On October 22, Moscow, in the Troitsky Hall of the Marriott Grand Hotel, the International Conference "Acoustics in Architecture as an Element of High-Quality Construction" will be held
This is a joint event of the international group Knauf, the Moscow Architectural Institute (MARHI), the Research Institute of Building Physics (NIISF) and the Union of Moscow Architects (SMA). During the day, Russian and foreign experts will discuss the current state and future of construction science and practice in the light of the creation of modern conditions for acoustic comfort. The conference may be of interest not only to specialists in the construction industry, architects, designers, but also environmentalists, musicians, film and sound industry figures, as well as a wide range of high-quality sound lovers.
Over 130 people from 9 countries, including Germany, Denmark, Italy, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, have registered to participate in the conference. The four sessions will discuss various aspects of acoustics in the human environment. "Acoustics in cultural structures", "Acoustics in the construction of transport structures" - topics of reports of the widest interest. The conference will also discuss issues of differences in approaches to the required acoustic comfort in different countries, issues of education and training of professional architects who are ready to solve complex acoustic problems. It also contains interesting practical examples of four-dimensional modeling in construction, the nuances of assessing the acoustic properties of premises, the quality and decorative properties of surfaces in terms of acoustic comfort.
The sessions will be moderated by Hans-Ulrich Hummel, head of the market management of the international KNAUF group, who for a long time headed the R&D department of the Knauf group, Nikolai Shumakov, president of the Union of Moscow Architects and Nikolai Shchepetkov, head of the Department of Building Physics at the Moscow Architectural Institute. Co-owner of the international group Knauf Nikolaus Knauf, Elena Nikolaeva, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Housing Policy and Housing and Utilities, Alexander Kuzmin, President of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences (RAASN) will address the guests with a welcoming speech.
Professor Hans-Ulrich Hummel will open the conference with a presentation on the fundamentals of the changes that sound undergoes in single and multi-layer structures of various types, will talk about new European requirements in the field of sound attenuation, their perception by experts and a wide range of consumers.
Nikolai Shumakov, President of the Union of Moscow Architects, Chief Architect of the Metrogiprotrans Institute, will talk about the design and construction of Terminal A at Vnukovo International Airport, including what acoustic solutions were used to create comfortable conditions for passengers and guests of the complex. Even before the construction of the new airport complex began, the first underground railway terminal in Russia was opened, which allowed passengers arriving from the Kievsky railway station in Moscow to get directly to the airport building, while the station's interior became an integral part of the terminal, in which the level of comfort, including acoustic, as close as possible to the indicators inside the airport. The surface of the walls of the station was divided into uniform sections of protruding and falling planes, and sinuses were formed between the ceiling panels, behind which the surface of the reinforced concrete walls was covered with acoustic mats, which muffle the sound entering these gaps. Also, in the decoration of walls and ceilings, a combination of composite panels with perforated metal panels was used, which also reduced the sound reflecting ability of most of the station's surfaces. Due to strict safety requirements and for practical reasons of maintenance and operation, a large number of non-combustible materials - granite, glass and metal - are used in the passenger part of the airport terminal, which are not the best materials for absorbing sound, on the contrary, they perfectly reflect it. Therefore, special ceilings were designed, which have different configurations depending on the type of room and absorb sound well. All office premises of the terminal have KNAUF-Acoustics acoustic ceilings.
"The acoustic design of halls today is based on a rational choice of modern innovative sound-absorbing and sound-reflecting materials that form the basis of enclosing walls, partitions, ceilings, suspended acoustic ceilings," Nikolai Schepetkov, head of the Department of Building Physics of the Moscow Architectural Institute, writes in the annotation to his report. Therefore, the study of sound-absorbing materials and structures, along with an understanding of the main characteristics of the sound field and the design of auditoriums for various purposes, are components of the course in architectural acoustics at the Moscow Architectural Institute, the necessary knowledge for a modern architect. Until recently, a student - a future architect - performed acoustic design or acoustic analysis in the abstract form of 2D-dimensional models on the basis of lecture and practical material, mainly using graphical constructions of the propagation paths of direct and reflected sound, while the practice of diploma design indicates the urgent need to master the elements of spatial environmental acoustic design with the use of computer three-dimensional models with the widespread use of modern materials and structures.
Among the reports at the conference is the presentation of the Italian architect Jean Carlo Magnoli Bocci of three projects at once: in Cremona, Bergamo and the city of Vinci near Florence (the birthplace of the great Leonardo). The first is the creation of a unique acoustic laboratory serving not only the fields of science and education, but also the industry of the production of musical instruments. Cremona is the birthplace of the most famous violins. Here Amati, Stradivari and Guarneri created their masterpieces. The acoustic laboratory enables modern craftsmen to compare the sound of their instruments with their great predecessors, to refine them in order to achieve and surpass them. The Bergamo project is an ambitious social housing project that meets the highest sustainability and energy efficiency requirements. Independent test experts estimate that these houses will consume 18 kWh per square meter per year, while the acoustic efficiency of the building envelope averages 52 dB. This is a unique indicator for this class of housing in Italy. The goal of the third project is to create buildings and a city of the future in the homeland of the great Italian inventor and scientist Leonardo da Vinci in Florence for the 500th anniversary of his death in 2019.
Among the projects carried out using Knauf solutions, in which complex acoustic tasks were posed to the builders,you can also note the building of the Federal Chancellor's Office in Berlin, the main European office of the international car manufacturer Hyundai in Offenbach, the congress center in Darmstadt, many educational and religious institutions in Europe, as well as the railway station in Adler, built for the 2014 Olympic Games. the lecture hall of the St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, the Moscow International House of Music, the new stage of the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, the Senate Hall of the Republic of Uzbekistan and many others.
A wide range of systems for solving various acoustic and decorative tasks is formed by both KNAUF dry construction products and the products of the group's partner companies - Knauf Insulation, Knauf Riesler and Knauf Danoline.
Frame-sheathing structures using various KNAUF panels and sheet materials are not only able to create a decent barrier to external noise, but also to solve the problem of sound absorption in the room. When creating structures, the main emphasis in sound insulation tasks is placed on combining the minimum thickness of the structure with the maximum achievable sound insulation. Knauf Danoline interior acoustic panels are extremely interesting. They are interesting in that their acoustic properties cover the entire range of applicability for all types of rooms and complex geometric shapes of ceiling decoration.
Knauf regularly holds conferences and symposia in Russia devoted to topical and non-trivial issues of construction science and practice, attracting leading research centers and professional associations as partners. Among the topics of the events already held: "High-rise construction", "Earthquake-resistant construction", "Eco-sustainable construction", "Low-rise construction", "Construction of sports facilities and infrastructure."
Conference program and registration
