Articles tagged “well certification”
6 articles covering well certification in acoustic engineering and building design.
Why Your WELL Acoustic Certification Will Fail: The 5 Errors Most Architects Make
Five calculation errors that cause WELL v2 Feature 74 acoustic certifications to fail at assessment stage — each with the specific number that trips the design. Passing RT60 is necessary but not sufficient. Here is what WELL assessors actually check.
WELL AP Exam: Acoustic Questions Study Guide — Every Feature 74 Detail You Need to Know
Comprehensive study guide for WELL AP exam acoustic questions covering Feature 74 (Sound) Parts 1-3, RT60 thresholds, background noise criteria, STI calculations, and speech privacy requirements. Includes practice questions with explained answers.
The Acoustic Design Process: From Brief to Handover in 8 Steps
Acoustic design follows a structured 8-step process: establish criteria, model the room, calculate the baseline, identify deficiencies, specify treatment, verify compliance, document, and measure post-construction. Here is each step explained with the specific deliverables and ISO references.
WELL v2 Feature 74 vs LEED v4.1 EQ Acoustic Performance — Which Is Stricter?
WELL v2 Feature 74 and LEED v4.1 EQ both award acoustic performance credits — but they measure different things. WELL is stricter on speech privacy (STI). LEED is stricter on HVAC noise (NC-35 vs WELL's 45 dBA). Full clause-by-clause comparison.
WELL v2 Feature 74 (Sound) Complete Guide: Every Requirement, Threshold, and Compliance Path
WELL v2 Feature 74 has three parts: Sound Mapping (RT60), Sound Barriers (background noise), and Sound Masking (speech privacy/STI). Here is every threshold, every space type, every measurement condition, and the compliance pathway for each part — from precondition to optimization.
WELL v2 Feature 74 Decoded: Every Acoustic Requirement, Every Calculation, Every Clause
WELL Building Standard v2 Feature 74 has three parts with different requirements for RT60, background noise, and speech privacy. Most WELL assessors fail Part 3 because the speech privacy STI calculation is never written down in one place — until now.