The installation of BASWA products will be exclusively transferred to suitable companies, specially trained for this. For the selection of suitable companies, if possible the requirements of developers and architects are taken into consideration. Training of the companies is normally carried out at the headquarters of the company in Baldegg, Switzerland. Companies who successfully complete the training receive a BASWA Partner certificate which indicates a certified installer and allow to install our products.

 

The BASWAphon acoustics systems provide control of reverberation in rooms with reverberant, reflecting surfaces and materials (concrete, glass, stone, metal etc.) discards the acoustic energy generated in the room itself and generates an unpleasant noise level and a diffuse sound. This impairs the well-being and concentration.

In contrast, sound-absorbing surfaces destroy a great part of the acoustic energy occurring and, thereby, permit the original source of sound to emerge clearly: noises are effortlessly differentiated, the spoken word is easily understood. For this reason, many countries progressively provide a restriction of reverberation in their legislation, above all in public areas. Also in housing construction, control of reverberation is becoming increasingly more significant.

Often, the restriction of reverberation is included in the design concept of architects (perforated panels, perforated surfaces, industrial prefabricated elements etc.). In contrast, the BASWA technology is adaptable (in its surface structure, colouring, shape), so that it can be included in esthetical concepts with no problem – BASWAphon surfaces are optically not regarded as acoustic surfaces.

 

Systems		Base	Fine	Classic
Coating	1 Coat system	●	●
	2 Coat system			●
Jointless	Solid ceiling up to max. 500 m2	●	●	●
	Suspended ceiling up to max. 150 m2	●	●	●
Grain size	Very fine grain 0.3 mm			●
	Fine grain 0.5 mm		●
	Coarse grain 0.7 mm	●
System thicknesses	30 mm	●	●	●
	50 mm	●	●	●
	70 mm	●	●	●
Acoustics	Minimum αw 0.60	●	●	●
	Maximum αw 0.90	●
Fire class	Non-combustible (A2-S1, d0)	●	●	●
Standard colour	~ NCS S 0500-N	●	●	●
Other colours	RAL / NCS	●	●	●
Application	Ceiling	●	●	●
	Wall	●	●	●
	Curved surfaces			●
Installation time	7 days including drying times 1*	●	●
	9 days including drying times 1*			●

 

1* - The installation time quoted is based on a team of three to four persons and a ceiling size of 80 to 100 m2. The drying times are based on the room conditions: 20°C room temperature / 50 % relative air humidity.