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Gov’t Sets Strict New Inter-floor Noise Regulations

Gov’t Sets Strict New Inter-floor Noise Regulations

SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is on track to strengthen regulatory standards on floor noise, as well as to introduce an ‘ex-post inter-floor noise confirmation system’ to mandate multi-unit house developers to check the inter-floor noise prevention performance after completing apartment construction. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it [...]

Seoul Looks to Arbitration to Expedite Environmental Disputes Including Floor Noise

Seoul Looks to Arbitration to Expedite Environmental Disputes Including Floor Noise

SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government is taking action on the problem of so-called environmental disputes which include floor noise, odor or water leak,  most common types of civil complaints among Seoulites who are more likely to live in densely populated residential buildings such as apartments. Last week, the Seoul government announced revisions to [...]

New Technologies to Address Problem of Between-floor Noise

New Technologies to Address Problem of Between-floor Noise

  SEOUL, Korea, Dec 02 (Korea Bizwire) – As more and more people live in collective residences such as apartments, the issue of noise between floors has become more serious and prevalent, often leading to disputes among neighbors and violence. As if to reflect the social attention to this problem, the number of patents related to soundproofing [...]