Now Published: ASA/ANSI S12.60-2026/Part 1 Sets Updated Acoustical Criteria for Permanent Schools

Summary

ASA announces the 2026 revision of its permanent-school acoustics standard.

Key findings

• States that ANSI approved the revision on 31 August 2026 and that it replaces the 2010 Part 1 edition reaffirmed in 2024.
• Describes minimum acoustical design criteria for classrooms and other permanent-school learning spaces, with Annex A on verification of noise levels and Annex B on additional parameters affecting speech intelligibility.

Limits

Announcement only; the full 2026 standard was not read and no numeric limits are inferred. Publication date comes from the page’s article metadata. Does not establish adoption into local building rules.

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