Spectrum provides vital real-time vibration monitoring services to contractors on construction and demolition projects

13 March 2020

Contractors are often required to undertake vibration monitoring during construction or demolition projects in order to ensure there is no damage to sensitive structures […..]

Road tanker loading line jumps off supports on start-up due to pressure surge from vapour cavity collapse

28 November 2019

This project provides a typical example of how Surge Analysis can be used to solve a potentially dangerous problem on a Petrochemical Plant […..]

Spectrum Acoustic Consultants Ltd routinely carries out planning and BREEAM assessments for speculative multi-unit industrial warehouse schemes comprising Class B1, B2 and B8 uses

30 September 2019

Spectrum are often approached by clients who wish to prepare a planning application for a speculative industrial warehouse scheme and where a noise impact assessment or the pursuit of BREEAM credits forms part of the acoustic design process […..]

Spectrum Fluid Dynamics complete API 618 Design Approach 3 (5th Edition) Pulsation Study for large Howden Thomassen Reciprocating Compressor

14 June 2019

Spectrum were pleased to be asked by Howden Thomassen Compressors (HTC) to undertake a full API 618 Design Approach 3 (5th Edition) Acoustic and Mechanical Pulsation Study for the SASREF Project, Saudi Arabia […..]

The Challenge for the Office Acoustic Consultant: Wanted vs Unwanted Speech

28 February 2019

Spectrum routinely act as an office Acoustic Consultant; either providing valuable input early in the design stage, or diagnostic testing and remediation advice for existing problematic offices […..]

Acoustic Design of PAGA and PAVA Systems

15 October 2018

Public Address General Alarm and Voice Alarm (PAGA/PAVA) systems may have to convey vital safety information, often in hazardous work areas where lack of clarity could have catastrophic consequences. So why are so many systems barely audible and what is the key to achieving good speech intelligibility? […..]

BREEAM Hea 05 and Pol 05: Noise and Acoustic Issues in Relation to Car Showrooms and Dealerships

19 June 2017

Spectrum has worked with Meda International and BDB Design Build, as well as XLB Projects, on a number of car showroom developments across the country for Audi, JLR, Volvo, and Kia, being involved both at the planning stage as well as assisting with achieving BREEAM credits. In relation to noise and acoustics, credits under BREEAM sections Pol 05 and Hea 05 are often sought […..]

Spectrum provide acoustic design advice on successful planning application

14 June 2017

Galliard Homes wanted to develop a former car dealership site at Merrick Road in Southall for housing. The site is near some busy roads, and not far from Southall Railway station and though not especially noisy, did need careful acoustic design as part of the planning permission […..]

Spectrum invited on architectural visit to education sites in Scandinavia

03 May 2017

Principal Consultant, Nick Treby, of Spectrum was invited by Saint-Gobain Ecophon UK to provide acoustic insight on an architectural visit to several education sites in Sweden and Denmark. The trip was for architects and related fields, so included project managers and an FFE specialist […..]

Vibration Induced Fatigue in Piping

28 April 2017

Spectrum has a long history of pipework vibration studies through the 100’s of API618 studies carried out for reciprocating compressor installations over the past 28 years. More recently the Energy Institute “E I Guidelines for the Avoidance of Vibration Induced Fatigue Failure in Process Pipework” has brought together the consideration of all potential vibration mechanisms as part of a single process which can be carried out for new or existing process pipework installations […..]