Tender/Bid Support
Acoustics, noise, vibration and air quality specifications set-out in formal Invitation To Tender (ITT) documentation can impose onerous and risk-loaded requirements on bidding designers and construction contractors. This is particularly common on large projects where the promoter, eventual operator or developer prefers to transfer compliance with project commitments and other risks onto the bidding contractors. […]
Building and Architectural Acoustics
Southdowns staff are experienced in providing acoustical design advice on major building projects through all of the RIBA stages. Such advice includes: the specification of building envelope sound insulation performance to achieve suitable internal ambient noise levels; party wall and floor / ceiling constructions; treatments to preserve communication privacy, speech intelligibility in room spaces (including […]
Expert Witness
Where litigation and planning applications cannot be resolved without resort to formal proceedings then the services of an expert witness are often required to provide independent technical advice at public inquiry or in court. Southdowns’ consultants have considerable experience in the preparation of technical evidence for courts, tribunals, informal hearings, arbitrations, adjudications, select committees and […]
Mitigation Design
Whether you are looking for engineered noise and / or air quality mitigation measures during feasibility, planning or design stages, or preventative / corrective measures using innovative management approaches, Southdowns provides a complete mitigation design service for all of our specialist disciplines. Southdowns’ consultants are experienced in the evaluation of mitigation scenarios for multiple noise […]
Modelling and Prediction
Southdowns’ utilises several proprietary and bespoke modelling software packages for the prediction of noise, vibration and air quality impacts. All packages used by Southdowns are approved for use under the company’s ISO 9001 certified Quality Management System and cover all aspects of the specialist services we offer including: Calculation of environmental noise levels arising from […]
Planning and EIA
Southdowns’ consultants have contemporary expertise on the development and application of methodologies and criteria for the assessment of environmental noise, vibration, dust and air quality impacts. We can provide comprehensive assessments in accordance with policies and standards at International, European, National or Local Authority levels. Staff have worked as part of multi-disciplinary EIA teams on […]