Best Practices: Fire and Sound Solutions by Building Type

Designing for sound transmission through wall partitions can be challenging. In addition, selecting a sound-rated assembly that also meets the fire-rated design can be difficult to coordinate. The design professional's choice for mitigating sound transmission between spaces has been the use of resilient channels, double stud or staggered stud walls filled with insulation and damped gypsum panels. This course will identify best practices to achieve high STC wall assemblies by building type. Code compliant examples and solutions for sound- and fire-rated assemblies will be reviewed.

Upon completion of this course, the Learner should be able to:

• Review acoustical concepts and terminology such as sound transmission class (STC), decibels, hertz, frequency and NRC.
• Understand STC guidelines for healthcare, schools, multifamily and hospitality.
• Identify how sound and fire ratings work together in various building types.
• Define fire and acoustical performance of code approved wall assemblies by building type.

Approximately 1 hour. Delivered via webinar or face-to-face presentation. Available sessions shown below.

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