It’s all about the people

Acoustic Consultants – It’s all about the people

Acoustic Consultants are the foundation of our business at PDA. Our culture at PDA has always been to nurture and develop our people. Recruiting Consultants with a diverse range of experience has ensured the business has depth and strength with expertise across a wide area of acoustic planning, design and analysis.

Our Acoustic Consultants’ skills and experience

You can find out about each of our Acoustic Consultants by looking at Our Team, but we have also summarised below some of their areas of specialist knowledge and experience:

• Architectural acoustic projects including acoustic specification, design of large multi-tenancy mixed-use developments and design work for new-build schools
• Neighbourhood noise disputes and advice concerning noise-related statutory nuisance abatement notices
• Acoustic separation between spaces
• Acoustic junction detailing
• Acoustic measurement techniques including pre-completion testing for Building Regulations ADE and advice for achieving Building Regulations Approved Document E (ADE) approval
• Design of internal acoustics including 3D computer modelling of speech transmission and reverberation and using specialist simulation packages including CATT, Odeon, Bastian, CadnaA, Soundplan and Insul
• Investigation techniques to determine the cause of poor acoustic performance
• Specification of suitable remedial treatment to meet the project requirements
• Industrial acoustics including environmental impact assessment, noise control design, sound insulation testing, workplace noise assessment and product development

PDA’s Acoustic Consultants’ accolades

The Consultants at PDA have achieved individual success in their specialised fields, which brings a wealth of knowledge and specialism to the team. They don’t like to blow their own trumpets, but collectively they can boast a high level of achievement.  Our Consultants all have a level of membership of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA), some are ANC (Association of Noise Consultants) registered testers and many also hold an IOA Diploma. Amongst our team we also have a number of graduates at various levels including BSc & BEng, Masters degrees and PhDs. We are proud to employ authors of academic, conference & journal papers relating to acoustics and can provide expert witness services. Their level of commitment to studying this area of acoustics specialism demonstrates our consultant’s passion for their work. When Acoustic Consultants are passionate about their specialism that leads to high levels of client satisfaction.

To discuss how PDA Acoustic Consultants can help your development or building redesign, call us on 01925 759380.