Spectra Tech can assist you in achieving privacy in your facility, no matter whether your noise source is conversations from people in a nearby office or residence, music, noise from building equipment, or noise from an exterior source.
Achievement of privacy in your facility is dependent on many inter-related design factors, and requires coordination of architectural, interior, mechanical, and structural design. There are many ways that we can approach the issue.
Spectra Tech can perform the following services as needed:
- Assist in determining and quantifying the privacy expectations, and the noise, vibration, and impact insulation reductions requirements of facility occupants
- Conduct Noise Criteria (NC) Curve, Field Sound Transmission Class (FSTC) and Field Impact Isulation Class (FIIC), and vibration performance testing on-site, per ASTM standards to determine current acoustical conditions at the site.
- Identify and quantify the sound level and frequency range of intruding speech, music, or equipment noise.
- Survey existing building construction, systems, and equipment in order to identify current privacy performance and deficiencies
- Rate the measured privacy performance of existing construction, or the predicted privacy performance of proposed construction, using recognized privacy rating standards.
- Identify opportunities and constraints pertaining to implementation of designs related to achievement of privacy, sound transmission class, and noise criteria.
- Present design architectural design and / or sound masking system design options that will result in the desired level of privacy.
- Assist in the preparation of bid & contract documents, including plans and specifications.
- Assist in preparation of budget estimates for materials, installation labor, and support services
- Identify and prequalify acceptable contractors
- Assist in bid and contract administration
- Performance post-construction testing to assist in fine-tuning the installation, assure contractor compliance with contract, and achievement of the the following contract requirements:
- Noise Criteria (NC) Curve background noise levels in all areas
- ASTC/FSTC Sound Transmission Class performance of demising walls, ceilings, interior doors, and windows
- OITC Outside to Inside Transmission Class performance of exterior building facades and facade elements
- AIIC/FIIC Impact Insulation Class performance of demising floor/ceilings
- Maximum vibration level of structural slabs, for areas where MRI or precision testing equipment will be installed.
