Methods for rating and assessing industrial and commercial sound
BS4142:1997 - Method for rating industrial noise affecting mixed residential and industrial areas is the British Standard used for assessing the likelihood of complaints from local residents should a new industrial noise source be introduced to the local area.
The industrial noise source can range from a single air conditioning unit, a kitchen extractor or a completely new factory. A BS4142 assessment is frequently requested by Local Authorities in the planning process to ascertain whether or not the proposed source will cause a nuisance to nearby residents.
Energy Acoustics will liaise with the local authority on your behalf to ensure that the acoustic assessment is specifically tailored to meet your needs and keeps the planning process as simple as possible with the noise survey providing recommendations for improvement as necessary.
BS4142 was updated in October 2014 and ‘BS4142:2014 Methods for rating and assessing industrial and commercial sound’ replaces the previous 1997 revision above.
Guidance on sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings
BS8233:2014 – Guidance on sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings deals with the control of noise from outside the building, noise from plant and services within it and room acoustics and suggests appropriate criteria and limits for different situations.
BS8233 is the British Standard regularly referred to by local authority planning departments to ensure that residents of proposed new build or refurbished developments have adequate noise insulation and are suitably protected from noise outside of their building in order to achieve, for example, reasonable sleeping/resting conditions.
We will liaise with the local authority on your behalf to ensure that the acoustic assessment is specifically tailored to meet your needs and our comprehensive noise report, following the acoustic survey, will support your planning application with recommendations for improvement or remedial measures as necessary.
