Flat Roof Acoustic Reference Guide

Product catalog summary

Introduction
Modern flat roof systems are crucial in managing noise within buildings, especially in urban areas where noise pollution from traffic, construction, and air traffic is prevalent. ROCKWOOL Flat Roof systems are designed to significantly reduce unwanted noise, enhancing comfort in various building types such as schools, healthcare facilities, offices, leisure venues, and industrial sites.

Schools
Noise and poor acoustics can negatively impact academic performance, classroom management, and teacher health. The UK Department for Education's Building Bulletin 93 (BB93) sets acoustic performance standards for schools, which ROCKWOOL systems can meet, reducing noise intrusion and enhancing learning environments.

Healthcare
Good acoustic design in healthcare facilities, as outlined in the Health Technical Memorandum 08-01, is vital for patient recovery and staff working conditions. ROCKWOOL systems help create healthier acoustic environments in these settings.

Offices and Commercial Properties
Located in noisy urban areas, commercial properties benefit from ROCKWOOL's acoustic insulation, which helps create distraction-free environments, boosting employee productivity.

Leisure Facilities and Entertainment Venues
In venues like theatres and concert halls, acoustic design focuses on sound quality. ROCKWOOL systems help control sound levels to meet design requirements and enhance audience experience.

Industrial and Manufacturing Facilities
These facilities often generate noise pollution. ROCKWOOL solutions reduce sound escape, minimizing environmental impact and supporting planning applications.

Additional Benefits
ROCKWOOL products offer superior fire resistance, stable thermal performance, vapour permeability, and sustainability.

Complete ROCKWOOL Acoustic Systems
ROCKWOOL systems provide airborne sound reduction levels of 40-50dB, suitable for various projects. Performance data for sound reduction and rain noise intensity is provided, based on a warm flat roof construction with specific components like steel decks and vapour control layers.

Sound Absorption
ROCKWOOL Acoustic Infill systems demonstrate effective sound absorption across various frequencies, with test results showing a Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) of 0.9 and an absorption classification of Class C.

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Flat Roof Acoustic Reference Guide

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Flat Roof Acoustic Reference Guide Flat Roof Acoustic Reference Guide Complete ROCKWOOL 4 Introduction 8 Complete ROCKWOOL Acoustic Systems Acoustic Flat Roof System used at Stopsley High School to achieve rw 44dB

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Flat Roof Acoustic Reference Guide Introduction As part of the building envelope modern flat roof systems play an important part in controlling noise that can either enter or leave the building. Flat Roof Acoustic Reference Guide ROCKWOOL can provide a number of tested solutions which achieve the requirements of BB93. As today’s buildings are often located in built up areas, unwanted noise from road, rail, construction sites and air traffic all have the potential to disrupt our home, work and learning environments. ROCKWOOL Flat Roof systems significantly reduce unwanted noise and support in...

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Flat Roof Acoustic Reference Guide Flat Roof Acoustic Reference Guide Many Other Benefits Offices and Commercial Properties Many of today's commercial properties are located in heavily built up areas and therefore prone to many types of noise pollution. Effective ROCKWOOL Flat Roof acoustic insulation can support in creating a distraction-free environment, making employees more productive. Leisure Facilities and Entertainment Venues Acoustic design is not always about stopping the transfer of sound. In theatres, concert halls and stadiums it is often about the quality of the acoustic performance...

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Flat Roof Acoustic Reference Guide Complete ROCKWOOL Acoustic Systems With airborne sound reduction levels ranging from 40-50dB complete ROCKWOOL flat roof acoustic systems provide an array of high performance options suited to any project. The following tables provide performance data for both airborne sound reduction and rain noise intensity in line with thermal performances ranging from 0.25 - 0.14 W/m2K. Flat Roof Acoustic Reference Guide The acoustic data shown in both tables is based on a warm flat roof construction which includes the following components: ■ 0.7mm Steel Deck ■ Vapour Control...

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Flat Roof Acoustic Reference Guide Flat Roof Acoustic Reference Guide SOUND ABSORPTION ROCKWOOL System: ROCKWOOL® Acoustic Infill The values shown are actual test results as shown in Test Report: C/06/5L/3434/2. The acoustic data shown is the result of testing that was carried out on a warm flat roof system which included the following components: ■ 0.7mm Tata D60 Perforated Deck (13% open area) ■ ROCKWOOL® Acoustic Infill ■ 0.22mm Vapour Control Layer ■ 210mm ROCKWOOL Hardrock ■ 1.5mm Single-Ply Membrane HARDROCK® Multi-Fix (DD) Underlay

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