Fire and Sound Control in Wood-Frame Multi-Family Buildings
- ISBN-10
- 0660188228
- ISBN-13
- 9780660188225
- Category
- Architectural acoustics
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
- Authors
- Michael, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Lio
Description
Produced for builders and designers, this 140 pages guide, with CD-ROM, describes how fire and sound move from one unit to another in multi-family buildings. To create a safe and healthy living space, the guide details assemblies that provide fire and sound separations between dwelling units and provides specific fire-resistance and sound transmission control measures for wall and floor assemblies.
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