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OBC 2006 Division B

5.9.1.

Version 0 — in force 31 December 2006

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Provenance

New in this edition — no OBC 1997 predecessor

Base · O. Reg. 350/06 · ext← current

Original — base regulation

OBC 2012 · continues as 5.9.1. — Pro

5.9.1. — Protection from Noise

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5.9.1.1. — Sound Transmission Class

(1) Sound transmission class ratings shall be determined in accordance with ASTM E413, “Classification for Rating Sound Insulation”, using the results from measurements in accordance with,

(a) ASTM E90, “Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission Loss of Building Partitions and Elements”, or

(b) ASTM E336, “Measurement of Airborne Sound Insulation in Buildings”.

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5.9.1.2. — Required Protection from Noise

(1) Except as provided in Sentence (2), a dwelling unit shall be separated from every other space in a building in which noise may be generated by construction providing a sound transmission class rating not less than 50, measured in accordance with the standards referenced in Sentence 5.9.1.1.(1)v1.

(2) Construction separating a dwelling unit from an elevator hoistway or a refuse chute shall have a should transmission class rating not less than 55, measured in accordance with the standards referenced in Sentence 5.9.1.1.(1)v1.

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