References | FIBA Venue Guide

Mayo Clinic Arizona- “Get loud, go deaf? Noise levels in arenas can cause harm”; Walker Asprey, Don Dulle and Anikar Chhabra; Global Sport Matters (May 2018)

Climate Pledge Arena (Unleash the Kraken), Brian Libby, Stadia Magazine
(December 2021)

Courts of the World - https://www.courtsoftheworld.com/

Recognized international and regional standards

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

is an international standards development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of its
member countries.

ISO 7240-16 Fire detection and alarm systems — Part 16: Sound system control and indicating equipment, provides guidance on sound system control and indicating equipment in the context of fire detection and alarm systems.

ISO 14001: Environmental management systems, specifies the requirements for an environmental management system that an organization can use to enhance its environmental performance.

ISO 20121: Event sustainability management systems, specifies requirements for an event sustainability management system and provides guidance on conforming to those requirements.

EN 14904: Surfaces for sports areas – Indoor surfaces for multi-sports use, specifies requirements for surfaces for indoor facilities for multi-sports use.

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is an international standards organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies – collectively known as “electrotechnology”.

IEC 60268-16: Sound system equipment - Part 16: Objective rating of speech intelligibility by speech, provides guidance on sound system equipment and the basic STI definition and calculation.

European Standards (EN) are technical standards drafted and maintained by CEN (European Committee for Standardization), CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation) and ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute).

EN 1176-7: Playground equipment and surfacing Guidance on installation, inspection, maintenance and operation,provides recommendations on the scope maintenance inspections for playground equipment and can be adopted for the regular inspection of outdoor backstop units.

EN 13200-1: Spectator Facilities Part 1: General Characteristics for Spectator Viewing Area defines design and management requirements for spectator facilities at permanent or temporary entertainment venues including sport stadia, sport halls, indoor and outdoor facilities.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division) has produced standards and guidance on accessible design which can be used for reference beyond the United States:

2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
https://www.ada.gov/law-and-regs/design-standards/2010-stds/
Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design https://www.ada.gov/law-and-regs/design-standards/standards-guidance/

ANSI is the American National Standards Institute, an organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards in the USA.

BICSI (Building Industry Consulting Services International) is a professional association supporting the advancement of the information and communications technology (ICT) profession and currently serves members in almost 100 countries. It is based in the USA.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a professional association for electronics engineering, electrical engineering and other related disciplines. Based in the USA, it has members in over 160 countries around the world.

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