Designing mass timber buildings for optimal acoustic performance is critical to their success. This presentation will cover relevant code considerations and design standards and review the unique challenges related to sound control in mass timber structures.
Now that many mass timber structures have been built, several proven methods for addressing acoustics have emerged. Research and testing, meanwhile, have provided further insight into alternate design strategies. In this session, experts will report on the results of this testing, detail strategies and practical design techniques, and share tools to enable the design of high-performing, code-compliant acoustic assemblies.
Learning Objectives
- Review code requirements, optional acoustic performance criteria, and the unique challenges of designing for acoustics in mass timber buildings.
- Explore acoustical standards, testing methods, and results for mass timber structures—and how these contribute to code-compliant design.
- Delve into proven detailing strategies for effective acoustic performance in mass timber structures.
- Discuss methods of acoustic detailing utilized in a constructed multifamily project, including which details will be reused and any updates to the previous detailing strategies.