šŸ”„šŸ”„ Donā€™t Miss Out on Our End of Autumn Sale. If you have any questions, feel free to click the bottom right corner to contact our customer service..

Concat us[email protected]
Shopping Cart

No products in the cart.

šŸ”
BS ISO 22955:2021

BS ISO 22955:2021

$189.07

Acoustics. Acoustic quality of open office spaces

Published By Publication Date Number of Pages
BSI 2021 48
PDF Format Searchable Printable Preview Now
Guaranteed Safe Checkout
Category:

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our online customer service team by clicking on the bottom right corner. Weā€™re here to assist you 24/7.
Email:[email protected]

This document provides technical guidance to achieve acoustic quality of open office spaces to support dialogue and formal commitment between the various stakeholders involved in the planning, design, construction or layout of open-plan workspaces: end customers, project owners, prescribers, consultants, etc.

It is applicable to all open-plan offices in which the following activities are performed:

  1. Space type 1: activity not known yet ā€“ vacant floor plate;

  2. Space type 2: activity mainly focusing on outside of the room communication (by telephone/audio/video);

  3. Space type 3: activity mainly based on collaboration between people at the nearest workstations;

  4. Space type 4: activity based on a small amount of collaborative work;

  5. Space type 5: activity that can involve receiving public;

  6. Space type 6: combining activities within the same space.

More specifically, this document applies to refitting projects of existing business sites (renovation and/or change or add activities) and layout projects for new spaces and spaces delivered unfurnished.

It covers both the activities and the operations of the following stakeholders:

  1. end customers: diagnosis, survey, expression of needs in keeping with their knowledge in the area of acoustics;

  2. project owners: drafting contract specifications;

  3. project management companies (architects, acousticians, ergonomists, economists and consulting engineers): indicating the performance of acoustic solutions and the layout principles used to achieve the result expressed in the specifications;

  4. building traders: reaching a clear and verifiable target with respect to the choices of materials and implementation;

  5. Building developer: promoting indoor environmental quality, including acoustic comfort, in estate operations in order to use it as a competitive element;

  6. specialists in occupational health, safety and quality;

  7. expert assessments and consultancy.

PDF Catalog

PDF Pages PDF Title
2 undefined
7 Foreword
8 Introduction
9 1 Scope
2 Normative references
10 3 Terms and definitions
3.1 General terms
3.2 Terms related to the workspace layout
11 3.3 Terms related to acoustics
12 3.4 Acoustic descriptors and related terms
14 4 General approach
4.1 Introduction to the general approach
4.2 Methodology
15 5 Typology, acoustic challenges and requirements
5.1 General
5.2 Space type 1: activity not known yet ā€“ vacant floor plate
5.2.1 Description
5.2.2 Noise environment characterising this type of space
5.2.3 Acoustic challenges
16 5.3 Space type 2: activity mainly focusing on outside of the room communication (by telephone/audio/video)
5.3.1 Description of the activity
5.3.2 Noise environment characterising this type of space
5.3.3 Acoustic challenges
5.3.4 Acoustic indicators and values
17 5.4 Space type 3: activity mainly based on collaboration between people at nearest workstation
5.4.1 Description of activity
5.4.2 Noise environment characterising this type of space
5.4.3 Acoustic challenges
18 5.4.4 Acoustic indicators and values
5.5 Space type 4: activity based on a small amount of collaborative work
5.5.1 Description of activity
5.5.2 Noise environment characterising this type of space
19 5.5.3 Acoustic challenges
5.5.4 Acoustic indicators and values
5.6 Space type 5: activity that can involve receiving public
5.6.1 Description of activity
20 5.6.2 Noise environment characterising this type of space
5.6.3 Acoustic challenges
5.6.4 Acoustic indicators and values
5.7 Space type 6: combining activities within the same space
5.7.1 Description of activities
21 5.7.2 Source/receiver
5.7.3 Noise environment characterizing this type of space
5.7.4 Acoustic challenges
5.7.5 Acoustic indicators and values
22 6 Workspace layout and room acoustics
6.1 Dimensions and geometry of open-plan space
23 6.2 Position of support spaces with respect to open-plan space
6.3 Distance between workstations in open-plan spaces
6.4 Principles of room acoustic treatment
6.4.1 General
24 6.4.2 Ceiling treatment
6.4.3 Wall treatment
6.4.4 Floor treatment
6.5 Effect of type of furniture
6.5.1 Principle
25 6.5.2 Screen fixed to worktop (low divider), free-standing screens and suspended screens
26 6.6 Accessibility and special needs
27 Annex A (normative) Detailed definition and measurement method of the DA,S parameter
30 Annex B (normative) Flow chart summarising the approach
34 Annex C (informative) Collective use of open-plan spaces: etiquette
35 Annex D (informative) Example of a user survey on open-plan office acoustics
43 Annex E (informative) Minimum requirements for measuring workstation noise level, LAeq,T during an activity
44 Annex F (informative) Sound masking systems
45 Annex G (informative) Acoustic indicators and values when the activity isn’t known yet
46 Bibliography

Related products

BS ISO 22955:2021
$189.07