Elements for an acoustic classification of dwellings and apartment buildings in France

Catherine Guigou-Carter (1) , Roland Wetta , Rémy Foret (1) , Jean-Baptiste Chene (1)

1 CSTB - Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment

The aim of the study is to present elements for an acoustic classification of dwellings and apartment buildings. The goal would be to have similarly to energy performance of building or dwellings a classification of the acoustic performance from A (very good) to F (very bad) for example that would be easily understandable by a common person. The work carried out in the European COST Action TU0901 “Integrating and Harmonizing Sound Insulation Aspects in Sustainable Urban Housing Constructions” is concerned with the harmonization of acoustic descriptors used in Europe as the sound insulation classes. Sound insulation classes exist in more than 10 European countries for impact and airborne sound insulation. The different European approaches used to determine the acoustic performance classes are briefly described. A classification that could be implemented in France is proposed for discussion.

Mots clés: ACOUSTICS; BUILDING

Domaines: Acoustique [physics.class-ph]

Catherine Guigou-Carter, Roland Wetta, Rémy Foret, Jean-Baptiste Chene. Elements for an acoustic classification of dwellings and apartment buildings in France. Acoustics 2012, Apr 2012, Nantes, France. ⟨hal-00810642⟩