On the degradation of sound insulation by fire stopping at the floor/wall junction in wood frame multi-family dwellings

Authors

  • T.R.T. Nightingale Inst of Research in Construction, Ottawa, Canada
  • R.E. Halliwell Inst of Research in Construction, Ottawa, Canada

Keywords:

Acoustic noise, Architectural acoustics, Building codes, Buildings, Fires, Floors, Structural frames, Walls (structural partitions), Fire stopping, Wood frame multifamily dwellings

Abstract

The National Building Code of Canada requires that fire stops be located in wood frame party walls at the floor/wall intersection. A recent study at the Institute for Research in Construction (IRC) has shown that fire stops can significantly degrade the apparent sound insulation between horizontally separated dwellings. This paper summarizes the result of the IRC project that systematically investigated the impact of the materials or techniques listed in the Code.

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Published

1997-12-01

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1.
Nightingale T, Halliwell R. On the degradation of sound insulation by fire stopping at the floor/wall junction in wood frame multi-family dwellings. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 1997 Dec. 1 [cited 2025 Feb. 19];25(4):33-. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/1112

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 4 (1997)

Section

Technical Articles

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