Varifold and the Science of Sound.
Do you hear what I hear?
With today's growing need for space due to the lack thereof, designers, planners, and building professionals are almost always faced with the associated acoustical challenges of sound control.
We at Varifold have made it our mission to offer products designed to provide for this most important factor when specifying operable and modular walls and partitions as a solution to the problem.
STC Ratings. What are they?
Currently, the most widely accepted standard for ranking the acoustical performance of accordion and operable partitions is STC or Sound Transmission Class. The fact that every manufacturer should conduct laboratory tests but do not, makes the job of the designer, planner, or builder, more difficult when trying to find reliable solutions to their sound control problems. Varifold considers acoustics as a science with very minute tolerances for deviation. All of Varifold’s operable partitions have a corresponding STC rating that have been achieved and recognized by international standards.
Make sure to read Varifold’s own primer on acoustics.
This primer is provided to explain the basics of sound control and testing, underlining the importance of accuracy, not guesswork. Varifold® Partitions will never be the acoustical weak link in any sound control project. With our cutting-edge acoustic testing equipment and prediction tools, we are able to estimate Transmission Loss (TL) in 1/3 octave bands and Weighted Sound Reduction Index/Sound Transmission Class (STC or Rw) for use in sound transfer calculations.
Please click on the below image for a link to the full report (.PDF).
