Case Studies - Acoustic Consultacy & Testing

Completion: 2009

Project value: £24m

Located on the edge of Clifton, Nottinghamshire, Lark Hill Retirement Village is the largest ExtraCare development in the UK, comprising 255 one and two bedroom apartments & 72 one and two bedroom bungalows, together with lounge, dining, laundry and other guest facilities.

Acoustic services provided by HRS:

• Initial ambient noise survey
• Façade design advice
• Mechanical services noise advice
• Internal building fabric design advice
• Site advice visits and design team meetings
• Pre-completion testing

Completion: 2011

Project value: £6m

The development provides 42 self-contained flats together with associated ancillary facilities such as hairdressers, treatment rooms, communal lounges and laundries.

Acoustic services provided by HRS:

• Internal building fabric design advice for compliance with Approved Document E BREEAM Multi-Residential 2008

Completion: 2013

Project value: £45m

Located off James Watt Queensway in Birmingham, the development comprises 1046 student bedrooms together with associated ancillary spaces.

Acoustic services provided by HRS:

• Investigative acoustic testing and design advice

Completion: 2012

Project value: £33m

Varley Halls is located in the Coldean residential area, approximately 4 miles from Brighton City Centre. The redevelopment of the site includes provision of 200 new student bedrooms together with social facilities within the new central hub building.

Acoustic services provided by HRS:

• Façade design advice
  
• Internal building fabric design advice
  
• Design team meetings
  
• Pre-completion testing

Completion: 2012

Project value: £2m

The development consists of a single 6 storey building containing 32 one-bed private apartments.

Acoustic services provided by HRS:

• Internal building fabric design advice for compliance with Approved Document E & Code for Sustainable Homes
  
• Design team meetings
  
• Pre-completion testing

Completion: 2010

Project Value: £5m

Doubletree by Hilton, Cadbury House, is a 4 star boutique hotel and spa located to the south of Yatton near Bristol, approximately 5km from Bristol Airport. The project involved the construction of a new residential block comprising 60 new guest bedrooms.

Acoustic services provided by HRS:

• Façade design advice
  
• Internal building fabric design advice
  
• Pre-completion testing

Completion: 2011

Project value: £30m

Raithwaite Hall is a 45-bed luxury country house hotel, set in 80 acres of countryside on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park. The project involved refurbishment and conversion of existing buildings as well as some new build construction.

Acoustic services provided by HRS:

• Internal building fabric design advice
• Design team meetings & site advice visits

Completion: 2011

Project value: £4m

The project involved the redevelopment of the historic Grade 2 listed building Chetwynd House to form a new restaurant, wine bar, roof garden and private function facility.

Acoustic services provided by HRS:

• Initial ambient noise survey
  
• Pre-planning advice
• Façade design advice
• Internal building fabric design advice
• Noise impact assessment

Completion: 2010

Project value: £3m

The project involved the refurbishment and extension of an existing CO-OP supermarket.

Acoustic services provided by HRS:

• Initial ambient noise survey and planning advice
  
• BS4142 plant noise impact assessment

Completion: 2011

Project value: £11m

The project involved the refurbishment and extension of an existing Sainsbury’s supermarket.

Acoustic services provided by HRS:

• Initial ambient noise survey and planning advice
  
• BS4142 plant noise impact assessment

Completion: 2010

Project value: £23m

Kingswood school is a specialist arts college located in Corby, Northamptonshire. The development comprised the construction of a new three-storey school building with music, performing arts and sixth-form departments, together with associated recreational and sports facilities.

Acoustic services provided by HRS:

• Initial ambient noise survey
  
• Façade design advice
  
• Mechanical services noise advice
  
• Internal building fabric design advice
  
• Site advice visits and design team meetings
  
• Preliminary testing
  
• Pre-completion testing

Completion: 2011

Project value: £4m

The project involved the amalgamation of Oakland and Longmeadow Primary schools, together with the construction of 8 new classrooms, a dance and drama studio, library, computer area and a specialist art and technology room.

Acoustic services provided by HRS:

• Initial ambient noise survey
  
• Façade design advice
  
• Mechanical services noise advice
• Internal building fabric design advice
  
• Design team meetings
  
• Pre-completion testing

Completion: 2012

Project value: £99m

The development will provide a 6 storey scientific research building located on the south west corner of Imperial College’s Hammersmith campus. The new building will be a flagship facility for the Academic Health Science Centre, integrating patient centred research with translational science activity.

Acoustic services provided by HRS:

• Initial ambient noise survey
  
• Façade design advice
  
• Mechanical services noise advice
  
• Internal building fabric design advice
  
• Design team meetings and site advice visits
  
• Preliminary testing
  
• Pre-completion testing
  
• BS4142 mechanical services noise impact assessment

Completion: 2011

Project value: £14m

Located in Stoke-on-Trent, the project involved construction of 2 three storey buildings to provide a state of the art community health centre and a purpose built integrated sexual health unit. The buildings include a wide range of health services including an on-site pharmacy, chest clinic, specialist out-patients clinics, and X-ray.

Acoustic services provided by HRS:

• Initial ambient noise survey
  
• Façade design advice
  
• Mechanical services noise advice
  
• Internal building fabric design advice
  
• Design team meetings and site advice visits
  
• Preliminary testing
  
• Pre-completion testing
  
• BS 4142 mechanical services noise impact assessment

Completion: 2012

Project Value: £7m

Located on the British Geological Survey’s Keyworth site in Nottinghamshire, the development consists of a new two storey office building with open plan spaces, breakout areas, cellular office / meeting spaces and welfare facilities.

Acoustic services provided by HRS:

• Façade design advice
  
• Mechanical services noise advice
  
• Internal building fabric design advice
  
• Design team meetings
  
• BS 4142 mechanical services noise impact assessment

Completion: 2012

Project Value: £9m

HRS Services Ltd. have provided acoustic design consultancy for phase 3 of the project, which involves the construction of a new 3 storey building together with a covered atrium area. The new building provides conference facilities, open plan office spaces, cellular offices, meeting rooms and welfare facilities.

Acoustic services provided by HRS:

• Initial ambient noise survey
  
• Façade design advice
  
• Mechanical services noise advice
  
• Internal building fabric design advice
  
• Design team meetings
  
• BS 4142 mechanical services noise impact assessment