The sound of silence

Saint-Gobain Glass has published literature to support the ongoing promotion of Stadip Silence.

Noise can have a damaging effect on our health, with symptoms including high blood pressure, loss of sleep, lack of concentration, and even depression. A recent study carried out by the European Heart Journal (Feb 2008) found that people living within the vicinity of four major European airports suffered adverse reactions to noise, even while they were asleep.

Another study – this time by Ducker Research – found that protection from high noise levels was just as important for people buying windows as thermal insulation, burglary and solar protection. Noise protection is already a legal requirement in the workplace, there to prevent workers from noise-related stress.

However, it is possible to protect yourself from high noise levels, and new literature published by Saint-Gobain Glass offers clear and concise advice on how to make the most out of a product that can prevent debilitating and lasting harm from noise pollution. It describes how SGG Stadip Silence has a laminating layer sandwiched between two sheets of glass, which prevents the unit from resonating, therefore significantly reducing the passage of sound. This works across a range of frequencies so that most noise is dampened in the majority of glazing applications such as facades, conservatories, internal partitions and windows.

Copies of the SGG Stadip Silence Brochure are available by calling Mark Harrison on 01977 666196 or emailing glassinfo.uk@saint-gobain-glass.com