Architectural
Bassett Acoustics provides specialised acoustic consulting advice in the following areas:- Specialist Acoustics Spaces (performing arts venues, cinemas, studios etc.)
- Mechanical Services Acoustics
- Indoor Acoustics and Reverberation
- Internal Space Planning and Noise Isolation
- Sound Isolation from External Sources
- Control of Reverberant Noise Build-up
- Speech Privacy and Intelligibility
- Computer prediction and modelling using Insul, Ease and SoundPlan
Bassett Acoustics are able to advise on architectural requirements for commercial, residential and industrial building projects.
Areas of application for architectural acoustics include:
- Speech privacy between spaces such as apartments and offices
- Impact noise control e.g. footfall noise transmission into surrounding areas
- Internal acoustics for theatres, studios, performance spaces and auditoria. Including:
- Reverberation control
- Acoustic defect elimination
- Sound focussing
- Modal analysis
- External noise intrusion (e.g. traffic, aircraft, rail, etc)
- Vibration isolation
- Rain noise assessment and mitigation
- Due Diligence inspections of buildings
- Acoustic Audit of design
Mechanical services are a potential source of excessive noise and a detailed acoustic assessment is often necessary to ensure relevant noise criteria are achieved.
Areas of application for mechanical services acoustics include:
- In-duct (supply and return air) noise transmission and casing radiated noise from air handling units.
- Noise control from plantrooms, roof mounted plant, other mechanical plant, hydraulic services, carpark noise, lift motor room noise, swimming pool noise
- Structure borne noise transmission
- Attenuator selection
- Review of mechanical consultant’s design
- Break-out noise assessment from ducts
- Environmental noise assessment for air conditioning plant
Please refer to our relevant Project Experience for specific details.