A construction beam includes a pair of lateral members and a resilient web
extending therebetween, so as to present a cross-sectional profile
corresponding to commonly used construction beam members. The resilience
of the web helps to attenuate sound transmission through the beam from one
lateral member to the other. Ends of the resilient web are fixed to
respective ones of the lateral members on opposite sides of an imaginary
reference plane passing orthogonally through both of the lateral members.
In particular, in a wall frame, the lateral members are mounted at
opposite ends thereof to end plates consisting of other construction beams
according to the present invention. When used in a frame of a building
structure, the lateral members of the end plates on the same side are
attached to the surrounding structure, leaving the other side of the frame
resiliently free floating.