Best practice guidance is a core part of what the CAA does.
Working groups under our Special Interest Groups develop practical guidance for acoustics in Canada, with input from consultants, researchers, regulators and industry, shaped at our symposiums and conferences and sent to members for comment before publication.
Best practice guidance is a core part of what the CAA does. Working groups under our Special Interest Groups develop practical guidance for acoustics in Canada, with input from consultants, researchers, regulators and industry, shaped at our symposiums and conferences and sent to members for comment before publication.
Residential building acoustics guidance and White Paper (Building Acoustics): consistent, achievable sound insulation and design expectations for Canadian homes.
Environmental baseline assessment and prediction (Environmental Acoustics): a common approach to measuring existing noise and predicting the effect of new projects.
Low frequency noise assessment (Environmental Acoustics): how to assess and address low frequency noise, which current methods often miss.
Underwater acoustics guidance (Underwater Acoustics): measuring and assessing sound in Canadian waters and its effect on marine life.
We want to help municipalities across Canada get noise and acoustics right, from bylaws and planning policy to development review. Our members bring that expertise; if your municipality is working on noise or acoustics, get in touch and we will connect you with the right people.
CAA is pleased to provide for free download the CAA Guide to Acoustic Standards. This document gives a brief summary of acoustical standards from many different standards organizations, in Canada and internationally, which the Standards Committee believes will be of especial interest and use to Canadian acousticians and others. It should provide sufficient information to allow users to decide whether a standard would be useful to them, and includes comments from a Canadian perspective plus links where many can be downloaded. Use of the standard is at the user’s risk as explained in Section 1.2 of the Guide.
