Increasing regulation and heightened consumer awareness are placing new and ever more stringent demands on the built environment. In the domestic situation, higher density accommodation brings people closer together and leads to a requirement for enhanced acoustic separation between dwellings. The requirements for other types of building are many and varied; for example, excellent room acoustics in a performance space, control of reverberant noise build-up in a glazed atrium or speech privacy between offices. In recognition of the need to consider these and many similar issues, AWN offers a comprehensive Building Acoustics package that includes assessment of room acoustics and sound insulation.

State of the art prediction and modeling software is employed to full advantage, permitting us to specify cost effective solutions whilst providing the client with the necessary assurances in relation to performance. We are able to predict noise transfer across both internal separating constructions and external building envelopes, which in turn allows us to specify practicable constructions that offer the required levels of sound insulation performance. Our modeling tools permit us to assess in depth the effects of room geometry, finishes and occupancy on room acoustics in order that we can formulate designs that match both the usage and aesthetic of the space under consideration.