Merchant Quay

Merchant Quay is a development of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments by Barratt Homes in the vibrant area of Leith.

The main objective of the acoustic design was to meet the acoustic requirements whilst reducing the embodied carbon of the acoustic design. This was achieved by using GenieMat RST, which is made from 94% recycled car tyres diverted from landfill, and the carbon negative GenieBoard. As a result, a saving of 16.6kg CO2/m2 was achieved by using recycled and recyclable products compared to traditional construction types. This equates to a total of 139 tonnes of C02e saved across the project. As this build-up is dry laid, it is fully demountable and recyclable at the end of its life. 

Build-up: Floor finish - 25mm GenieBoard 302 - 3mm GenieMat RST03 - 18mm floorboard - 240mm solid wood joists - Resilient bar - 2No 15mm plasterboard.

The post completion testing demonstrated that the build-up exceeded the acoustic requirements by 6dB in airborne (providing a DnTw of 62dB) and 2dB in impact (providing a L'nTw of 54dB). Test report: RPS‐BAR01‐EAS05‐MER07‐190424