A system for the measurement of SOUND INSULATION properties of partitions between rooms or buildings, particularly in the case of speech or office noise interference. Various partitions can be rank ...

The American Wood Council (AWC) released a new report on sound transmission, “Technical Report 15 (TR15), Calculation of Sound Transmission Parameters for Wood-Framed Assemblies.” “Building codes ...

As population growth, sustainable design, urban planning imperatives and work-at-home trends combine to produce higher residential densities and occupancy hours in cities, residents' concern for ...

In the 1960s, the Sound Transmission Class (STC) rating system was adopted into our building codes and architectural designs because it is a relatively easy metric to understand. Its widespread ...