Test duration

Dionisio Franca

Director

Woonerf Inc.

LEEDuser Basic Member

31 thumbs up

December 19, 2018

The site noise assessment must be at least 24 hours long. Is there a similar requirement for the post-construction test? The language says only "Average exterior noise level (Leq, 8h) of 45 dBA".

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Erkki Seinre

Sustainability consultant

BuildingLabel OÜ

LEEDuser Basic Member

2 thumbs up

Thu, 11/05/2020 - 14:54

Am I correct to understand, that this noise assessment can also be 'qualitative' (interpreting it as not requiring specific numbers) to assess noise conditions? Is a short-time sample (in minutes) measurement (during the noisiest equipment cycling time (e.g. at noon to test external dry-cooler noise levels at site boundary)) and making decisions based on that result acceptable?

Zsuzsanna Gidro

Sustainability Consultant, Energy Modeler

DVM Group

LEEDuser Basic Member

7 thumbs up

Fri, 03/26/2021 - 09:45

I think measurements or calculations demonstrating that the noise levels are met must be submitted as documentation. So qualitative assessment will not be enough..

Janine van den Kerkhof

Sustainable Building Consultant

Royal HaskoningDHV

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Tue, 11/30/2021 - 08:04

In the credit they indeed require a qualitative assessment, but for documentation calculations are required. I would say this doesn't add up. However, based on the requirements it will be difficult to document compliance without any calculations. Is a post construction test also required if (pre construction) calculations are provided?