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Soundproofing Solutions for Home Cinema and Music Rooms
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Soundproofing Solutions for Home Cinema and Music Rooms

Discover how Ratio Seven’s soundproofing solutions can transform your home cinema or music room into the ultimate escape. Effective soundproofing isn’t just about adding material to walls; it involves absorbing mid and high frequencies, preventing noise escape, minimising vibrational impact, and separating structures to stop sound transfer. Ratio Seven recommends

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The Role of Airtightness in Achieving BREEAM Excellence
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The Role of Airtightness in Achieving BREEAM Excellence

Understanding how airtightness contributes to BREEAM Excellence is crucial for your construction project. Airtightness affects not just energy efficiency but also overall environmental performance, impacting things like reduced energy costs, enhanced comfort, and improved indoor air quality. BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) sets the benchmark for sustainable building

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Air Permeability Testing for Historic Building Renovations
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Air Permeability Testing for Historic Building Renovations

Renovating historic buildings can be challenging, particularly when dealing with air permeability, which affects energy efficiency and indoor air quality. Air permeability testing is crucial for identifying problem areas that need targeted interventions, ensuring improved energy efficiency without compromising the building’s historical and structural integrity. Common challenges include inconsistent building

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Managing Acoustics in Mixed-Use Urban Developments
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Managing Acoustics in Mixed-Use Urban Developments

In urban planning, managing acoustics in Mixed-Use Urban Developments is essential to create liveable and harmonious environments. You need to balance the diverse needs of commercial, residential, and recreational spaces within these multi-functional zones. At Ratio Seven, we recognise that each area has distinct acoustic requirements, presenting challenges such as

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Air Testing for Extensions: What Homeowners Need to Know
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Air Testing for Extensions: What Homeowners Need to Know

Air testing for extensions is a crucial process that measures the air permeability of your new extension, ensuring compliance with specific building regulations. This test helps identify potential leaks, confirming if your building envelope is properly sealed. Effective air tightness reduces energy consumption, minimises heat loss, and enhances indoor comfort

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Acoustic Challenges in Open-Plan Office Designs
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Acoustic Challenges in Open-Plan Office Designs

Open-plan office designs have surged in popularity, transforming modern workspaces into dynamic hubs of collaboration by minimising barriers and encouraging the free exchange of ideas. However, these open layouts come with acoustic challenges, such as increased noise from conversations and equipment, lack of privacy, and sound reverberation, which can negatively

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The Role of Airtightness in Achieving Passivhaus Standards
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The Role of Airtightness in Achieving Passivhaus Standards

Achieving Passivhaus Standards in construction begins with understanding the crucial role of airtightness. At Ratio Seven, we provide the expertise you need to meet these rigorous standards, ensuring minimal energy consumption, high thermal comfort, and optimal indoor air quality. By employing techniques like Blower Door Tests, we identify and eliminate

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SAP Calculations: Impact on Property Valuation and Marketability
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SAP Calculations: Impact on Property Valuation and Marketability

In the dynamic UK real estate landscape, property valuation relies heavily on accurate SAP (Standard Assessment Procedure) calculations. SAP calculations, measuring a home’s energy efficiency, significantly influence property value and marketability. Higher SAP ratings not only suggest lower utility bills and reduced carbon footprints, but also make homes eligible for

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Air Permeability and Natural Ventilation: Finding the Right Balance
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Air Permeability and Natural Ventilation: Finding the Right Balance

When designing modern buildings, achieving the right balance between air permeability and natural ventilation is essential for ensuring energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and occupant comfort. Air permeability refers to a building’s ability to allow air infiltration through its envelope, which is influenced by materials, construction quality, and design. Effective

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