A Balanced Design Approach™

Implementing a noise control solution goes well beyond the acoustical engineering design, selection and installation of sound-absorbing and sound-blocking materials and equipment. The "lay of the land" also has to be considered - including for example, the distance and direction of the nearest residents (people as well as wildlife). To assist in implementing an optimal noise reduction solution, a "balanced design approach" is utilized, based on ATCO's proprietary acoustic wall and door assemblies and computer simulation models that analyze all noise sources and evaluate various industrial silencing approaches, in addition to an ongoing iterative "cost benefit" analysis. The end-result is a facility design that meets the customer's noise reduction, visual aesthetics and economic requirements.

One example of ATCO's Balanced Design Approach™ is Northland Power's 110 MW cogeneration plant in Iroquois Falls, Ontario, where the acoustical component of the plant design and construction contributed to less than one percent of the total plant cost. In an article published in the March 2000 issue of Power Engineering Magazine, Dino Gliosca, Northland Power's Manager of Development Engineering, said:

"Adding the acoustical elements did not add any time to the design or the construction schedule. In terms of noise performance, Iroquois Falls has had smooth sailing since going operational. You'd be hard pressed to know the plant was running, even when standing within 10 feet of the facility."

Performance Guarantee

Backed by our industry experience, ATCO Noise Management guarantees the acoustical compliance of its noise reduction products and each of its installed noise control systems. We are bonded and insured.