For projects in Argentina
HVAC, plant and machine noise control in Argentina
Noise with a source. Almost every honest fix is at the machine, the duct or the plant room, and almost nothing useful happens by lining the far wall of the occupied space. Split units with condensers in light wells and on facades close to bedrooms.
- At source
- Enclosure, barrier or anti vibration mounts at the machine.
- In the path
- Duct lining, attenuators and lagging on the first run out of the plant.
- At the receiver
- Only after the first two, and only for what is left.
- Quote
- From a plan and a section, within 48 hours
01 / The material
What this material is and where it earns its place in Argentina
Noise with a source. Almost every honest fix is at the machine, the duct or the plant room, and almost nothing useful happens by lining the far wall of the occupied space.
Split units with condensers in light wells and on facades close to bedrooms.
Work reaching us from Argentina is mostly apartments and conversions, offices, restaurants, hotels, schools, clinics, studios.
- Paperwork is part of the lead time Import formalities take time here and pretending otherwise helps nobody. We prepare the documentation package before shipping rather than after.
- European style building stock Tall rooms with hard plaster and timber floors between apartments. Footfall travels down, and the rooms hold sound for a long time.
- Conversions of older buildings The structure usually stays, so build-ups have to be shallow and work within existing finishes.
- At source Enclosure, barrier or anti vibration mounts at the machine.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for HVAC and plant noise control are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Argentina.
02 / The build-up
What goes where, from the structure in
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Layer 1
SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl
A limp, high density sheet that adds mass to a partition, floor or duct without adding depth. In Argentina, split units with condensers in light wells and on facades close to bedrooms.
Floor, floating. Membrane under a resilient layer and a floating deck, so impact energy is broken before it reaches the slab.
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Layer 2
Wood wool acoustic panels
Wood fibre bound into a rigid board with an open texture. In Argentina, theatres, church buildings and event halls are hard volumes with long decay times.
On a cavity. Mounted on battens with an air gap, which is where the low mid performance comes from.
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Layer 3
Acoustic foam and BassBloc
Open cell foam shapes for high frequency control, and BassBloc, a high density absorber built for the low mid range where ordinary foam does nothing. In Argentina, school buildings are hard surfaced with high ceilings and long corridors that carry every sound.
Behind a fabric frame. Where the room has to look finished, absorber inside a frame rather than foam on show.
For a Argentina practice, the useful thing is a detail you can put in a drawing set, not a brochure. See how we support architects.
03 / In this market
What decides the build-up in Argentina
- Paperwork is part of the lead time
Import formalities take time here and pretending otherwise helps nobody. We prepare the documentation package before shipping rather than after.
- European style building stock
Tall rooms with hard plaster and timber floors between apartments. Footfall travels down, and the rooms hold sound for a long time.
- Conversions of older buildings
The structure usually stays, so build-ups have to be shallow and work within existing finishes.
- A long sea leg
This is one of our longest routes. Ordering to a real schedule matters, so we quote the full window.
- Plant and HVAC
Split units with condensers in light wells and on facades close to bedrooms.
04 / Room by room
Room by room, on a typical Argentina job
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At source
Enclosure, barrier or anti vibration mounts at the machine. Import formalities take time here and pretending otherwise helps nobody. We prepare the documentation package before shipping rather than after.
- Wood wool acoustic panels, 1200 x 600 mm
- Acoustic foam and BassBloc, 20 mm
- Ceiling baffles and clouds, Made to the drawing, standard and custom
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In the path
Duct lining, attenuators and lagging on the first run out of the plant. Tall rooms with hard plaster and timber floors between apartments. Footfall travels down, and the rooms hold sound for a long time.
- Wood wool acoustic panels, 20 mm
- Acoustic foam and BassBloc, 100 kg per cubic metre
- Ceiling baffles and clouds, Both faces work, which is why suspended area outperforms the same area laid flat
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At the receiver
Only after the first two, and only for what is left. The structure usually stays, so build-ups have to be shallow and work within existing finishes.
- Wood wool acoustic panels, 400 kg per cubic metre
- Acoustic foam and BassBloc, 100 to 500 Hz
- Ceiling baffles and clouds, ASTM C423
For a Argentina interior where the finish leads, we will say plainly what each option costs you acoustically. See how we work with interior designers.
04 / Climate
What the Argentina climate rules in and rules out
Argentina is hot summers, mild winters and a distinct wet season, and that narrows the material list before acoustics is discussed.
PET felt handles the wet months without absorbing moisture or feeding mould. Timber and wood wool want a ventilated cavity and a stable indoor RH.
The failure we design against here is wet-season humidity behind linings.
Where a consultant is already engaged on a Argentina project, we supply to their specification and send the test reports rather than describing them. More on working with acoustic consultants.
06 / Straight talk
What we watch go wrong on jobs like this
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Absorption on the office wall for a plant room problem
Plant noise treated as a room problem is the most reliable way to spend a budget and change nothing anyone can hear.
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Lagging a duct that is carrying the noise as breakout from the fan
Plant noise treated as a room problem is the most reliable way to spend a budget and change nothing anyone can hear.
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Ignoring structure borne vibration through the mounts
Small on the drawing, expensive on site, and almost always found after handover.
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Treating it as a generic Argentina job
Import formalities take time here and pretending otherwise helps nobody. We prepare the documentation package before shipping rather than after.
05 / Route to site
How material reaches a Argentina site
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
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| Arrives at | Buenos Aires, then road to site |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Buenos Aires |
| Support | Drawings, build-ups, BOQ and material that arrives complete |
Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. The sea leg from India is long, so plan the full door to door window into the programme. We give real dates, not optimistic ones.
Sea freight into Buenos Aires, then road to site. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
Questions from Argentina projects
What makes HVAC, plant and machine noise control different in Argentina?
Split units with condensers in light wells and on facades close to bedrooms. Import formalities take time here and pretending otherwise helps nobody. We prepare the documentation package before shipping rather than after.
Where should the budget go first on a Argentina project?
At source. Enclosure, barrier or anti vibration mounts at the machine. In the path. Duct lining, attenuators and lagging on the first run out of the plant.
Do you have an office or installation team in Argentina?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Argentina. We give you drawings, build-ups, a BOQ and material that arrives complete, and we will tell you plainly when a job needs a local contractor we cannot be.
How does material get to a Argentina site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Buenos Aires, then road to site, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. The sea leg from India is long, so plan the full door to door window into the programme. We give real dates, not optimistic ones.
What goes wrong most often on this kind of project?
Absorption on the office wall for a plant room problem. Lagging a duct that is carrying the noise as breakout from the fan.
What do you need from us to quote?
A plan, a section through the critical partition or ceiling, and what the room is for. From that we can give a build-up and a BOQ rather than a price per square foot.
Next step
Drawings in, BOQ and a delivered date out
We quote from drawings, not from a square foot rate. Send a plan and the section through the critical wall or ceiling and you will get something you can actually build from.