Acoustical Design Process
Programming
Understanding client’s vision
Schematic/ conceptual Design
Establishing a design criterion
Sound Insulation
Establish acoustical criteria for each adjacency types
Determine room locations and adjacencies
Provide outline of partitions, floors, ceilings
Identify acoustic doors, windows, or floating floors
Noise and Vibration Control
Establish noise level criteria
Identify mechanical equipment locations
Provide noise and vibration control guidelines
Room Acoustic
Establish room acoustic criteria
Determine room volumes and shape dimensions
Determine minimum percentage area of Acoustic material and absorption performance
Broad discussion of room finishes
Noise and Vibration Control
Develop preliminary audio systems description
Budget estimation for audio system
Design Development
Detailing the design
Sound Insulation
Provide partition details
Provide acoustic door, window, floating floor, ceiling details
Provide intersection detail
Provide layout for acoustic material
Noise and Vibration Control
Perform acoustical calculations as per MEP engineer’s drawings
provide recommendations for acoustical treatment
Provide duct and pipe penetration treatment details
Room Acoustic
Acoustic Review of interior designer intent
Determine acoustic material and locations
Provide layout for acoustic material
Discuss room finish options
Noise and Vibration Control
Provide preliminary locations and sizes of audio system speaker
Provide schematic single line diagram of audio system
Refine audio systems budget
Submit bill of quantity of the system
Construction & tender Administration
Implementing the design
Sound Insulation
Prepare submittal review list
Review architect construction drawings and documents
Review architectural contractor submittal shop drawings and tender documents
Noise and Vibration Control
Prepare submittal review list
Review mechanical engineer construction drawings and documents
Review structural engineer construction drawings and documents
Room Acoustic
Prepare submittal review list
Review interior designer construction drawings and documents
Review Interior contractor submittal shop drawings and tender documents
Noise and Vibration Control
Prepare audio systems bid documents (drawings and specification)
Review system integrator submittal shop drawings and tender documents
Construction process
Supervising the design
Sound Insulation
Perform site inspection and prepare punch list
Noise and Vibration Control
Perform site inspection and prepare punch list
Room Acoustic
Perform site inspection and prepare punch list
Noise and Vibration Control
Perform site inspection and prepare punch list
Post-construction
Assessing and conforming the design
Sound Insulation
Measure partition sound insulation performance for conformance to criteria
Make recommendations if necessary to resolve problems (if any)
Noise and Vibration Control
Measure background sound levels for conformance to criteria
Make recommendations if necessary to resolve problems (if any)
Room Acoustic
Measure RT60 and other room acoustic parameters
Make recommendations if necessary to resolve problems (if any)
Noise and Vibration Control
Tune the audio system and verify speaker aim and positioning, settings,and controls
Make recommendations if necessary to resolve problems (if any)
