BCA - 1 MAY 2004
ACOUSTA WALL SYSTEM DEEMED TO SATISFY PROVISIONS
ACOUSTA WALL SYSTEM DEEMED TO COMPLY PROVISIONS
Acousta Australia has developed a plaster board wall system which provides and complies with new BCA acoustic provisions
Acousta Australia Pty Ltd provides systems that perform in sound rating and impact sound transmission.
What are the Benefits of Acousta Systems?
- Fire Rated Four Layer Wall -/120/120 (CSIRO TESTED).
- Impact Wall as per BCA F 5.5 Table.
- Sound Rating Field Tested achieved
R’w (C, Ctr) 57 (-2; -8)
DnT,w (C, Ctr) 62 (-3; -9)
FSTC 58 - Preliminary test on three layer showed
DnT,w (C, Ctr) 55
(-3; -9) - Sound Rating Laboratory Tested by CSIRO achieved STC/Rw 60.
- Inter tenancy wall: Wall Thickness is 188mm.
- Bathroom wall complies with new BCA as discontinued wall system. (See Clause 4.4 Acousta wall system complies with new BCA provisions.)
- Acousta wall system weight is only 58 kg/m2.
- Acousta wall system is economical.
Acousta Australia also has the following products:
- Acousta wall batten - which achieves a better rating than a resilient mount.
- Acousta floor system - which has achieved an IIC rating of 73 (Field tested).
Note: For transitional situations Duty of Care, exact requirements should be followed up with the
Australian Building Code Compliance Board.
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