There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

This module is to educate the architectural technology students on the importance to include acoustic aspects into design. The module covers the room acoustics, including reverberation and absorption, room-to-room sound insulation and isolation, noise break-out and break into the building itself, effect of environmental noise on the proposed design of the future building. This module covers various aspects related to acoustic design, development, on-site errors and completion testing. Different types of constructions (timber, CLT, masonry and steel) are reviewed in detail for flanking and sound insulation. The module also provides the overview of main building standards and guidance’s for domestic and non-domestic buildings (schools, sport centres, hospitals, hotels, cinemas etc). Site visit or building visit as well as auralisation chamber visit at ENU are included into the scope of study.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Appreciate the complexities of sound transmission pathways, robustness and structural junctions.

LO2: Critically appraise the design separating walls and floors for attached houses and apartments/flats.

LO3: Critically appraise the design separating floors and walls for civic and commercial buildings.

LO4: Critically appraise the design and detail for conversions.

LO5: Understand the assessment of reverberation time and its controlling factors within a given space.

LO6: Understand the implications of noise on the design and layout of the built environment.