The acoustic credit here still doesn't seem to provide a meaningful challenge to create better building designs. Most of the provisions are left to the design team to somewhat arbitrarily define target ratings, without guidance on how those should be chosen or verified. It feels like the bar was lowered to make this easier to document and leaves plenty of ways for designs that would have been non-compliant under previous iterations to earn a point or two. This in combination with the low point total really makes the important consideration of acoustics in buildings appear as an afterthought in the LEED rating system. Many projects have historically foregone the acoustics credit largely because it didn't present enough value as a single point and allowing the credit to proceed with no definitive performance basis makes it likely that LEED certified buildings will be certified with poor acoustic environments. Similar to previous comments, the best way to make a meaningful impact in building design related to the acoustic environment would be including standards based criteria, including credits for field verification of designs, and providing a point total that makes the credit worthwhile to pursue.
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