Domain 7: Sound

Knowledge of:

1. The impacts of sound on human health, productivity and satisfaction. 
2. Space planning, design measures and materials that manage acoustics
3. Strategies for controlling background noises.
4. Thresholds for background noise levels and reverberation time.

Skill in:

1. Recommending strategies and target thresholds for identifying and preventing issues of acoustic disturbances.
2. Assessing documentation of acoustic plans and acoustic zone labels. 
3. Recommending strategies to increase the level of sound isolation and speech privacy between enclosed spaces.
4. Recommending strategies to meet reverberation time thresholds.

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