Overview
Adopted by the International Code Council and the US Green Building Council’s "LEED for Healthcare" as the sole reference standard for acoustics in health care facilities
Provides detailed tables of minimum acoustical specifications for construction and assessment of health care environments
Provides a quick guide for acoustical consultants, architects, and health care professionals
Written by a joint committee authorized by three leading professional societies in acoustics: the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), the Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE) and the National Council of Acoustical Consultants (NCAC)
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About this book
This document was commissioned by the Facility Guidelines Institute as the sole reference for acoustics in health care facilities. It was written by the Health Care Acoustics Working Group, a permanent committee of the Acoustics Research Council (ARC), comprised of members of leading professional societies in acoustics, noise control engineering, acoustical consulting and related professions. ARC organized the health care Working Group in 2004-5 drawing its members from ten constituencies that range from medicine to law, public policy, architecture, design and engineering in order to provide constructive, guidance on sound and vibration based on research and best practices. Sound and Vibration 2.0 has been adopted as the sole reference standard for acoustics in health care facilities by: the 2010 FGI/ASHE "Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Healthcare Facilities" (used in 60 countries); the US Green Building Council’s "LEED for Healthcare" (used in 87 countries); The Green Guide for Health Care V2.2; and the International Code Council's IGCC (2011).
Sound and vibration are topics of increasing prominence in the design, construction, and operation of healthcare facilities. A satisfactory acoustical environment in a healthcare facility is now viewed as an essential component of effective healthcare.
Sensible acoustical and privacy planning in the early design stages of a healthcare facility project can be solved effectively and affordably with a few strokes of the designer's pencil. The recommended minimum design requirements presented in this work are therefore intended to aid designers in achieving satisfactory acoustical and privacy environments in healthcare facilities. This handbook includes comprehensive, practical, and measureable guidelines for all aspects of acoustics in the design, construction, and evaluation of all types of healthcare facilities, including large general hospitals, specialized patient care facilities, and ambulatory patient care facilities.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“The stated purpose of the book is to provide constructive guidance on sound and vibration to the FGI and provide a reference standard for other groups such as the Green Guide for Healthcare and LEED. … This book stands alone as the only available healthcare reference book for noise and vibration criteria. … the book is useful and would recommend this book only as a guidance document in its present form to healthcare owners, architects, engineers and acoustical consultants.” (John A. Paulauskis, Noise Control Engineering Journal, Vol. 61 (1), January-February, 2013)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sound & Vibration 2.0
Book Subtitle: Design Guidelines for Health Care Facilities
Editors: David Sykes, Gregory C. Tocci, William J. Cavanaugh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4987-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: ARC 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-4986-7Published: 30 August 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-4987-4Published: 02 October 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 72
Number of Illustrations: 11 illustrations in colour
Topics: Engineering Acoustics, Building Construction and Design, Health Administration, Noise Control, Acoustics, Interior Architecture and Design