Acoustic Design for Schools & Education

Good acoustic design in schools and universities directly affects the learning environment. Excessive noise and poor speech intelligibility reduce concentration and educational outcomes.

Building Bulletin 93 sets out the acoustic performance standards for school buildings, and compliance is assessed by building control.

Spectrum advises on acoustic design for new-build schools, academy conversions, university buildings and refurbishment projects.

We address sound insulation between teaching spaces, reverberation control in classrooms and communal areas, and noise intrusion from external sources and building services.

We work with architects and education clients from early design stages to ensure acoustic requirements are integrated into the building specification, reducing the risk of non-compliance at completion.

Projects include:

• Howard of Effingham, Effingham
• Sir John Lawes School, Harpenden
• Charterhouse School, Godalming
• Bedford School, Bedford
• St Mary Magdalene and St Stephens C of E Primary School, Paddington
• St John’s, Highbury Vale
• Elliot Hudson College, Leeds
• East Surrey College, Redhill
• Kings College Library, London
• Marjory Kinnon School, Bedfont
• University of Oxford Medical School Lecture Theatres
• Thames Valley School, Reading, for The National Autistic Society
• Coleg Llandrillo, Rhyl
• Infineum Centre, Manchester University