URSA publishes a guide dedicated to improving acoustic comfort

Intended primarily for professionals in design offices, construction economists, architects, acousticians, etc., this guide will also be of interest to experienced individuals wishing to limit or even eliminate noise pollution in their living space.

Noise, the leading source of nuisance in housing (1)

In terms of housing, acoustic comfort is an essential prerequisite for 59% of the population (2).

And for good reason, beyond comfort, noise is also and above all a health issue: according to a WHO study in 2011, noise linked to road and rail traffic causes, for example, 50.000 heart attacks and 200.000 cases of cardiovascular disease per year in Europe.

For homes subject to this type of nuisance, improving acoustic comfort is often fundamental for occupants. And in this area, insulation is a priority.

To facilitate and support this work, in a global approach, URSA has designed a new dedicated technical and practical guide.

"The Acoustic Guide", the guide published by URSA

Intended primarily for design offices, construction economists, architects, acousticians, etc., the new free guide published by URSA:

• Returns to the fundamentals of sound and noise: sound propagation, rules for adding noise levels, sound level scales, etc.
• Re-explains the principle of soundproofing a building: equipment noise, sound insulation, sound absorption coefficient, etc.
• Provides an update on the regulations in force in the field: regulatory texts according to building types (residential, education, health, hotels, etc.)
• Presents URSA acoustic solutions: acoustic attenuation indices for counter-partitions under metal frames, partitions, converted attics, floors, etc.

Thus designed, this complete guide will allow everyone to have, in a single document, all the essential information on the acoustic insulation of buildings.

Guide to download here

(1) TNS Sofres, 2010

(2) IPSOS / Qualitel 2014 survey