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How would you propose convincing people to live four inches from their neighbor? This seems like somewhat of a challenging sale. I cannot speak for everyone, bu
by singleshot_ 3y ago
How would you propose convincing people to live four inches from their neighbor? This seems like somewhat of a challenging sale. I cannot speak for everyone, but I have lived this way and it is not good.
- Invictus0 3y agoPut the well paying jobs in the city? Money tends to be pretty persuasive
- singleshot_ 3y agoI might be missing something, but it sure seems like having all the good jobs in one place where it is absolutely helping to reside is the cause of all the traffic and parking congestion. If all the jobs were distributed widely across a place that was pleasant to live, I’m not sure we would be talking too much about all this. I do agree, though, that money will make a person do crazy things.
- veave 3y agoThat's how you get astronomically high housing prices
- abraxas 3y agoDon't build with shitty materials. There are ways to sound proof apartments to the degree that it's a non issue. Adding a facility in the vicinity for parties solves the issue of neighbours wanting to blast loud music (unless they are really obnoxious neighbours but in that case building management can take care of that).
- everdrive 3y agoLoud bass carries through pretty much any material. You’re going to need a cultural change where people in dense environments don’t play loud music, and watch their behavior after 8pm.
- chimeracoder 3y ago> Loud bass carries through pretty much any material. You’re going to need a cultural change where people in dense environments don’t play loud music, and watch their behavior after 8pm. Not at all. New construction in NYC has excellent soundproofing. Even that is actually more a side-effect of changes to fire codes than a specific demand for soundproofing - buildings constructed with soundproofing as a specific goal can be even more insulated. If you're in one of those buildings, it's actually quite difficult to hear your neighbors during any normal activity.
- MichaelZuo 3y agoIt's physically impossible for practically any kind of 4 inches of soundproof to prevent a 50hz frequency from vibrating through the walls. Maybe if it was 4 inches of solid lead and even then particularly sensitive people might still feel a normal sized subwoofer placed against the wall on the opposite side.
- singleshot_ 3y agoI don’t build a lot of apartment buildings but I absolutely support this. On the other hand, imagine if I used these techniques in my single family home a quarter mile from my nearest neighbor. Paradise. Dead silence.
- xnx 3y agoI'm not advocating that. For those that want to change parking, it seems like that's what they'll have to do.