Building operational performance framework scoping study on impact sound transmission - final report
Building Research Technical Report 2/2005
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Series
Building Research Technical Report
Abstract
Considers what work is needed to prepare guidance for builders and designers to help control transmission of sound from impacts in adjacent dwellings. The types of impact sound considered do not include footfalls on floors heard below, as this problem is addressed by the current Building Regulations.
Subjects
- Special subject areas
- Sound insulation
- Acoustics
Publisher History
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is now known as the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). Their publications included the Building Regulations Approved Documents, Planning Policy Guidance Notes, and technical reports and fact sheets covering a wide range of subjects within the built environment.
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