Acouwood AB and Kuster + Partner AG (www.kusterpartner.ch) have been cooperating closely for some time. It is about the exchange of knowledge such as methods, research & development of essential knowledge and tools, as well as the refinement of skills. Kuster&Partner is a leading consulting company in Switzerland in the areas of building physics, including acoustics. Together we can now offer customers and architects' offices the bundled expertise from more than 30 years of timber construction from one single source, from the design to quality assurance during construction, in order to optimize the acoustic quality and energy performance. High sustainability goals and demands on a comfortable room climate combined with excellent acoustics are at the forefront of our advice. It means that we (Acouwood) broaden our source of knowledge regarding indoor climate (energy and humidity, for example) but also increase our presence in the center of Europe.
The cooperation enables us to accompany national and international projects in several languages and carry out energy and acoustic calculations and measurements at the highest level to help design optimal future buildings in terms of sustainability.
Combined services in the field of timber construction
In the association, we have a whole range of options and tools at our disposal for advising on optimal and sustainable buildings:
Building simulations for rooms or entire buildings to simulate various parameters such as temperature, humidity, or light
Simulations for the noise protection of roads, railways, airports, or industrial plants
Specialized tools and measurement methods for forecasting building acoustics down to 20 Hz
Experienced practitioners for the development and assessment of details in massive wood and lightweight construction
Extensive measuring equipment park to carry out the latest measurements available on the market. Especially in the field of building acoustics, we are not only able to carry out normal measurements according to the standard but also to check flanking sound (intensity and Kij measurements)
With Kuster&Partner test laboratories, we can develop lightweight components and building products such as windows/doors and measure them on a project basis.
We can offer our services in the following languages: German, English, Swedish, French.
If you have any questions regarding timber structures, please contact Klas Hagberg (Swedish, English, klas.hagberg@acouwood.com), Mr Thomas Kuster (German, English, thomas.kuster@kusterpartner.ch), Marco Kuster (German, English, marco.kuster@kusterpartner.ch) or Dr. Delphine Bard (French,English, delphine.bard @kusterpartner.ch).
*Cinema picture was kindly shared with us by Schwab Systems SA