Abstract
There is a continuing demand in the construction of multifamily residences and in the renovation of apartments and condominiums to install hard-surfaced flooring in upper level dwelling units. Some municipalities and/or homeowners’ associations have enacted regulations requiring that floor/ceiling assemblies meet specific minimum laboratory tested and/or field impact insulation performance standards. This paper presents field performance test results for several new and renovated condominiums in different multifamily residential buildings that failed both regulatory and homeowners’ association impact performance requirements. Further investigations and research into tests by others indicated that an inordinate number of new and renovated condominiums are failing the FIIC performance requirements only in the lowest test band frequency. Potential reasons for such failures are discussed and remedies are recommended.
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