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808.2.1 Performance Method

Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities 2017 of South Carolina > 8 Special Rooms and Spaces > 808 Enhanced Acoustics for Classrooms > 808.2 Reverberation Time > 808.2.1 Performance Method
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For each of the octave frequency bands with center frequencies of 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz, the reverberation time (T60) shall not exceed the times specified below:
  1. 0.6 seconds in classrooms with volumes up to and including 10,000 cubic feet (285 m3).
  2. 0.7 seconds in classrooms with volumes of more than 10,000 cubic feet (285 m3), but less than 20,000 cubic feet (566 m3).
Reverberation times shall apply to fully-furnished, unoccupied classrooms. Reverberation times shall be field verified via measurements over a minimum 20 dB decay in each octave frequency band in accordance with ASTM E2235 listed in Section 106.2.13.

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