Building Acoustics
Grenoble, AURA

In Grenoble, a dense city hemmed within its Alpine basin, the land constraint, housing production and the scientific and technological fabric (Presqu'île, GIANT, campus) concentrate the acoustic issues. Urban compactness, the major routes (ring road, railways) and the proximity of the mountains demand appropriate façade sound insulation, while the widespread use of heat pumps exposes projects to neighbourhood noise emergence disputes. An acoustic study conducted from the design stage secures the insulation, equipment acoustics and the works completion certificate of Grenoble projects.

In Grenoble, urban density, the widespread use of outdoor heat pumps and neighbourhood noise nuisance make the acoustic study decisive: from the design stage, to size the sound insulation and avoid disputes at handover, then at acceptance, to certify NRA compliance and regulatory noise emergence.