NEW BUILDING-CONVERSION And REFURBISHMENT: Performance Standards for Acoustics.
The
School Premises Regulations and the Independent School Standards apply to
refurbishment work, and the acoustic standards for refurbishment works given in
this document apply. Where there is a
need to upgrade the acoustic performance of an existing building or when
refurbishment is undertaken for other reasons, then the building should meet, as
far as reasonably practicable, the acoustic performance given in these guidelines
to satisfy the School Premises Regulations, the Independent School Standards
and the Equality Act.
Although
Building Regulations do not apply to all alteration and refurbishment work, it
is desirable that such work should consider acoustics and incorporate upgrading
of the acoustics as appropriate. In the case of existing buildings, Part E of
the Building Regulations applies to material changes of use as defined in
Building Regulations. The Tables give values
for both new buildings in the columns labelled “new build” and for new elements
of a refurbishment in the columns labelled “refurbishment”.
Where
there is a material change of use as defined in the Building Regulations, such
work shall be carried out as is necessary to ensure that the building complies
with the applicable requirements of Requirement E4 of the Building
Regulations. In these cases, the
‘refurbishment’ criteria contained within this document apply. The School Premises Regulations and
Independent School Standards apply whether or not there is a material change of
use.
Extract from Acoustic Design of Schools performance Standards by Apocalypse Acoustics Inc.
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