Description

The prediction and control of noise and vibration during sport events has created a tough challenge for sport facilities, as full compliance to minimum standard requirements and city regulations are now mandatory. This dictates designers to achieve suitable reverberation time and utilize desirable while controlling undesirable discrete reflections within occupied spaces and maintaining proper with equally distributed sound energy levels. As such, design aspectsshall include all specifications, from room volume and shaping, to the selection and placement of finish materials for walls, floors and ceilings and implementation of reflectors and diffuse elements. Unwanted noise and vibration invade an enclosure by mechanical transmission through solid structure of wood, steel, concrete, or masonry. The noise due to HVAC systems can be transmitted to a room by the air in the ducts or by the metal of the ducts themselves or both, while having the vibration travel great distances through these solid structures with minimal losses. Similarly, water pipes and plumbing fixtures tend to have significant sound carrying abilities. This paper highlights the acoustics, noise and vibration criteria applicable to a sports’ facility located in Dubai, and further optimize the acoustic performance of its walls, floors, doors and finishes in occupied and technical spaces to meet the minimum standard requirements. The standard and local regulations referenced in this work are primarily: Dubai regulations, ASHRAE HVAC applicationsHandbook 200, IEC 60268-16 2003 Speech Transmission Index, BS 8233:2014 and ISO standards.

Citation: 3rd Intl Conf: Efficient Bldg Design

Product Details

Published:

2018

Number of Pages:

8

Units of Measure:

Dual

File Size:

1 file , 1.3 MB

Product Code(s):

D-ICEB18-C009