Cluster leader Berit Sanness is very pleased that Innovation Norway is supporting the new “3LYD” project, which will last until 2027. Among other things, the Norwegian Wood Cluster is working to develop the climate-friendly building and housing solutions of the future for growing markets.
Desired by businesses
Building in height is an interesting way to reduce land degradation. Mjøstårnet has shown that it is possible to build high in wood. However, the largest volumes of tall wooden buildings are in the 4-6 storey segment.
The member companies in the Norwegian Wood Cluster have identified solutions for sound (acoustics and vibrations) as one of the main challenges for building wooden buildings up to six storeys high. At the request of the companies, the cluster has therefore initiated a project that can help to achieve preaccepted solutions in the area of sound. The results of the “3LYD” project are expected to be very useful for the companies’ competitiveness.
– “The project idea has been discussed at several meetings of our specialist group ‘Future Building Solutions’ and a large number of companies have subsequently expressed their interest and helped to finalize the project plan, so the project is well anchored,” says cluster leader Berit Sanness in NWC.
Collects completed sound measurements
The project will mainly collect existing sound measurements. These are currently not available to anyone other than the owner of the sound measurements and the company that has performed the sound measurements.
– A prerequisite for access to the sound data is, of course, that the owners of the sound measurements release them for collection in a data bank. We leave that job to those who have carried out the measurements. It will probably also be necessary to obtain supplementary documentation for existing measurements, as far as this is possible, so that, for example, the design solution can be identified,” says Sanness.
Supplementary measurements
In order for the data bank to provide a basis for preaccepted solutions, there is also a need for a large number of new sound measurements. The companies involved will contribute with supplementary measurements according to SINTEF’s template while the project is ongoing.
– In addition, we want to involve bachelor and master students at NTNU. It is also relevant to link an industrial PhD candidate to the project. We think this could be an exciting assignment for the students, who will participate in a project with many companies involved,” says Sanness.
Strong expertise combined
The project group includes resource persons from SINTEF and NTNU, as well as from the companies behind the project. These include ARE Treindustrier AS, Hersleth Entreprenør AS, Hunton Fiber AS, Kontur Arkitekter AS, Norconsult Norge AS, Norsk Massivtre AS, Ny Struktur AS, Oslotre AS and Sweco Norge AS.
– “We’ve brought in top expertise in the field of sound and acoustics. In order to get the best possible data basis, we will also be inviting representatives of other consultancy firms that carry out sound measurements to join the project,” says Sanness, who says that a couple of these consultancy firms have already expressed interest in participating in the “3LYD” project.