The 2024 Awards took place at the Annual Conference, on 3^rd July at the Crown Plaza, Birmingham, where the shortlisted entrants gave four minute presentations. The results were announced at a dinner that evening and the awards were presented by Tom Wrigglesworth.

The awards promote and recognise excellence among UK acoustic consultants and look for examples of work that displays innovation, and originality in acoustic design or approach to a particular project.

Building Acoustics (sponsored by CDM Stravitec)

WINNER – Cahill Design Consultants – Project Tusk

COMMENDED – Peninsular Acoustics – Watery Lane

See more about the winning entry here

Education and Office Buildings (sponsored by Getzner)

WINNER – Apex Acoustics – One Strawberry Lane

WINNER – Hoare Lea – Shireland CBSO Academy

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Cundall – FORA Bankside

See more about the winning entries – Apex

See more about the winning entries – Hoare Lea

Environmental Noise : Infrastructure (sponsored by AcSoft)

WINNER – RMP – Exxon Mobil, Fife Ethylene Plant

HIGHLY COMMENDED – RWDI – Construction Noise Simulation System

See more about the winning entry here

Environmental Noise : Non-Infrastructure (sponsored by ANV Measurement Systems)

WINNER – Red Twin Ltd – Lady’s Wood

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Hydrock Consultants – Porters 2.0

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Vibration Prediction and Control (sponsored by CMS Danskin)

WINNER – Hoare Lea – Cambridge House

HIGHLY COMMENDED – WSP – Maastricht UMC+

COMMENDED – Ramboll and ARM Acoustics – UCL Ear Institute

See more about the winning entry here

Acoustics for Inclusion (sponsored by the Institute of Acoustics)

WINNER – Arup – Aural Diversity Toolkit

COMMENDED – Apex Acoustics – One Strawberry Lane

COMMENDED – RWDI – Construction Noise Simulation System

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Sustainability (sponsored by Pliteq)

WINNER – Cundall – FORA Bankside

COMMENDED – Acoustic Consultants – Marjorie McClure School

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Innovation (sponsored by Mason)

WINNER – Apex Acoustics and Peninsular Acoustics – Open Windows

WINNER – Hoare Lea – The Life and Mind Building

WINNER – PDA Ltd – Hambleton Crematorium

See more about the winning entries – Apex and Peninsular

See more about the winning entries – Hoare Lea

See more about the winning entries – PDA Ltd

Best presentation (sponsored by Gramm Barriers)

Cahill Design Consultants – Project Tusk

Smaller Consultancies : The Patrick Shortt Award

Peninsular Acoustics – Watery Lane

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Judges

The judging panels are made up of consultants, academics, suppliers and those with specialist knowledge of each award category.  The 2024 judges are:

Sue Bird (chair of judges)

Ismail Alli-Balogun – Carterhatch Architectural Acoustics

Oliver Bewes – HS2

Abigail Bristow – Surrey University

Dave Clarke – SRL Technical Services

Trever Cox – Salford University

Stephen Dance – LSBU

Phil Evans – Savills

Clare Forshaw – Hearing Conservation Association

Adam Fox – Mason

David Garritt – S&D Garritt

Stewart Gilmore – Atkins

Daniel Goodhand – Goodhand Acoustics

Johannes Hagspiel – Getzner

Wes Highton – CMS Danskin

Aidan Hubbard – AcSoft

Sarah Huskie – CDM Stravitec

Lisa Lavia – Noise Abatement Society

Pam Lowery – RPS

Flavie Lowres – FIS

Jo Miller

Steve Mitchell – Mitchell Environmental

Hilary Notley – Defra

Tim Patzke – Pliteq

Russell Richardson – RBA Acoustics

Bridget Shield – LSBU

Paul Shields – Derby University

Ben Stagg – Stagg Architects

James Talbot – Cambridge University

Stephen Turner – ST Acoustics

Matt Torjussen – ANV Measurement Systems

David Waddington – Salford University

Somayya Yaqub – LB of Ealing

The awards sponsors are listed below