Acoustics

Building & housing acoustics

• 🇳🇿Acoustic Performance in Medium-Density Housing (BRANZ Facts MDH 5)BRANZ · May 2020A BRANZ Facts sheet on acoustic performance in medium-density housing — why noise between dwellings is a common problem and how early planning, design and construction follow-through achieve good airborne- and impact-sound insulation.
• 🇳🇿Acoustical Design of Medium-Density HousingAcoustical Society of NZ · December 2017A research summary of the BRANZ-funded study into the acoustical design of medium-density housing in New Zealand — reviewing current practice, regulations and research on controlling noise between apartments and terraced dwellings.
• 🇳🇿Designing Quality Learning Spaces (DQLS) — AcousticsMinistry of Education · December 2020Ministry of Education design guidance on acoustics in schools — mandatory requirements and recommendations on reverberation, sound insulation and noise control for architects and engineers designing quality learning spaces.
• 🇳🇿NZ Wood Design Guide — AcousticsNZ Wood Design Guides (WPMA) · May 2020Chapter 13.5 of the NZ Wood Design Guides (a WPMA initiative), written by Marshall Day Acoustics — the principles of controlling airborne and impact sound in timber buildings and how to meet acoustic requirements in timber floors and walls.
• 🇳🇿XLam Acoustic Design Guide — Australia and New ZealandXLam (CLT manufacturer) · April 2020XLam's acoustic design guide for cross-laminated timber (CLT) construction in Australia and New Zealand — the principles of sound transmission between spaces and how XLam CLT floor and wall systems meet acoustic requirements.