Seminar 07 - ASHRAE Standard 189.1: NEW Acoustic Control Section ✓ Most Recent

Track: Standards, Guidelines and Codes
Sponsor: 2.6 Sound and Vibration
Chair: Jeff Boldt, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, IMEG Corporation, Madison, WI

The 2017 ASHRAE 189.1 High-Performance Building Standard includes a major update to the acoustical control section. This section of the standard provides a performance and prescriptive path to acoustical compliance, and includes either acoustic commissioning or visual inspections to ensure the materials and assemblies are built to optimize acoustical performance. This seminar outlines the importance of this new standard, reviews the basic parameters of the acoustical performance requirements, and how this standard can be used for your next projects.

1. Summary of Acoustic Section of ASHRAE Standard 189.1
Erik Miller-Klein, P.E., Member, A3 Acoustics, LLP, Seattle, WA
Over the past 3 years ASHRAE members have collaborated to compose an updated acoustical control section for the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES/USGBC Standard 189.1 Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings. The acoustical control section of ASHRAE 189.1 provides a performance and prescriptive path to acoustical compliance, and includes either acoustic commissioning or visual inspections to ensure the materials and assemblies are built to optimize acoustical performance. This session outlines the importance of this new standard and reviews the basic parameters of the acoustical performance requirements.

2. Understanding the Referenced Standards and Guidelines in the Acoustics Section of ASHRAE Standard 189.1
Joseph Bridger, Member, Stewart Acoustical Consultants, Raleigh, NC
This presentation provides an overview of the standards and guidelines referenced in ASHRAE Standard 189.1, what the intent is behind these standards and highlights critical items to be aware of. Standards with acoustical design criteria, requirements and guidelines discussed include ANSI/ASA S12.60 Classroom Acoustics and FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Healthcare Facilities. Testing standards for both lab and field is discussed. These include standards for airborne sound isolation (ASTM E90 STC and E336 NIC), impact/tapping for floor/ceilings (ASTM E492 IIC and E1007 ISR) and measuring noise levels (ANSI/ASA S12.72 and S1.13).

3. The ASHRAE Standard 189.1 User's Manual and Acoustics
Michael Schmeida, Associate Member, Gypsum Association, Hyattsville, MD
In the 2017 edition of ASHRAE 189.1, significant modifications were made requiring enhanced acoustical performance in high performance buildings. These are more stringent than most other code documents, and often beyond the expertise of the typical designer. As such, the User’s Manual is being used as means of educating designers about acoustics, as well as how to implement the requirements in their building designs. Through review of the topics being discussed in the User’s Manual, the user will be able to effectively design a building that will meet the criteria and perform as intended.

Presented: Sunday, January 21, 2018, 11:00-12:30 AM
Run Time: 90 min.

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