ACOUSTIC WINDOWS
The effects of noise pollution are becoming a growing environmental concern, with even the noise of 70 decibels – the equivalent of outside traffic – can have an effect on people over a continued period of time. Pensher Skytech have developed acoustic windows to eliminate unwanted noise, particularly in high-volume areas such as airports and military sites. The glazed systems are designed to be indistinguishable from standard glazing and therefore can be used in both commercial and industrial environments.
PERFORMANCE
Acoustic glazing considerably reduces sound transmission, thus protecting the effects consistent sound can cause people such as damaging their psychological health, causing, high stress levels, tinnitus, hearing loss, and sleep disturbance.
Acoustic glazing works by bonding two or more sheets of glass with one or more acoustic inter-layers. This weakens and dampens the sound as it hits the glass. Pensher Skytech have developed acoustic windows that are laboratory tested and manufactured from steel with acoustic seals that can withstand significant volumes of sound, and can achieve a dB rating of 45 using glass rated at 49dB.
TESTING
Regulations, codes and initiatives have been introduced to apply a set level of acceptable noise in different buildings depending on their use and environment. The human ear can notice a change of just 3db, whilst an increase in pressure levels approximates in the doubling of loudness. It is therefore necessary to ensure that the correct acoustic window rating is put into its relative environment.
The standard of acoustic testing is UKAS BS EN ISO 10140. The window is tested in an accredited laboratory, where the level of sound that passes through the product from the source room to the receiving room is measured as a pressure to calculate sound insulation performance and is then expressed in the measurement, decibels.
APPLICATIONS
Pensher Skytech provide bespoke acoustic windows, manufactured in-house to both industrial and commercial environments. Our acoustic windows can withstand high volumes of noise and have been used in environments such as:
- Factory offices and enclosures
- Waste plants
- Energy plants
- Transport hubs
- Military sites
- Laboratories
- Police offices
- Commercial environments
- Industrial environments.
TECH SPEC
- Acoustic Performance of 45dB or STC 45.
- Manufactured using acoustic glass and steel frames with an insulating core.
- Powder coated finish in required colour.
- Internal and external applications.
- Supply and fits service.
- Welding by coded welders.
- Sound dead steel options for cladding of profiles.
- Performance combinations with blast, ballistic, fire, and gas seal specifications.
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