Acoustic regulations and classification of new and retrofitted buildings in Russia

• Published in: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 2017-05, Vol.141 (5), p.3775-3775
• Main Authors: Tsukernikov, Ilya E., Shubin, Igor L., Nevenchannaya, Tatiana O.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0001-4966; 1520-8524
• DOI: 10.1121/1.4988294

The paper presents requirements acting in Russian Federation for acoustic regulation of an internal climate in new and retrofitted buildings. The positions of two federal laws are considered which regulate the requirements to acoustic parameters of dwellings and harmful influences. The list of the basic sanitary regulations setting hygienic requirements to acoustic factors is given. Substantive provisions of the code of rules are resulted, which establish obligatory requirements in norms of admissible noise in premises of buildings of different function, an order of carrying out of acoustic calculations according to a noise mode in these premises of buildings, an order of a choice and application of various methods and means for decrease in calculated or actual noise levels to meet the sanitary regulations. Requirements to the declaration of airborne sound insulation characteristics of building sound-proof products, methods for the establishment and verification of the declared values, and also the data which should be included in the technical and operational documentation at the statement of characteristics of airborne sound insulation according to the national standard GOST Р 56235-2014 are stated.