AN online acoustic calculator that helps architects and other specifiers check ceiling product performance against acoustic standards in three steps has been launched by manufacturer Zentia.
In the first of the steps, the calculator automatically finds the target reverberation time of the chosen room type, so users do not need prior knowledge of the building standard.
Step Two adds the room dimensions and apertures, and the wall, floor and ceiling construction materials, before the user selects a ceiling tile, canopy or baffle to benchmark against their chosen building standard.
The final step allows users to review the information they have submitted before the result report shows if their chosen ceiling product meets their target reverberation time.
Zentia added that its acoustic calculator also allows the user to view technical details and sustainability information, order a sample, contact the firm’s specification team for a consultation, and add their chosen product to an NBS specification.
Carl Davison, Zentia’s commercial technical manager, said, “Our new acoustic calculator has been designed to be more inclusive and user friendly, as anyone can use it with minimal prior knowledge.”
Zentia specification manager Michael Anderson added, “An acoustic calculator of this capability has long been on the wish list of our specifier customers and we are delighted to have gone above and beyond to deliver for them.”
