Do the requirements about sound transmission have to be applied for moveable partitions in open-plan office?
Achieving the STC values from table 1 betweeen two standards offices separated by a moveable partition causes significant additionals costs in France. However these values are achievable between two standards offices separated by a wall.
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Daniel Hicks
Daniel Hicks, E.I., INCEGeiler & Associates
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February 11, 2016 - 4:18 pm
I'm not sure. I can see the situation two ways.
If this was the Schools credit and the partition separated two classrooms, I know that the partition would need to be STC rated to meet the requirements. I assume this would also be the case if you were designing separate private offices that "had the feature" of being opened up into a larger open office.
However, if the space was being designed as a single, large open office, the operable partition seems to be ancillary to the primary design. Then you could probably argue that it didn't need to be STC rated because it's just an "added feature" to the space, to separate the larger office occasionally, as needed.
I think GBCI would need to answer your question for a definitive answer.