Utilities and Infrastructure noise control

Acoustic products for utilities and infrastructure

Utilities infrastructure is built to last. Pump stations, water treatment facilities, electrical substations and utility compounds are often located near residential areas, and the mechanical plant that keeps them running generates noise that needs to be managed within EPA limits for the life of the asset.

Flexshield manufactures acoustic products designed to match the service life expectations of infrastructure projects: durable, low-maintenance and engineered for the site conditions.

Long-term compliance, not a temporary fix

The challenge on utilities projects is that noise sources are continuous and predictable, but managing them to EPA limits in a noise-sensitive location requires careful selection of the right product. A pump station in a residential suburb generating pump and motor noise at night needs a different approach to a remote compressor station on a transmission main.

Acoustic products for utilities applications also need to be low-maintenance. Plant rooms and pump stations are not always regularly attended, and products that degrade or require frequent intervention are not practical over a 25-year asset life.

Common utilities noise sources

Pump stations and submersible pumps, water and wastewater treatment plant, generators and backup power systems, ventilation systems, switch rooms and electrical equipment, compressors and mechanical plant are the most common contributors to noise in utilities environments.

Acoustic products for utilities projects

Sonic acoustic enclosures: Flexshield manufactures acoustic enclosures for pump stations, generators and mechanical plant. Enclosures are built from materials suited to outdoor, unattended operation with access provisions for scheduled maintenance.

Sonic acoustic barriers and noise walls: For utilities sites where plant is distributed across a compound, perimeter or partial noise walls reduce the total noise contribution to surrounding properties. Flexshield’s modular acoustic panel systems are suited to permanent outdoor installation.

Sonic Series acoustic louvres: Equipment buildings and enclosures on utilities sites require managed ventilation. Sonic Series acoustic louvres maintain airflow while reducing noise breakout from plant rooms and electrical buildings.

Sonic Access acoustic doors: Pump stations and switchrooms require acoustic access doors where operational noise levels are high. Sonic Access acoustic doors are available in configurations suited to utilities buildings.