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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Regulations
Order of October 28, 1994 – New acoustic regulations (NRA) relating to sound insulation in residential buildings
Order of June 30, 1999 on acoustic characteristics of residential buildings
Decree of April 25, 2003 on noise abatement in educational, health and hotel establishments
Decree no. 2006-1099 of August 31, 2006 on the fight against neighborhood...
Organizations
Center for Information and Documentation on Noise (CIDB) http://www.bruit.fr
Groupement de l'ingénierie acoustique (GIAc) – Member of the CINOV federation http://www.cinov.fr/syndicats/giac
French Environment and Energy Management...
Standards and norms
- Vérification de la qualité acoustique des façades - NF S 31 057 - 10-82
- Acoustics – Assessment of sound insulation of buildings and building components - NF EN ISO 717 (indice de classement S 31-032) -
- Systèmes électroacoustiques pour services de secours - NF EN 60849 - 08-98
Documents
A new version of the document "Examples of acoustic solutions – Acoustic Regulations 2000" was published in February 2014 by the French Ministry of Land and Housing. New solutions have been added: lightweight timber structures (strip houses and interior staircases) and façade and roofing solutions in particular, downloadable at http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr
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