Install of acoustic ceiling rafts and acoustic wall panels to reduce excessive reverberation
MCS Noise Assessments
Are you installing a domestic air source heat pump and stuggling with the MCS calculations? Let our team guide you through the process.
If you’re planning to install a new domestic air source heat pump under permitted development, you will need it to be compliant with MCS 020.
The MCS 020 scheme is designed to allow certified contractors to establish whether an installation meets permitted development requirements. This includes a desktop calculation procedure to determine whether the noise emissions are compliant with the MCS 020 guidance. There is detailed information on the calculation procedure, found here, these calculations can be completed by any person familiar with the installation and associated MCS guidance. If you are having issues our team can complete these calculations on your behalf.
If the desktop calculations show the proposed installation does not comply with the MCS 020 requirements. We can guide you through the mitigation options outlined within the MCS 020 to try and achieve compliance e.g. relocating the ASHP or screening.
If it is not possible to comply with MCS 020 guidance then a noise impact assessment in accordance with BS4142:2014 will be required. Give our team a call to discuss your project.
Recent Projects
Acoustic Consultancy Support through Planning Permission
Acoustic Consultancy Services for Barnsley Council alongside Purcell Architects.
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