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11th June 2014 – The Shortlist for the 2nd annual Association of Noise Consultants ‘Acoustic Awards’ has been revealed today.
The ANC (Association of Noise Consultants) awards promote and recognise excellence among UK acoustic consultants and raise the profile of the acoustics industry. The five awards are Environmental Acoustics, sponsored by Bruel & Kjaer; Architectural Acoustics, sponsored by Ecophon; Transportation Noise Control, sponsored by IAC; Sound Insulation, sponsored by Robust Details and Best Presentation, sponsored by Rockwool.
The Awards look for examples of work that displays innovation, and originality in acoustic design or approach to a particular project. Work must have been undertaken in the last two years but might not necessarily be complete. The consultancy must be in operating in the UK although the project may be elsewhere.
The judging is now complete and 12 entries have been shortlisted under the four categories for this year’s awards to be presented on Tuesday 24th June at the Crowne Plaza in Birmingham by Sarah Cruddas, former BBC science correspondent now reporting for Sky News and ITV.
Environmental Noise Assessment, sponsored by Bruel & Kjaer
• Wind Turbine Amplitude Modulation (Hoare Lea)
• High Speed Two – Sound Demonstrations (Arup Acoustics)
• Noise Levels from Road and Rail Sources for END (Hepworth Acoustics)
Architectural Acoustics, sponsored by Ecophon
• Fundacion Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon (Arup Acoustics)
• Radegund Hall, Cambridge (Max Fordham llp)
• Winsford E-ACT Academy (WSP)
Transportation Noise Control, sponsored by IAC
• Heathrow Ground Running Pens (Clarke Saunders Associates)
• Groundborne sound & vibration for high speed trains (Arup Acoustics)
• Park House, London (Hann Tucker Associates)
Sound Insulation, sponsored by Robust Details
• Racecourse Estate, Sunderland (Apex Acoustics)
• One Hyde Park, London (Clarke Saunders Associates)
• Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, LSE (Arup Acoustics)
Best Presentation, sponsored by Rockwool
All Shortlisted entrants will make brief presentations during the afternoon of 24th June. All 12 projects are eligible for this award which is decided by the votes of those attending. The winner is announced at the dinner.
About the ANC…
The ANC is the representative body for acoustics consultancies and currently has 116 member companies employing approximately 800 consultants. The ANC launched these awards to promote and recognise excellence among UK acoustic consultants and to raise the profile of the acoustics industry within different industry sectors, including contractors and to construction industry professionals.
Source: ANC
