Abstract
Noise in stairwells and corridors is often disturbing to people in the rooms and in adjoining rooms, especially in housing and in schools. For that reason, several European countries include reverberation time requirements in their acoustic regulations as a way to control noise in stairwells and other communal areas. However, acoustic requirements vary widely between countries and are missing in some countries.
This paper compares reverberation time and sound absorption requirements for stairwells and corridors for housing and schools in selected countries in Europe, and it includes up-to-date information on the applied limit values, frequency ranges, measurement standards and verification procedures.
This paper compares reverberation time and sound absorption requirements for stairwells and corridors for housing and schools in selected countries in Europe, and it includes up-to-date information on the applied limit values, frequency ranges, measurement standards and verification procedures.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Conferencias y Comunicaciones del XI Congreso Iberoamericano de Acústica, X Congreso Ibérico de Acústica y 49º Congreso Español de Acústica |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publisher | Spanish Acoustical Society |
| Publication date | 2018 |
| Edition | 2018 |
| Pages | 933-942 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-84-87985-30-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
| Event | FIA 2018 - TECNIACUSTICA'18 - Cadiz, Spain Duration: 24 Oct 2018 → 26 Oct 2018 |
Conference
| Conference | FIA 2018 - TECNIACUSTICA'18 |
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| Country/Territory | Spain |
| City | Cadiz |
| Period | 24/10/2018 → 26/10/2018 |
Bibliographical note
Proceedings:http://www.sea-acustica.es/index.php?id=545
ISSN: 2340-7441 (Digital version)
Keywords
- acoustic regulations
- housing
- schools
- stairwells
- corridors
- reverberation time
- sound absorption