The 38-page ‘Approved Document O Noise Guide’ lays out the requirements set down in the Building Regulations, focusing on overheating mitigation in new residential buildings.

A Working Group of industry experts from the ANC and IOA has worked on the advice, which sets out a method to demonstrate compliance to the Building Control Body of the noise constraints in Approved Document...

New guides have been published, explaining how the ANC’s members can use their skills to help society to take a softer step on the planet.

The Association’s sustainability committee has prepared two short sets of guidelines aimed at highlighting how acousticians can play a sustainable role in supporting biodiversity and in education.

Committee members hope the guidance, split into two key documents,...

One day conference

Wednesday 27 November, 15 Hatfields, London SE1 8DJ

• Launch of the Approved Document O Noise Guide: updated following feedback to the consultation on the draft published in July 2022.
• Overheating assessments to AD-O
• Consultation preview – major updates to BS 8233
• Proposed residential design guidance
• Sound insulation guidance
• Proposed sound absorption guidance

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Louise Beamish, Director of Acoustics at WSP, has been appointed Chair of the Association of Noise Consultants (ANC).

Elected to the role at the ANC’s recent annual general meeting, Louise takes over from Russell Richardson, and...

The ANC has produced a diversity and inclusion policy with the aim of promoting an inclusive workforce in acoustics, noise and vibration consultancies in the UK; and to ensure that the ANC is leading by example on diversity and inclusion through its own operations. The policy is available here.