Residential

The need for new residential development of greenfield and brownfield sites; the variety of accommodation including loft living, apartments, both high and low rise, and more traditional housing, all pose challenges to the design team and their acoustic advisors.

Providing new residences poses a range of challenges for developers. There are particular acoustic issues associated with brownfield and greenfield developments: differing accommodation types such as loft-living, apartments, live-work, high- and low-rise, and mixed-use developments.

We assess the suitability of sites in accordance with PPG 24 ‘Planning and Noise’, supporting our clients’ applications through the planning process, and advising on noise mitigation schemes to control transportation noise intrusion. Later in the project we assist with the acoustic design of the internal structures and partitions to meet the requirements of Approved Document E of the Building Regulations, Ecohomes or more recently, the Code for Sustainable Homes. Ten of our staff are accredited by the Association of Noise Consultants to undertake sound insulation pre-completion tests to demonstrate compliance of the construction in properties.

Other projects include:

• 100 Higgins Construction development sites, UK
• 30 Willmott Dixon Housing (now Inspace) development sites, UK
• Sites for George Wimpey, UK
• Sites for Kings Oak Homes, UK
• Hexagon, Family, Raglan and St Pancras Housing Associations Metropolitan, London and Quadrant Housing Trusts

Residential and Social Housing Projects

Sound Insulation Testing and Prices