Written by the OSGT engineering team in Dubai — how acoustic ratings work, how to select noise barriers and doors, and how to install and isolate systems correctly on UAE and GCC projects.
NRC measures absorption inside a room. STC measures how much sound a construction blocks between rooms. Specifying the wrong one is the single most common acoustic mistake on UAE fit-out projects.
Read articleBarrier performance is geometry first, material second. Get the height and length wrong and no panel specification will save the design.
Read articleMost underperforming acoustic installations are not product failures. They are mounting failures — no air gap, poor coverage or the wrong distribution across the room.
Read articleAn acoustic door is a system: leaf, frame, seals, threshold and installation. Buy the leaf alone and you have bought a heavy door, not an acoustic one.
Read articleGym drops, footfall and studio bass all travel through the structure. Airborne treatment cannot touch them — only mechanical isolation can.
Read articleMEP noise complaints are usually not about the equipment. They are about how the equipment was mounted.
Read articleOpen-plan offices in Dubai live or die by their acoustics. This guide compares the panel types consultants actually specify — and what each one costs in performance terms.
Read articleSoundproofing costs vary more than almost any other fit-out trade, because the price follows the target — not the room size. Here's how to budget realistically.
Read articleMEP plant is the most common source of noise complaints on UAE buildings — and one of the most solvable. The fix is almost always a combination, never a single product.
Read articleA mosque must carry the unamplified and amplified voice clearly to every worshipper — in a large, domed, hard-surfaced volume. That is one of the hardest acoustic briefs in the region.
Read articleNoise is the top source of negative hotel reviews worldwide. In GCC hospitality, guest-room isolation is a brand decision as much as an engineering one.
Read articleThe open-plan office fails when you can understand every conversation around you. The fix is a system: absorb, block, cover — in that order of priority.
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