4. Protecting against interior noise

As with external noise, the spatial organization of adjoining or superimposed rooms should be considered at the design stage, so as to protect those most sensitive to acoustic nuisances that may propagate indoors. For example, avoid placing the bedrooms of a dwelling near an elevator, a meeting room near a noisy technical room, or a hospital room next to technical ducts...

4.1 Acoustic insulation of walls and partitions

To limit the propagation of airborne noise between dwellings, rooms or premises, the acoustic insulation of partition walls (load-bearing or not), through which noise is transmitted directly, can be reinforced. In some cases, it may also be preferable to insulate the partitions resting on the separating walls, in order to deal with lateral...

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