
Materials/Products Tested:
BUILDING ELEMENTS (Laboratory)
Separating elements including partitions, doors,
windows, walls, floors, facade constructions, other panels, ventilators,
grilles, cable raceways, etc.
Types of Test/Properties Measured:
Laboratory measurement of airborne sound insulation
of building elements
(The properties measured are the Sound Reduction
Index, Element Normalised Level Difference and related factors)
Standard Specifications/Equipment/Techniques
Used:
BS EN ISO 140-3:1995
BS EN ISO 717-1:1997
BS EN 20140-10:1992
ISO 140-10:1991
The Building Regulations 2000
Approved Document E:2003
Noise Insulation Regulations
(Schedule 1 Part III)
Materials/Products Tested:
BUILDING FINISHES (Laboratory)
Including ceiling panels, wall panels, carpets, curtains,
proprietary or purpose made sound absorbent materials, and other
room contents including seating, screens, and space absorbers.
Types of Test/Properties Measured:
Measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation
room
(The properties measured are Sound Absorption
Coefficients for plane absorbers or the Equivalent Sound Absorption
Areas for discrete objects)
Standard Specifications/Equipment/Techniques
Used:
Materials/Products Tested:
Standard Specifications/Equipment/Techniques
Used:
Materials/Products Tested:
Types of Test/Properties Measured:
Standard Specifications/Equipment/Techniques
Used:
BS EN ISO 354:2003
BS EN ISO 11654:1997
FLOORS AND FLOOR SYSTEMS (Laboratory)
Laboratory measurement of impact sound insulation
of floors
(The properties measured are the Normalized Impact
Sound Pressure Levels and related factors)
BS EN ISO 140-6:1998
BS EN ISO 717-2:1997
FLOOR FINISHES (Laboratory)
Laboratory measurement of the reduction of transmitted
impact noise by floor coverings
(The properties measured are the Reduction of Impact
Sound Pressure Levels caused by the floor covering and related factors)
BS EN ISO 140-8:1998
BS EN ISO 717-2:1997
Materials/Products Tested:
MACHINES (Laboratory)
Types of Test/Properties Measured:
Determination of noise emission from small movable
equipment/machines, based on sound pressure level measurements
in a reverberant field
(The property measured is the Sound Power Level)
Standard Specifications/Equipment/Techniques
Used:
BS EN ISO 3743-1:1995
Materials/Products Tested:
ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE BARRIERS (Laboratory)
Types of Test/Properties Measured:
Laboratory measurement of the acoustical performance of
barriers, both sound absorption and sound insulation
(The properties measured are the Sound Absorption Coefficients
and the Sound Reduction Index, with single figure ratings derived from
a specified traffic noise spectrum)
Standard Specifications/Equipment/Techniques
Used:
BS EN 1793-1:1998
BS EN 1793-2:1998
BS EN 1793-3:1998
Materials/Products Tested:
BUILDING ELEMENTS (Site)
such as partitions, walls, floors and facades
Types of Test/Properties Measured:
Standard Specifications/Equipment/Techniques
Used:
Field measurement of airborne sound insulation.
(The properties measured are Level Differences
and related factors)
BS EN ISO 140-4:1998
BS EN ISO 140-5:1998
BS EN ISO 717-1:1997
The Building Regulations 2000
Approved Document E:2003
Materials/Products Tested:
FLOORS (Site)
Types of Test/Properties Measured:
Standard Specifications/Equipment/Techniques
Used:
Field measurement of impact sound insulation of
floors between rooms.
(The properties measured are Impact Sound Pressure Levels
and related factors)
BS EN ISO 140-7:1998
BS EN ISO 717-2:1997
The Building Regulations 2000
Approved Document E:2003
Materials/Products Tested:
ROOMS (Site)
Types of Test/Properties Measured:
Standard Specifications/Equipment/Techniques
Used:
Field measurements of reverberation time
Indoor ambient noise levels from both external sources
& mechanical services
Building Bulletin 93
Materials/Products Tested:
MACHINERY (Site)
such as compressors, power generators, welding
generators etc
Types of Test/Properties Measured:
Determination of noise emission from machinery based on
sound pressure level measurements in a free field over a reflecting plane
(The property measured is the Sound Power Level)
Standard Specifications/Equipment/Techniques
Used:
BS EN ISO 3744:1995
Materials/Products Tested:
LAWNMOWERS (Site)
Types of Test/Properties Measured:
Determination of noise emission from lawnmowers based on
sound pressure level measurements in a free field over natural grass
(The property measured is the Sound Power Level)
Standard Specifications/Equipment/Techniques
Used:
ISO 11094:1991