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Reduction of acoustic discomfort in a canteen by means of noise-reducing screens

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Published: 07 March 2023

ITS participated in the reduction of acoustic discomfort in a canteen by means of noise-reducing screens in the vicinity of Melun (France - Ile de France region).

The implementation of such soundproofing hardware (cf. claustras brochure) allows, in terms of acoustic performance of such a restaurant space, to combine two complementary effects:

• reverberation diminution, due to the sound absorption properties of their filling (the absorption coefficient is close to 100% at medium-high...

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Treatment of industrial noise by means of ventilated enclosures and acoustic screens

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Published: 02 February 2023

The treatment of industrial noise by means of ventilated enclosures and acoustic screens is a necessity in different contexts e.g. manufacturing, construction, extraction of raw materials (mines and quarries), supply of water and energy, in particular electricity - not only Establishments Classified for Environmental Protection - (ECEP) -:

• to guard the environment of an industrial site against the nuisance caused to the neighborhood by excessive noise levels^[1]
• to protect workers against...

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Improvement of the sound comfort of a restaurant room: school canteen

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Published: 04 January 2023

Improving the sound comfort of a restaurant room such as a school canteen is often required, when users (children taking their meals) and service personnel complain about poor acoustics, in relation to excessive reverberation, the sounds emitted during conversations, discussions (more or less animated), being reflected on the hard surfaces of the space considered, when it is insufficiently provided with materials capable of absorbing them:

• noise levels are increased, with everyone raising...

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