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July 17, 2020

How to Soundproof a Room

Rooms in houses and other properties may need soundproofing for a range of different reasons, whether to stop the noise leaving a room or to block it from coming in, as sound can affect people in various different ways. However, when it is unwanted, it can be distracting and disruptive to people’s everyday lives, such is the importance of tranquillity on living and work spaces.

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June 15, 2020

Why Are Good Building Acoustics Important?

From home life to work life; remote and in an office, building acoustics play an important role in most people’s everyday lives, helping to determine how sound is transmitted and received to people within and outside of buildings and structures.

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January 31, 2020

Top Tips to Pass Your Sound Insulation Test

Very often, our clients approach us for tips and advice on how to pass their Sound Insulation Test. So, we have created our personal Top Tips to help you pass Building regulations Part E.

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November 20, 2019

Environmental Noise Surveys Explained

When planning the development of a building, sites will usually require an environmental noise survey to take place as part of their Building Regulation obligations pertaining to acoustic and sound testing in the UK. This will typically be requested by the local authorities or a planning officer, and is a necessary action taken to assess the impacts of new developments on the surrounding environmental noise levels and vice versa.

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May 10, 2019

What is a Noise Survey and Noise Assessment?

Noise surveys commonly involve the use of sophisticated sound measuring equipment to help determine the ‘sound environment’ of a particular area. Equipment used by engineers include type 1 sound level meters, external environmental microphones and low noise microphones.

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