interiors
Creating a calm, quiet learning environment
thermal solution that would meet the project’s low energy credentials and a robust durable waterproofing system that would safeguard the building from defect for many years to come. Working in close partnership with roof
waterproofing membrane designer and manufacturer, Axter, and Axtershield Installer / roofing contractor, Avonside Group, Rockwool has successfully met all the challenges on the project using its Hardrock® Multi-Fix Dual Density (DD) board. Avonside has fitted over 3000 sqm of
Rockwool 105mm Hardrock® Multi-Fix (DD) insulation board at Anderson School complete with an equivalent quantity of 150mm Hardrock Multi-Fix Underlay and Axter’s Excel® Roof System to deliver comprehensive and effective acoustic, fire safety and thermal insulation performance. At Anderson School, the total thickness
of 255mm is capable of delivering a noise reducing performance of Rw 40dB whilst still satisfying the 0.15 W/m²K thermal specification for the project. Hardrock® Multi-Fix DD board’s
impacting negatively on the academic performance of students. The National Autistic Society Anderson School and Enterprise Campus, a major new-build, autism-specific facility in Chigwell, Essex, installed effective sound reducing insulation to address this priority issue. The result; a calm, productive and quiet learning environment for all students. The school has students from the ages
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of 11-19 in attendance, where the skills for life and employment are at the heart of the curriculum. Mark Lever, Chief Executive at The
National Autistic Society, said: “Our ambition is to transform the lives of autistic young people and our aim for this
XTERNAL, ambient noise can be a major headache for schools, causing distraction, disruption and, at worse,
campus is that every child that leaves school will go into meaningful paid employment or other activity. “As a result, the wellbeing of autistic
children and young people is at the heart of the National Autistic Society’s Anderson School and Enterprise Campus. From small class sizes to purpose-built calm rooms, and therapy rooms, we’ll make adjustments to each student’s environment to help them reach their full potential.” Project designers and specifiers, RMA
Architects, recognised the role that effective sound insulation could play in helping to meet this objective for the school. The school’s contemporary, low level design features extensive areas of flat roofing which could prove susceptible to noise ingress from heavy rainfall. At the same time, they required an efficient
performance eliminates the need for additional layers to be installed to meet flat roof acoustic specifications, thus reducing the complexity of installation at Anderson School, saving time and cost. Gary Simm, Principal of the National
Autistic Society’s Anderson School, said: “Many children and young people on the autism spectrum really struggle in mainstream school, sometimes ending up spending long periods out of education. The National Autistic Society believes that no-one should ever be written off and we want to give them the social and work skills they need to find meaningful work or go into higher education.”
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