Allegro Acoustics helps school design teams achieve acoustic compliance with Department of Education Design Guides through specialist expertise in school acoustics, modular construction, sensory spaces and M&E plant noise.
Department of Education projects demand certified acoustic performance at handover. Failure is binary, you pass or you don’t.
Department of Education projects require certified acoustic compliance before handover. There is no grey area, if testing fails, you cannot hand over the building. Remediation at this stage is disruptive, expensive and programme-damaging.
School projects operate on tight, fixed budgets. Acoustic remediation after construction eats into already thin margins. Getting the specification right from the outset is the only cost-effective approach.
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and modular builds introduce unique acoustic challenges. Lightweight panel systems, service penetrations and junction details all require specialist acoustic knowledge to achieve compliance.
Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) and air-source heat pumps are now standard in school designs. Both introduce noise sources that must be carefully managed to avoid breaching internal noise criteria and disturbing adjacent neighbours.
We work alongside design teams from the earliest stage to ensure acoustic compliance is built in, not bolted on.
Complete architectural acoustic design for school buildings. We coordinate with architects, M&E engineers and contractors to ensure every element including walls, floors, ceilings, doors and services meet the required performance standard.
For new school developments or extensions requiring planning permission, we deliver noise impact assessments that address plant noise break-out, traffic noise and construction noise to support your application.
Pre-completion and completion acoustic testing to certify compliance with Department of Education requirements. We test airborne sound insulation, impact sound insulation and reverberation time across all critical spaces.
We have deep experience with modular and off-site construction for schools. We understand the acoustic challenges of lightweight panel systems and how to solve them during design, not after construction.
We get involved from tender preparation through design coordination to completion testing. Early involvement means fewer surprises and lower risk of failure at handover.
Our design approach is built around passing testing first time. We specify to achieve compliance, so you are not relying on best-case-scenario performance on test day.
We have delivered acoustic design and compliance testing for the PPP Lot 2 & 6 School bundles, including new-build primary and secondary schools, extensions and modular classroom buildings. Our involvement from bid stage ensures acoustic requirements are embedded in the design from day one.
Allegro excelled, achieving the performance by working with the architect to develop high-quality acoustic absorption solutions. Their attention to detail and proactive approach to resolving issues was exemplary.
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