These fabric panels are a high specification sound absorbing and aesthetically pleasing fabric acoustic panel. Panels are durable; fire rated, offer excellent acoustic performance and are BB93 compliant for use in schools.
The panels are used extensively to transform areas such as multi-purpose halls, class rooms, open-plan offices, conference suites, studios and interview rooms into workable environments by reducing reverberation noise ( echo ).
Panels are finished in high quality acoustic fabrics available in various colours.
Bweeng National School in Co.Cork is currently waiting on a new classroom to be constructed for them, in the meantime they still require the additional space for students. The only space available to them within the school was their GP Hall.
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Ellucian Office Fit-Out, Marine House, D.2
Marine House, is a red brick face office building with stunning views on to the Canal at Clanwilliam Place, Dublin 2.
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UCD Registry Office Fit-Out
UCD Registry Office within the Tierney Building, grid reference C8 on the UCD Belfield Campus. This very large open space, caters for administration staff and Student Desk.
The HSE occupy a large number of buildings throughout the country. In this particular case, the canteen room is shared by almost 50 staff at a time and becomes an extremely busy and noisy environment to take a break. Its an interesting and very common problem within spaces like this.
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Creevy National School, GP Hall
Creevy National School in South Donegal had a renovation to the entire school in 2011. The finishes to the GP Hall, classrooms and common areas were excellent. The only problem you will have from this point is the large reflective surfaces. Like most National School halls, they are multi-purpose spaces, not just for Sports.
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Creevy National School, Co.Donegal
This National School in South Donegal had a renovation to the building back in 2011, not that long ago! However, while a number of the existing classrooms received refurbishment, the attention to the room acoustics were not part of the design.
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Dept of Social Protection, Belview,Mullingar
The Office of Public Works had recently occupied a building at Belview, Dublin Road, Mullingar, Co.Meath. Since occupying the building, a number of complaints had been received in relation to the poor acoustic environment within the Staff Canteen space.
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Multi Faith Chapel, St.James Hospital
The Multi Faith Chapel at St.James Hospital had recently been completed to a very high standard by BAM Building in conjuction with other works on the site of St.James Hospital.
Common acoustic materials often absorb sound only of high frequencies thus allowing low frequencies to have longer reverberation times.
Wood perforated panels have the combined benefit of absorbing the mid to higher frequencies while the resonating wood panel helps absorb the lower frequencies.
Mdf based panels are highly impact resistant and are recommended for use in educational facilities and where durability and longevity of the wall covering is of vital importance due to high traffic volumes and to continuous stress caused by bags, shoes, balls, sports bats and general public wear and tear.
Acoustic insulation supplied in panels and produced using fibres and granules of SBR (Stirene Butadiene Rubber) and EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer) compacted using a polyirethane adhesive in a hot process. A non-woven, non-stretch synthetic membrane is applied on both sides for added protection.
The Mustwall products are designed for high noise insulation performance of walls. Mustwall line M is a range of panels created in high-density SBR rubber granules for wall cavities applications. Mustwall line M AD a range of panels created in high-density SBR rubber granules and fibers with high elastic properties, ideal for lining walls or plasterboards applications.
These products are designed to help reduce the amount of Airbourne and Impact Sound Transfer between rooms or dwellings, once all manufacturers guidelines have been met regards proper INSTALLATION PRACTICE on behalf of the CONTRACTOR or REGISTERED INSTALLER.
As retro-fitting these materials can prove expensive and disruptive to the occupier, consideration to Airbourne and Impact Sound Transfer must be addressed at design stage.
Donegan Acoustics can help with this.
This is why the Government have addressed this issue.! Any New Domestic Dwelling with a commencement notice served to the Local Authority on or after 1st July 2015, is now governed by a MANDATORY requirement to have a SOUND INSULATION TEST carried out. All criteria can be found within The Building Regulations TGD-E-Sound.
For example, Sound Testing a separating WALL between one Domestic Dwelling and another will require an Airbourne Sound Insulation Test only. While Sound Testing a separating FLOOR between one Domestic Dwelling and another will require both an Airbourne and Impact Sound Insulation Test.