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Design Categories:
- Circulation & Paving
- Community Gardens
- Excavation
- Exterior Security
- General Grounds
- On-site Clean Power Generation & Battery Storage
- Parking Lots
- Pedestrian Circulation & Paving
- Planting
- Playgrounds
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- Underground Water Piping
Common Area Sound System
Description
- Work scopes in this area may include repairing and/or replacing the sound-amplifying address system in a senior, community center or other common area, including, but is not limited to, installing new microphones, power amplifiers, speakers, mixers, volume control, hearing loops, electrical lines, and low-voltage IT connections.
Relevant Codes & Regulations
NYC Building Code — Electrical & Low-Voltage Systems
Requirements for installation of sound and PA systems
NFPA 70 — NEC
Electrical safety for audio and amplification equipment
ADA — Effective Communication Requirements
Accessibility requirements for audible communication systems
NYC Noise Control Code
Limits and controls for sound levels in occupied spaces
Strategies
Maximize Flexible & Adaptable Use of Spaces
Last Updated on January 10, 2026 at 7:51 am