall constructions, either unbroken or penetrated by a door or window. A total of 109 acoustical tests and 48 thermal tests are reported. The resultant data are compared with literature data on similar constructions. Some correlation was found between sound transmission loss and air leakage.