Maple explores the benefits of acoustic louvres, including how they work, where they’re used, and why they’re essential in modern building design.
Acoustic louvres are designed to allow airflow while reducing noise transmission, making them ideal in environments where ventilation must be maintained without compromising on acoustic performance.
How Do Acoustic LOuvres Work?
They work by redirecting the pathway between the noise source and the receiver. Instead of sound waves travelling freely, the angled blades force them to reflect and scatter, reducing the intensity of transmitted sound.
The inside of the louvre blades is lined with sound-absorbing materials such as mineral wool. This helps absorb sound energy, particularly across a wide range of frequencies, allowing the louvres to effectively attenuate both low and high frequency noise.
What Acoustic LOuvres are made from?
Acoustic louvres are usually constructed from folded sheet metal, providing structural integrity and durability. The blades include voids or internal chambers to store the mineral wool, ensuring that air can pass through the louvre while sound is significantly reduced.
Customising Acoustic Louvres for Different Applications
One of the key advantages of acoustic louvres is their versatility. They are available in a variety of depths, blade profiles, and configurations, meaning they can be tailored to the precise acoustic, airflow, and visual requirements of a project. This adaptability allows them to blend seamlessly into the overall design, whether the priority is maximum noise reduction, optimal ventilation efficiency, or an architectural statement.
Where are Acoustic LOuvres used?
From quiet residential developments in busy urban areas to large-scale infrastructure such as data centres, acoustic louvres are used wherever ventilation and sound control must work together. They are especially valuable in environments where cooling systems, plant rooms, or mechanical equipment produce significant noise but require unrestricted airflow.
By combining ventilation efficiency with advanced noise reduction, acoustic louvres help create spaces that are healthier, quieter, and more comfortable. To see Maple’s range of optimised acoustic louvre options, take a look at
Contour® AL louvre system.