Acoustics

Founded in 2017, MZA Acoustics has offices in London and Leeds and provides acoustics design and consultancy services for clients in the UK and Ireland.

With demonstrable and extensive experience in the acoustic, noise and vibration industry, our directors and acousticians have, during their careers, played key roles in signature UK and international development and infrastructure projects such as The Shard in London, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, Tottenham Court Road Crossrail station in London and Perth Arena and Mirvac Tower in Perth, Australia.

What if the acoustics of buildings were as good as they looked?  Echoey reception spaces and poor acoustic separation between segregated spaces and noisy plant can quickly compromise the quality of a building, even if the architectural concept and finish is of a high specification. We ensure that acoustic performance is integral to the building design, proposing acoustic criteria appropriate to the needs of the project and the client, rather than simply following Standards.

MZA provides environmental noise and vibration impact assessments for planning applications / appeals, ranging from small standalone assessments to input into Environmental Statements and Planning Appeals. Our pragmatic approach and extensive experience in full project lifecycle design enables us to provide valuable input at master-planning and concept stage and offer robust and holistic solutions to ensure suitability and viability from day one.

Building services are a fundamental part of modern building design but can be a source of noise and / or vibration. We offer a full range of building services acoustic services from initial concept, through design and installation inspections, as well as trouble-shooting, diagnosis, preparation of mitigation schemes and condition monitoring. Our experience includes domestic installations, commercial and education schemes, energy centres, industrial applications and even major power generation infrastructure and we provide effective, practical and cost-effective control of both noise and vibration from items of building services equipment to internal and external areas.

We understand the implications that whole building isolation systems can have on a project and work with design teams to ensure this requirement is minimised wherever possible. Our team has worked on numerous projects where whole building isolation systems have been used to protect noise sensitive areas of new buildings from structure borne re-radiated noise from underground train movements. Our experience, coupled with our strong relationships with suppliers, enables us to guide design teams through the challenging process of using whole building isolation systems.

  • Intelligibility assessments of PA/VA systems

  • Construction/Demolition noise and vibration monitoring, including COPA Section 61 assessments

  • Pre-completion acoustic testing services

  • Noise and vibration at work assessments

  • Windfarm noise studies

  • Expert Witness services

Recent Projects