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Effective sound control at low installed cost featuring a low profile design and error free installation. Kinetics Model IsoMax delivers the best performance for the fewest dollars spent to build noise control walls.
Where double-wall assemblies are used for high levels of sound control, it is often necessary to brace one wall against the other. Rigid bracing transmits sound through structural vibration and reduces performance. Kinetics manufactures a variety of resilient sway braces that provide the necessary intermediate wall support without the transmission of sound.
Sound energy on a wall will also propagate vertically into the floor and ceiling where it is rigidly attached. In noise-critical applications, wall isolation material supporting the base of the wall and resilient restraint brackets at the top of the wall will minimize these flanking paths for sound.
The question for the designer is often, "What fits my criteria for sound control and fire ratings while staying within the budget?"
Wall systems can be designed in a variety of ways to achieve higher STC, Sound Transmission Class, ratings. Double-wall construction provides total acoustical separation of the two walls with an air space which is typically filled with sound-absorbing insulation. This is very effective but takes additional floor space and is more costly than single-wall construction. Staggered stud walls are a compromise between double-wall and single-wall construction but sound “flanks” or is transmitted through the shared base plate and top plate. Resilient isolation elements can create the acoustical break necessary for high performance in a single-wall assembly. Kinetics’ products create this break while ensuring the wall isn’t “short-circuited” during the construction process, a common problem inherent with other methods of wall isolation.
