Quieter Home Program Internship Experience January 5-28 th, 2011 Ricky Gonzalez, Intern January 28 th, 2011

What is the Quieter Home Program? San Diego International Airport’s residential sound insulation program. Reduces the impact of aircraft noise for homes under the flight path. Funded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Airport Authority FAA Requires reduction of inside noise level by 5 decibels Just over 1,650 homes have been completed.

How do they reduce noise? Replace windows –Standard Acoustical retrofit Aluminum Vinyl Wood (Historic Homes) Replace doors –Standard Acoustical retrofit Steel Wood (Historic Homes) Install heating, ventilation and air conditioning –Electrical upgrades (if required)

Who Qualifies? Residential Homes built before Oct. 1, 1998 With in the 65 dB contour –Apartments –Condominiums –Single family houses

Eligible for program Done With Construction

Activities I Completed Worked with legal documents –Uploaded info into Quiet Link data base Assisted preparing documentation –Warranty Packets Tracked flow of documents for homes that were in construction

Who I worked with: Construction Manager –Craig Mayer Staff Assistants –Whitney Palla –Mark Gagne Program Coordinator –Catherine Darby

Where I worked QHP Main Office (Mark and Craig) –Microsoft Office –Construction Progress Meeting Point Loma Tennis Club (Whitney) –Pre-Construction meetings –Post-Construction meetings

Knowledge Gained Team Work –Quieter Home Program Manager, Construction Managers, Inspectors, Project Assistant, Program Coordinators and Staff Assistants –Airport Public relations Learned importance to track the flow of documentation between the Program and public.

Outside the Quieter Home Program Airfield Tour –Runway –Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Architecture Firm –Joseph Wong Design Associates Terminal Tour –Baggage screening areas –Ramp Terminal Development Program (The Green Build) –Terminal 2 West Design

Airfield Tour

Terminal Tour

What have I learned that I can take away Deadlines –How to work with multiple deadlines

QUESTIONS?