Noise & Vibration

ACCON UK provide consultancy advice, measurements and testing services covering all aspects of building acoustics. Our services include:
Architectural acoustic design for residential and commercial buildings
Acoustic design for schools and educational buildings
Acoustic design for hospitals and care homes.
Sound insulation testing for Approved Document E compliance. We are a registered ANC testing body
Acoustic design and measurements for halls, theatres, council chambers etc
Assessment of groundborne noise and vibration and deign of mitigation measures
Noise assessment and design for HVAC systems.
ACCON can provide a complete acoustic design service for any scale of project

ACCON UK are able to provide detailed Flood Risk Assessments for residential or commercial developments of any scale, nationwide. The susceptibility of land to flooding is an increasingly important consideration in determining planning applications; the potential consequences for occupiers, either of the development or elsewhere, in terms of safety and financial risk can be serious. Importantly, where new development is proposed, the local planning authority (LPA) will defer to the Environment Agency (EA) for their advice as to the acceptability of new development. Therefore, the Flood Risk Assessment needs to be rigorous in its approach to pass the scrutiny of the EA.
Flood Risk Assessments (FRAs) vary from simple exercises for small or less vulnerable developments to detailed studies for more vulnerable or larger developments, sometimes requiring quantitative approaches i.e. hydraulic modelling to determine the risk posed to the development.
ACCON offer various levels of detail suited to your requirements including:
Scoping Reports;
Full Flood Risk Assessments (FRAs);
Strategies for Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS);
Review of Flood Risk Assessments;
Strategic Flood Risk Assessments; and
Advice on planning applications in terms of flood risk.

ACCON UK are able to provide specialist capabilities in ecological assessment. Within this field, our experts cover a broad range of habitats and species. These include terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments.
We are able to provide a full range of ecological survey, assessment and advisory services tailored to the clients’ precise requirements. These include initial scoping studies, habitat surveys, protected species surveys, mitigation schemes, post-project monitoring, ecological impact assessment, inputs to EIAs and expert witness testimony.
Our specialist ecologists are able to carry out protected species surveys for a wide variety of species including:
Birds
Bats
Badgers
Great-Crested Newts
Reptiles
Otters
Dormice
Invertebrates
Water Shrews and Voles