The school with the floating floor

摘要

CMS Vibration Solutions has installed the Kinetics RIM-C (Rollout Isolation Material) floating floor system at the Harris Academy, Merton. It is designed to deliver high performance vibration control within a multipurpose learning environment. As part of a E2.2M expansion programme that incorporated a new post-16 study block, Harris Academy required a first floor multipurpose room that could be used for a wide range of activities, including quiet study, examinations, wet play and light sports. As a versatile area, conditions demanded a structural isolation system that would both minimise nuisance noise penetrating the room and prevent vibrations caused by high footfall activities travelling into the classrooms below.