Auralex, Conwed, LEED, Fire Ratings

Cody Olson, Lindsay Wendt, Jack Streibich

Auralex Room Analysis

● Analyzes rooms based on dimensions, materials, issues, and overall layout of the room

● Suggest treatment options and offer to sell the materials that would improve the room

Auralex

Auralex Results● Recommended the use of broadband

absorption and bass trapping in the corners● Bass trapping takes the movement of air, the

energy, and runs it through the material where some of that energy is released due to friction which causes a loss of amplitude.

● Broadband panels absorb sound to eliminate unwanted reflections

Auralex Results Continued

● There will be a large range of frequencies in the room, so diffusion would be very difficult to focus on

● The sound could originate from anywhere, so it is important to get even distribution of treatment

Conwed

● Branch of Owens Corning that will help design new buildings with acoustic needs.

● They sell materials as well as help with design.

● Essentially the same idea as Auralex

LEED Certification

● Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

● By satisfying certain prerequisites, buildings earn points to achieve different levels of certification

● Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council

LEED Certification

● A third-party review that proves to people involved in your building you have reached your environmental goals.

● LEED certification saves money in the long haul by not having to update materials and methods as the years go.

Fire Rating Class

● The 706 panels we are using have a flame spread of 25, and a smoke developed of 50.

● This is in the Class B ranking. ● The fabric we are covering the panels with is

a Class A● The requirement for small enclosed rooms

with sprinklers is Class C

Flame Spread and Smoke Developed

● Flame Spread is the surface burning characteristics of building materials

● Smoke Developed is the concentration of smoke a material emits as it burns.

Bibliography

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"LEED Certification | U.S. Green Building Council." LEED Certification | U.S. Green Building Council. N.p., n.d.

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