{"id":2574,"date":"2018-10-23T18:04:17","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T18:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/?p=2574"},"modified":"2018-10-23T18:04:17","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T18:04:17","slug":"experts-weigh-in-how-to-achieve-value-multifamily-housing-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/experts-weigh-in-how-to-achieve-value-multifamily-housing-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts Weigh In: How to Achieve Value MultiFamily Housing Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A large concern when it comes to Multifamily housing construction and renovations is acoustic privacy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It can make or break just about any project.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Tenants are looking for housing with units with good acoustics and noise control. It is a positive investment that adds marketable value to the property.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2596\" src=\"http:\/\/www.swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/apartment-1851201_1920-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/apartment-1851201_1920-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/apartment-1851201_1920-1024x680.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/apartment-1851201_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Going beyond early designs of not putting the fitness or laundry room next to living spaces. Also taking into account background sounds, such as HVAC, pumps and compressors, systems, road and highway sounds, loud radios and televisions, and noise from adjoining units.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBe aware that building to code may not be good enough. Building codes offer little in the way of acoustic privacy. From an acoustics standpoint, expert panelists agreed, building to code is like getting a D on a test. Don\u2019t rely on conformance to codes alone to achieve acceptable acoustic performance,\u201d a group of experts recently told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bdcnetwork.com\/sound-advice-multifamily-construction\" target=\"_blank\">Building Design and Construction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Economic solutions<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many multifamily housing are using an interior wall design with a double wall, at least an inch of sound absorbing insulation, and two rows of studs. Which is highly successful at reducing noise. Other projects are using a layer of masonry between the frame assemblies.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>There are many new noise damping technology on the market, laminate drywall, multiple layer window glazing, resilient clips and elements which reduce sound.<\/p>\n<p>Flooring and ceiling acoustics play a major role. There are several flooring and underlayment options the minimize and muffle footsteps sounds.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you need more information on construction design or renovations of your next project, <a href=\"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/contact.html\" target=\"_blank\">contact SWET Construction Group.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"279\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/>In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Family at SWET Construction Group encourages everyone to join us in learning more about breast cancer and support those who are suffering with the disease.<\/p>\n<p>Though we have made great progress in early detection, cancer treatment and finding a cure, we still have a long way to go<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A large concern when it comes to Multifamily housing construction and renovations is acoustic privacy.\u00a0 It can make or break just about any project.\u00a0 Tenants are looking for housing with units with good acoustics and noise control. It is a positive investment that adds marketable value to the property.\u00a0 Going beyond early designs of not&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/experts-weigh-in-how-to-achieve-value-multifamily-housing-construction\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Experts Weigh In: How to Achieve Value MultiFamily Housing Construction<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[27],"tags":[69,86,30,78,34,24,21,18],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2574"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2598,"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574\/revisions\/2598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}