What is noise insulation?
Noise insulation can be defined as methods, which are used to protect the buildings and the environment from the negative effects of unwanted noise. Buildings like music studios, concert halls are in need of protection from the outside noise and the outside world should be protected from the noise of generator rooms, water boosters or furnace rooms.
Is noise insulation necessary?
Negative effects of noise can lead to psychological and physical diseases among humans. Disturbing sound waves are one of the leading reasons of stress and attention deficit. Very loud environments can even lead to loss of hearing abilities or other health problems. Noise can also reduce the efficiency of the personal of an industrial facility. It can also lead to accident because of the attention deficit noise causes. Therefore noise insulation is very important for comfort and the efficiency.
Where are the fields of applications?
Noise insulation can be applied to
- Structures which are supposed to be protected from loud environments (Schools, hospitals, dormitories, hotels, residences, work places etc.)
- Structures which can has loud facilities such as generators, water boosters, furnace rooms, entertainment centers etc. )
- Structures which depend on noise conditions (cinema, theatre, concert or conference halls, TV or music studios etc.)
Which are the noise insulation materials?
Noise insulation materials are materials which can regulate the travel times of the sound waves by turning the sound energy into mechanical or heat energy.
Structural insulation
Applications for walls, pavements and roofs
Glass fiber, rock wool, wood wool, soft polyurethane based foams, melamine foam, felts, metal plates with holes, wooden plates with holes, gypsum panels with holes.
Pavement applications (only for dash noises)
Polyethylene, caoutchouc foam, textile surplus materials.
Insulated window units
Acoustic lamination window solutions.
Technical (industrial) noise insulation
Glass fiber, rock wool, polyethylene, polyurethane, caoutchouc foam, strings etc.