Swegon: acoustics and HVAC – our health and productivity depends on it

From a HVAC perspective, at times we tend to neglect acoustics. In theory, any noise issues should be eliminated already when making the blueprints for the HVAC system, and if everything goes right, the system is designed, dimensioned and installed in a way that doesn’t cause disturbing noise. But in reality, there may be miscalculations and faulty installations. Even if everything works at commissioning, as refurbishments are made and tenants change, the acoustic environment may not be satisfactory any more. Since we do not measure the sound in rooms continuously – the way we often do with temperature – the feedback instead tends to arrive in the shape of tenant complaints about noisy indoor environments. But there are ways to avoid this.