Construction physics and technical acoustics

The service life of buildings and the comfort and well-being of residents within rooms are in many ways influenced by physical construction aspects. Thoughtful designs and solutions are therefore of considerable importance. Construction physics essentially include thermal protection, moisture protection, indoor air quality, as well as room and building acoustics (sound insulation).

Our services in detail...

...In classical construction physics

Analysis of visual comfort, natural light
Consulting in the field of thermal physics in accordance with the applicable standards (CH: SIA)
Static and dynamic thermal building simulation (eg software Tec tool IDA ICE)
Hygrothermal calculations and simulations: U-values, vapor diffusion, surface condensation, calculation of thermal bridges (Software WUFI and Flixo)
Energy balance
Creating variant studies for optimal solution (eg. method of heat generation, insulation variants, lighting, façade types, etc.)
indoor climate measurements: CO2, temperature, air and material humidity
component analysis using thermographic images (thermal bridges, floor heating, Bauteildurchfeuchtung)
calculation of heat demand (CH: according to SIA standard 380/1)
analysis of the thermal insulation in summer
Daylight calculations

...In building and room acoustics

Acoustic consultancy and planning for separating components within buildings
soundproofing evidence supporting building permits (CH: according to SIA 181)
Noise protection proofs
Industrial noise, conception of attenuation measures
Requirements of components (airborne sound insulation / structure-borne noise).
Building acoustic measurements: airborne sound, impact sound and noise from building services.
Room acoustics: Calculation and simulation of room acoustic parameters reverberation time and speech intelligibility
Room acoustic simulation and auralization with ODEON
3D noise propagation simulation
Vibration protection

...In energy planning and design:

Sectoral planning Minergie standards (MINERGIE®; MINERGIE®-A, MINERGIE®-P-ECO MINERGIE®)
Conceptual energy planning (energy, compactness, solar gains etc.)
Analysis, planning and monitoring of energetic building renovations
Expertise in renewable energies
Creating building energy performance certificates
Energetic proof
Energetic planning to verification
Energetic simulations

...in further services

consulting builders, planners selection
construction supervision and acceptance

YOUR CONTACT PERSON(S)

Christian Andre Müller

Head of Sustainable construction and construction physics department

Tel:+41 44 542 01 73
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