Acoustic Design For Schools

Research has shown that teaching and learning are acoustically demanding activities - unfortunately many classrooms in the UK currently suffer from poor acoustics.

Acoustic Design For Schools under BB93

Prior to 2003, Part E of the Building Regulations ('Resistance to the Passage of Sound') did not apply to schools, but this has since changed. Part E now refers to Section 1 of Building Bulletin 93 - setting out the constructional standard for acoustics in new school buildings.

Any new building, change of use or extension to existing buildings is now covered within Building Regulations and are subject to detailed design and onsite checks by Building Control Bodies. Although note that BB93 only applies in England and Wales.

There are many reason why poor acoustics may exist within schools, but BB93 sets out standards for:

Section 2 - Noise Control

Section 3 - Insulation from external noise - sound insulation between rooms

Section 4 - The design of rooms for speech

Section 5 - The design of rooms for music

Section 6 - Acoustic design and equipment for pupils with special hearing requirements

Build Energy can provide you with experienced consultants, who will work with your design team throughout the project. This requires early engagement to ensure that the requirements of BB93 will be met.

Our UCAS accredited engineers will then carry out pre-completion sound testing which will measure, ambient noise levels, reverberation time and sound insulation between rooms.

BREEAM Education

It is likely that a BREEAM Assessment will also be required for the new school building. We can ensure that credits are maximised in the Hea 13 (Acoustic Performance) and Pol 8 (Noise Attenuation) categories.

We can provide a full quotation for your requirements - just give us a call or send your enquiry form to us...

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Acoustic Design For Schools