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  1. Comfort
  2. Exterior noise intrusion

Exterior noise intrusion

Features/Comfort/Feature 74

Exterior noise intrusion

Intent: 

To reduce acoustic disruptions by limiting external noise intrusion.

74: Exterior noise intrusion
    Post Date: 06 Jun, 2018
    Status: Approved

    Building Bulletin 93 (BB93) 2015 has been approved as an acceptable method for spaces within education buildings to comply with Feature 74, Part 4 for projects in the United Kingdom. Note that Table 1 of BB93 also includes noise level limits for administration and ancillary spaces and states that “Where a type of room is not listed, the nearest approximation should be used."
    Post Date: 17 Jan, 2017
    Status: Approved

    The Code for Design of Sound Insulation of Civil Buildings’ (B50118-2010) and ‘Environmental Quality Standard for Noise’ (GB3096-2008) have been approved an acceptable method to comply with F74.