Acoustic Solutions for Residential Buildings

In order to provide the comfort of living we all deserve, recent changes to The Building Regulations mean that, unless Robust Details are being used, there is now a mandatory requirement for separating walls and floors between dwellings to be tested to ensure that they provide sufficient levels of sound insulation, thereby enabling us to live in close proximity whilst still maintaining the feeling of privacy that is essential to our health and well being.

For many clients fulfilling the requirements of Approved Document E can seem difficult and costly. However, this need not be the case. With our knowledge and experience we are able to offer a full acoustic consultancy and testing package to guide you through your development, including design reviews, site audits and the necessary compliance testing.

Section 0.4 of Approved Document E states that sound insulation testing should preferably be carried out by a body with UKAS accreditation. HRS Services Ltd are accredited to BS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 ‘General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories’ by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), and as such are deemed competent to carry out pre completion sound insulation testing in accordance with Approved Document E (UKAS Testing Laboratory No. 2587).

Confidence in the services and solutions provided by HRS is demonstrated by repeat business from clients such as Galliford Try, Rok, GB Building and Buxton Homes.

Southwark Bridge RoadHRS services are currently involved in the provision of acoustic consultancy and testing for Larkhill Retirement Village in Nottinghamshire (top right), a development consisting of 327 apartments and bungalows together with associated social and leisure facilities, due to open in spring 2009. Over a number of months HRS has been working closely with Galliford Try in order that the requirements of the building regulations, local planning authority and the end client are complied with. This has included establishing the ambient noise environment, reviewing the suitability of acoustic detailing within and between dwellings, and where necessary highlighting areas of concern and offering practical solutions, as well as plant noise and vibration assessments.

Other recent projects for which HRS have provided consultancy and/or testing include a 164 apartment Buxton Homes development located on Southwark Bridge Road (right), Southwark, London, and a new Holliday Inn Express in Cheltenham, constructed by GB Building. Logos for various bodies

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