Acoustics
for schools and universities is a big sector of interest which has
led to new building codes and classroom designs in recognition of
this potential problem.
Extensive
studies show that students can (and do) receive better grades when
the learning environment has been acoustically treated, promoting a
stress free and focused learning environment.
Absorbing
reflections in a learning environment raises the level of
intelligibility of the instructor and helps students focus on ideas
being conveyed. This means their auditory system is not trying to
process, filter and block out irrelevant sounds and noises, allowing
the brain to focus all its processing power on the subject matter.
Acoustiblok
3mm is the solution for dramatically reducing sound transmissions
through school walls, ceilings and floors. The unique linear
attenuation that is created when Acoustiblok is added to plaster
board assemblies, provides enhanced noise isolation at frequency
ranges that plasterboard alone cannot achieve. Certain frequency
ranges are still evident with as many as four layers of plasterboard.
Acoustiblok
changes the internal damping of the wall not only adding essential
mass but also enhances the flexibility and stiffness, changing the
natural resonance of the structure. This is why a wall with
Acoustiblok has a more linear (without dramatic dips and peaks)
transmission loss than that of multiple layers of plasterboard or
hybrid plasterboard designs encompassing adhesives and other
variations.
Acoustiblok
can also be used in the fabrication of acoustical doors and HVAC duct
work. Windows will have to be engineered, project specific, and
supplied by a specialist manufacturer. When these areas of the
classroom are given the proper attention, the result will be "quiet
classrooms" conducive for learning!
Acoustiblok
Architectural panels can be utilized within a classroom to contour
the tonality and control the reflection build up that so easily
occurs in these fairly "live" environments. This will aid
in increasing the NIC & NC of the classroom. These panels are
available in many different colours and washable surfaces for ease of
maintaining.
