A public building’s functional success largely hinges on incorporating comprehensive acoustic design from the outset of its planning. In classrooms, excessive ambient noise and poor speech intelligibility can adversely affect the learning process. In hospitals, unwanted sound can interfere with clients’ physiological and psychological well-being by reducing effective speech communication as well as
disturbing healthful rest and sleep patterns. For such reasons, many publicly funded projects require special attention to the acoustic design of new infrastructure facilities. Specifications take into account privacy, room noise level and other needs.

Typically, contractual requirements for P3 (public-private
partnership) funded buildings include acoustic criteria which
must be demonstrably met upon design and build completion. Unmet criteria usually results from construction defects or design omissions.
In addition to testing for acoustic compliance in completed
buildings, we can identify sources of high noise levels, as well as low sound insulation performance or insufficiently controlled reverberation. We can then devise mitigation measures to bring the acoustic performance within compliance limits.
Our experienced consulting engineer team provides acoustic
services throughout the design and construction of publicly and privately funded infrastructure projects. We offer expertise gained from working on correctional institutions, schools (elementary, secondary, post-secondary), laboratories, and health-care facilities.