residences

The concern about sound insulation between flats and residences has a long lasting history. In this respect, the national Belgian regulations are considered as codes of good practice, but they do not have the real status of preliminary legal obligations. Apart from the legal situation, the existing regulations firstly have to actualized. One of the main reasons is a substantially higher demand for higher quality residences. This is related to the typical situation where older people sell their freestanding family house in order to retire in a multifamily residence. We report on a series of recent experiences on sound insulation quality. The goal of this work is mainly to prepare the building constructors for the new demands, in order to see whether or not, recent modern construction technique already respects stronger requirements. This paper gives a description of recent constructions together with a discussion on the measurement results on impact and air-borne sound insulation. We conclude with a discussion on the proposals for new standards