SPACE PERFECTION WITH ADDED ACOUSTIC PRIVACY

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Gibca’s office partition system transforms workspaces into an agile and fully functioning environment. Our Office Partition Systems has been successfully installed in corporate office, educational buildings, sports stadiums, hospitals, shopping malls, oil/gas services, hospitality sector, and airports. The versatility of this product in combination with the visual appeal, functionality, safety, and durability makes it a perfect fit for various buildings and establishments. With the growing trend of open concept spaces, there is a focus on creating designs that provide flexibility and agility. Our office partitions adapt to the changing needs but also provide exceptional acoustic properties. It creates a professional acoustic environment that effectively absorbs mid-high frequencies projected through closed spaces.

Exova Group Limited  is a wholly owned subsidiary of Clayton Dubilier and Rice. Exova is the world’s largest provider of testing services employing over 4,000 staff in 130 laboratories worldwide (UK, Europe, North America, Asia, Asia Pacific and the Middle East) and offering a very wide and diverse range of testing services. Gibca collaborated with Al-Futtaim Exova, Façade Testing and Advisory Services to conduct laboratory testing of Partition Wall Systems. The tests were carried out to determine the acoustic performance of the partition wall systems with respect to sound transmission.

The sound transmission test was conducted in accordance with the American Standard, ASTM E90-09 (Reapproved 2016) “Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission Loss of Building Elements”. ASTM E90-09 specifies laboratory methods for measuring the airborne sound insulation of building elements including walls, doors, windows, façade elements, and façades.

The test methods were in accordance with the following standards:

  1. Acoustic            ASTM E90-09 (Reapproved 2016)
  2. Acoustic            ASTM E413-16
  3. Acoustic            ASTM C423-17
SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS REPORTS FOR THE PARTITION WALL SAMPLES
SAMPLE NO.SAMPLE DESCRIPTIONSTC.dB
DA2728A

G9T Double Glazed Frameless Partition

43

DA2728C

G10 Solid Partition

42

DA2728E

G10 Double Glazed Partition

44

This industry certification provides our clients with the assurance that the product has been through rigorous industry standard testing that will prevent future issues such as flanking paths. It also gives our clients further confidence in our team’s workmanship, along with our product’s supreme design and performance.

Acoustics is a science. Achieving freedom from distraction requires teamwork among the acoustical consultant, the architect, the general contractor, the partition installer and all other trades. When approached as a team effort, the result can be spectacular.

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