Acoustic Solutions for Hotels

Hotels fall within the scope of Approved Document E under the designation ‘Rooms for Residential Purposes’, and should therefore comply with minimum standards for separating walls and floors.

Hotels often form part of a larger commercial development, and as such the noise impact of the development on the surrounding environment may need to be assessed.

Applicable standards:


Other Buildings

Acoustics and noise control can be an important consideration for nearly any type of building. The list below gives some examples of other buildings which HRS can provide acoustic services for:

  • Education
  • Residential
  • Healthcare
  • Offices
  • Retail, Industrial & Commercial
  • Cinemas
  • Leisure complexes
  • Courts
  • Prisons
  • Police stations
  • Churches
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Acoustics - Case Studies

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Lark Hill Retirement Village

Acoustic consultancy and testing for the largest ExtraCare development in the UK

Raithwaite Hall

Part E design advice for a 45-bed luxury country house hotel

Kingswood School

BB93 consultancy and testing for a new specialist arts college

Imperial College

Acoustic consultancy and testing for a new flagship facility for the Academic Health Science Centre

Aylesbury Vale District Council

Acoustic design advice for the Council’s new 3 storey office building and conference centre