How are the acoustical requirements for this credit treated in 'open plan' designs where several classroom 'studios' are grouped together, as in the Schools of the 21st Century design approach? I assume one would call each 'group' a classroom for the purposes of calculating STC separations. Otherwise, would a system of moveable partitions, etc be necessary to meet the intent of the credit?
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Daniel Hicks
Daniel Hicks, E.I., INCEGeiler & Associates
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June 18, 2012 - 11:03 am
The STC requirements between learning spaces used to be a prerequisite in the older 2007 version of LEED and was moved to the enhanced acoustics credit for 2009 to accommodate open plan classrooms.
You would need operable partitions that meet the STC requirements for the enhanced acoustics credit.