A different method of partition wall isolation

Modern homes are constructed leveraging the fundamental learnings of building science. They are built for energy efficiency, thermal comfort, and more recently indoor air quality. Acoustics have also been incorporated, mostly by managing the layout of the spaces to isolate noise generating areas from sleeping or relaxing spaces. When this is not feasible, isolation is most often achieved using resilient channel to improve the performance of partition walls. Resilient channel are required to be installed utilizing skilled and competent workers as the system is very sensitive to installation errors. After years of studying the vibro-acoustic energy transfer mechanism in partition walls, similar isolation was determined to be achieved utilizing an alternative approach. The mechanism and a potential solution will be explored in this paper.