Interview in Sweden Green Building Council

Brekke & Strand Acoustics create sustainable sound environments

“Disturbing the neighbors, noisy office environments and traffic noise. Noise pollution is a major environmental problem that must not be forgotten. Brekke & Strand therefore helps construction entrepreneurs to create good sound environments.

Most of us have at some time suffered from a poor sound environment; it could be an office where colleagues chatting becomes unbearable murmur, a hotel fan is noisy all night, a persistent traffic noise outside the bedroom or apartment block where every step that the neighbor does, is heard. By creating good acoustic environments, we can avoid such discomfort.”

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Brekke & Strand Akustik AB is awarded the contract at Lund University/ Music Academy in Malmö.

– This is an important milestone for us and our expansion into the Swedish market. We have worked our way up the last two years, from being a completely unknown company to be a relevant provider in such a prestigious assignment where the substrate clearly aimed Swedish advisors, says Ingjerd Aaraas, CEO at Brekke & Strand.

– We received notification wednesday and it is as usual a 14-day appeal period so we have to wait a bit to open the champagne, says Jimmy Diamandopoulos. He has been responsible for the offer and is also responsible for marketing the company in both Norway and Sweden.

The work will be to follow the project from the thought and idea until the building is finished and put into use by the musical talents who are admitted to the program.

– The university is among the top 100 universities in the world, so here we will enter a lot of energy to create space for teaching that is involved in developing the best candidates, says Magne Skålevik.

Skålevik has very extensive experience in musicbuildings, like Kilden Concerthouse (Kristiansand), Art School in Oslo (KHIO), Edvard Munch High school and not to mention the now ongoing mission to rehabilitate the Grieghallen (Bergen).

News on: bygg.no.

“Norwegian schools are still built without adequate regard to sound learning space. The message is that early planning is essential to achieve a satisfactory learning environment.

– Safeguarding acoustic terms and solutions at an early stage can be crucial for good teaching conditions are achieved in a finished project, says senior adviser for acoustics in Brekke and Strand Acoustics AS, Tore Moen. He points out that the requirements and recommendations to ensure a satisfactory learning environment.”

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