We are trying to pursue these two credits along with IEQc2 Acoustic Performance. In the referenced standard for IEQc2 "SV Guideline", it states that "Outdoor patient areas would like to require lower sound levels typically not exceeding a day-night average sound level of 50 dB" (page 23, SV Guideline), does this mean the outdoor areas we build for SSc9.1/9.2 have to comply with this acoustic performance as well?
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Susan Walter
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January 4, 2012 - 3:18 pm
James,
The intent of IEQc2 states 'indoor healing environment free of intrusive or distruptive levels of sound'. I would interpret that as the patient room inside the building would need to be protected from the Outdoor patient areas but not vice versa. Consider that your outdoor area may be adjacent to spaces other than qualifying patient areas. A word of caution, if you build your outdoor area next to a mechanical area watch the louvers and noise coming out of that space.