Sound & Vibration 2.0 Design Guidelines for Health Care Facilities /

Sound, vibration, noise and privacy have significant impacts on health and performance. As a result, they are recognized as essential components of effective health care environments. However, acoustics has only recently become a prominent consideration in the design, construction, and operation of...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Sykes, David (Editor ), Tocci, Gregory C. (Editor ), Cavanaugh, William J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Temas:
Acoustical engineering.
Buildings-Design and construction.
Public health administration.
Noise control.
Acoustics.
Interior architecture.
Engineering Acoustics.
Building Construction and Design.
Health Administration.
Noise Control.
Interior Architecture.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Note to Readers:
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • Process Overview & Acknowledgements
  • Development Timeline
  • 1 Site Exterior Noise
  • 1.1 General
  • 1.2 Applicable Federal, State, and Local Codes and Regulations
  • 1.3 Classification of non-facility produced exterior noise exposure
  • 1.3.1 Exterior noise classifications
  • A1.3 Procedure for determining composite sound transmission class rating (STCc)
  • 1.4 Classification of facility produced exterior noise exposure
  • 1.4.1 Heliports
  • 1.4.2 Emergency power generators
  • 1.4.3 Outdoor mechanical equipment
  • 1.4.4 Building services
  • 2 Acoustical Finishes and Details
  • 2.1 General
  • 2.2 Applicable Federal, State and Local Codes and Regulations
  • 2.3 Design Criteria for Acoustical Finishes
  • A2.3 Determination of Design Room Average Sound Absorption Coefficient ( design) and Room Sound Absorption Factors (AR, sf)
  • 2.4 Considerations for NICUs (from Standard 21: Ceiling Finishes)
  • A2.4.2 Interpretation:
  • 3 Room Noise Levels
  • 3.1 General
  • 3.2 Federal, State and Local Codes, Regulations, and Guidelines
  • 3.3 Design Criteria for Room Noise Levels
  • 3.4 Conformance measurements of room sound level
  • A3.4.1 Determination of Room Noise Level
  • A3.4.2 Effect of Background Noise on Clinical Hearing Ability
  • A3.4.3 Discussion of Background Noise Rating Criteria
  • 3.5 Considerations for NICUs (from Standard 23: Acoustic Environment)
  • A3.5.1 Interpretation:
  • A3.5.2 Interpretation:.-  4 Sound Isolation Performance of Constructions
  • 4.1 General
  • 4.2 Applicable Federal, State and Local Codes and Regulation
  • 4.3 Design guidelines for sound isolation between enclosed rooms
  • A4.3.1 Typical partitions
  • A4.3.2 Extraordinary partitions
  • A4.3.3 Composite Sound Transmission Class (STCc)
  • 4.4 Design guidelines for speech privacy between enclosed rooms
  • A4.4 Enclosed Room Speech Privacy Design Guidance
  • 4.5 Design guidelines for speech privacy in open-plan spaces
  • 4.5 Open Plan Speech Privacy Design Guidance
  • 4.6.1 Considerations for NICUs (from Standard 23: Acoustic Environment)
  • 4.6.2 Considerations for NICUs (from Standard 23: Acoustic Environment)
  • Speech Privacy References:
  • A4.6 Interpretation:
  • 5 Paging & Call Systems, Clinical Alarms, Masking Systems & Sound Reinforcement
  • 5.1 General
  • 5.2 Applicable Federal, State and Local Codes and Regulation
  • 5.3 Paging and Call Systems
  • 5.4 Clinical alarms
  • A5.4 Audibility of tonal alarms
  • 5.5 Masking Systems
  • 5.6 Sound Reinforcement
  • 5.7 Considerations for NICUs (from Standard 23: Acoustic Environment)
  • A5.7 Interpretation:
  • References
  • 6 Building Vibration
  • 6.1 General
  • 6.2 Applicable Federal, State and Local Codes and Design Guides
  • 6.3 Vibration Control and Isolation
  • 6.3.1 Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Equipment (MEP)
  • 6.3.2 Structural
  • 6.3.3 Structureborne sound
  • 6.3.4 Medical and laboratory instrumentation
  • Glossary
  • Partial List of Abbreviations
  • References
  • New references:.

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