DGNB criteria "Sound insulation"

Objective

Ensuring sound insulation that is appropriate for the room usage type prevents excessive disturbances.

Benefits

Reducing disruptive noises has a significant impact on the well-being and satisfaction of users in a building. Good sound insulation enables users to concentrate better, helps ensure their privacy, provides them with better peace and quiet, and positively impacts their living comfort and health.

Indicators for evaluation

1. Airborne sound insulation between rooms

2. Footfall sound insulation

3. Airborne sound insulation

4. Airborne sound insulation against noise from building services installations (water installations, other building services)

5. Sound insulation in residential buildings

Schemes

Contribution to high-priority sustainability goals

    

Source of the „Sustainable Development Goals"-icons: www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/news/communications-material/

The other criteria of the topic "Technical quality":

• TEC1.1 – Fire safety
• TEC1.3 – Quality of the building envelope
• TEC1.4 – Use and integration of building technology
• TEC1.5 – Ease of cleaning building components
• TEC1.6 – Ease of recovery and recycling
• TEC1.7 – Immissions control
• TEC3.1 – Mobility infrastructure

 

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