Computational simulation in architectural and environmental acoustics : methods and applications of wave based computation Introduction. Finite Difference Time Domain Method Finite Element Method Boundary Element Method Alternative Time Domain Methods Room Acoustics Simulation Noise Propagation Simulation Acoustic Property Simulation for Building Components Auralization This book reviews a variety of methods for wave based acoustic simulation and recent applications to architectural and environmental acoustic problems. Following an introduction providing an overview of computational simulation of sound environment the book is in two parts: four chapters on methods and four chapters on applications. The first part explains the fundamentals and advanced techniques for three popular methods namely the finite difference time domain method the finite element method and the boundary element method as well as alternative time domain methods. The second part demonstrates various applications to room acoustics simulation noise propagation simulation acoustic property simulation for building components and auralization. This book is a valuable reference that covers the state of the art in computational simulation for architectural and environmental acoustics