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Acoustics, Noise and Vibration Control
News Release from: Industrial Acoustics Company (IAC) | Subject: Heathrow Terminal 5 Project
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 July 2004
IAC Controls Noise At Heathrow Terminal
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IAC has secured a large HVAC attenuation contract from the British Airports Authority, for London Heathrow's Terminal 5.
From a starting value of £1/4m, as the construction project progresses, the design and scope of works are also increasing Europe's biggest construction project, the Terminal is already well underway and will open in 2008
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 2 Sep 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The terminal building has been dubbed an engineering masterpiece worthy of history's greatest, and will be the largest single span building in the UK: with a roof 39 metres high and a total floor space equivalent to 50 football pitches! That means a lot of air conditioning plant! Thanks to IAC's Gary Dawson, Mike Jackson and team, BAA and airline staff and the millions of travelling passengers passing through the terminal every year, will benefit from comfortable noise levels.
Gary Dawson, Business Manager Building Services, said: "We're supplying a range of noise attenuation solutions for the new terminal: acoustic panels and louvres around the plant rooms, and HVAC attenuators reducing noise from air conditioning systems throughout the main concourses.
A number of the HVAC plant rooms are 30m below ground level in the basement while the 'Concourse Chimneys' positioned throughout the large interior spaces, bring conditioned air to the main public areas.
When it's finished the building is going to be an engineering triumph and it's great to be a part of that." Several factors were instrumental in IAC securing the contract, primarily technical expertise and previous supply history with the airport contractors working on Terminal 5.
Once operational Terminal 5 will bring Heathrow's total flights to 480,000 flights a year, and up to 90 million passengers will be benefiting from IAC's noise control technology.
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