Fwd: 1371 Goldstream Avenue - shear wall acoustics

Alan Lowe <alanlowe61@icloud.com>

Mon 4/3/2023 5:39 PM
To: davoud lowegroup.ca <davoud@lowegroup.ca>
Cc: jason lowegroup.ca <jason@lowegroup.ca>;Noor Alshaikhli <noor@lowegroup.ca>;john lowegroup.ca
<john@lowegroup.ca>;Ben Carpenter <ben@lowegroup.ca>

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From: Andrew Williamson <andrew@bapacoustics.com>

Subject: 1371 Goldstream Avenue - shear wall acoustics
Date: June 22, 2022 at 12:06:01 PM PDT
To: Alan Lowe <alan@lowegroup.ca>
Cc: Cameron Marshall <cmarshall@rjc.ca>, Eric de Santis <eric@bapacoustics.com>

Hi Alan,
 
We’ve considered the shear wall assemblies, and summarize herein our findings and
recommendations:
 
Party Wall
 
·         In its current configuration, we do not expect the party shear wall will meet the BCBC
minimum requirement of STC 50. See attached test report from the California Office of Noise
Control showing a rating of STC 44 for a similar assembly.
·         This low rating is due to the 25mm air cavity formed by the 2 layers of 11mm OSB inside the
two 38mm x 140mm stud rows.
·         There are several approaches to mitigating the effects of this cavity, and ideally all of these
would be applied:
o    The 2 layers of OSB inside the stud rows should be as thick as possible (e.g., 18mm,
22mm).
o    The 2 layers of OSB inside the stud rows should be spaced as far apart as possible -
at least 100mm apart but preferably further (the 100 mm minimum spacing assumes
the OSB is at least 18mm thick). If the 38mm x 140mm studs could be replaced with
38mm x 89mm studs, the overall width of the wall could be almost maintained to its
current value.
o    The 2 layers of OSB should be perforated. RJC have indicated that they expect a
pattern of 3” diameter holes at 12” o.c. could be accommodated
o    The cavity should be loosely filled with batt insulation.
·         Even if all these mitigation measures are applied, we cannot confirm compliance with the
BCBC since there are no laboratory test data we are aware of for a similar assembly. As
such, we recommend conducting mock-up testing on this wall assembly as soon as possible.
 
Corridor Wall
 
·         In its current configuration, we do not expect the corridor shear wall will meet the BCBC
minimum requirement of STC 50.
·         This deficiency is related to both the stud-packs and the 13mm cavity that will be formed by
the resilient channel connecting the gypsum board to the OSB.
·         To mitigate these deficiencies, we recommend:
Eliminating the resilient channel from the assembly so we arrive at BCBC wall number
W9a which is rated at STC 56 (the OSB layers are approximately equivalent to the
gypsum board layers).
Where there are stud packs, attaching the gypsum board on the corridor side to the
OSB using 25 ga. 64mm studs. If it is easier, the gypsum board could be attached to
the OSB in this fashion for the entire length of the wall.
 
Please call me if you would like to discuss.
 
Best regards,
 
Andrew Williamson, P.Eng.    O: 250-412-8802 D: 250-984-1632
Principal Consultant
 
BAP Acoustics Ltd. | www.bapacoustics.com