ACOUSTIC DETAILS AND THE NYC NOISE CODE PART 2

Written By William Robert King, RA

ACOUSTIC DETAILS AND THE NYC NOISE CODE PART 2

By William Robert King, R.A. on Feb 27, 2017 4:34:55 PM

 Architecture Work P.C.

Part II – How to comply

QUES – How to comply with the Code in the initial stages of architectural design or the placement of mechanical equipment?

ANS – We use published lab tested reports for details or assemblies similar to what we are specifying for simple issues like floors, walls or ceiling components. This is also useful for mechanical equipment such as outdoor heat pumps, fans & the like. To be extra sure, we use dedicated acoustic specialists that use an array of analysis to conclude that we will be compliant when installed or built. Some larger multiple dwellings require this in advance of approval for such work.

QUES – How to create an acoustically compliant space?

ANS – Most spaces have floors, walls, wall openings, ceilings and sometimes even ceiling openings to address. Some spaces have all, some or none of the components addressed. For instance a rooftop restaurant or outdoor movie theater – these are special cases outside our normal work, which is multiple dwellings and mixed use commercial/residential structures. These are our most common projects and issues the Code concerns itself with, specifically floor specifications.

William Robert King, RA

In June of 1979, William Robert King, the firm’s founder, began his career in New York City as a project architect in the office of Ulrich Franzen and Associates, a noted international architectural firm. Mr. King’s experience working on projects such as Champion International Headquarters in Stamford, CT; Con Edison-Queens Division Headquarters in Forest Hills, NY; and the Headquarters for Philip Morris in New York City among many others, created the background for establishing his own practice in April of 1984.

From that point onward, Mr. King has developed a firm known for expertise in a wide range of projects and providing a variety of services for a diverse clientele.

In the first decade of practice, the firm’s work concentrated on residential rehabilitation projects for individual clients. In the years since the firm has seen a continuing trend towards residential, medical and commercial projects.

We are committed to improving the quality of services as well as maintaining our high design standards. Toward that end, we have fully computerized drafting & design, utilizing AutoCad, 3D Studio Max and Microsoft Visio Professional software.

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