Construction Specifier
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Fortunately, there is a wide variety of acoustical materials and products available to help alleviate the noise and create an acoustic balance in any type of space. Some products are designed to reduce the transmission of sound from one area to another while other products or materials help to absorb sound in specific areas.
Construction Specifier
JUNE 30, 2021
When DCA3 was first published, it is likely many I-joists did indeed satisfy all these requirements but, over the years, manufacturers have improved their technologies and found ways to get better performance out of less material. Fiberglass insulation, whether blown-in or blanket, is perhaps the most used material for this application.
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Construction Specifier
OCTOBER 5, 2020
By leveraging multiple concrete types and the time-tested principles of Roman arch design, T-SLAB is capable of delivering all the advantages of the industry’s most effective building materials in a single, cost-effective, and 100 percent precast solution. Impact isolation class (IIC) rating: 33. Slab weight: 50 kg (109.5 Fire rating.
Construction Specifier
JUNE 8, 2020
By leveraging multiple concrete types and the time-tested principles of Roman arch design, T-SLAB is capable of delivering all the advantages of the industry’s most effective building materials in a single, cost-effective, and 100 percent precast solution. Impact insulation class (IIC) rating: 33. Sound test results. Fire rating.
Construction Specifier
APRIL 30, 2021
One of these is to achieve greater vertical noise isolation—the acoustic ceiling panels suspended below the concrete slab should: be made of a certain material, such as wet-felted mineral fiber; have a certain minimum weight, for example, 5 kg/m 2 (1 psf); and. earn a minimum ceiling attenuation class (CAC) rating of 35.
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