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UILDINGS
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NDOOR
E
NVIRONMENTAL
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UALITY
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ERSION
1.2
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V
IBRATION
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COUSTICS AND
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OISE
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IBRATION
E
XCLUSIONS
None.
O
BJECTIVE
Avoidance of excessive vibration from building services equipment and
external sources.
C
REDITS ATTAINABLE
1
P
REREQUISITES
None.
C
REDIT REQUIREMENT
1 credit for demonstrating vibration levels do not exceed the prescribed
criteria.
Based on the nature of the building, relaxation should be allowed in
considering the acceptance of this credit. The applicant should provide
full submission of the design and calculation to justify the relaxation.
A
SSESSMENT
The Client shall provide evidence of the investigation in the form of a
report prepared by a suitably qualified person demonstrating compliance
with the criteria given in ISO 2631-2 [1].
B
ACKGROUND
Excessive vibration in buildings can also be a source of annoyance to
users. It is possible to mitigate against vibration caused by external
sources, such as traffic, and internal sources, such as building services
equipment, through good design.
1
International Standard Organization. ISO2631-2. Evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration – Part 2 :
Continuous and shock-induced vibration in buildings (1 to 80Hz)