Location:
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff Offices, H-Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road
Thanks to Yasser El Hajj from CBM Gulf LLC for providing a range of Lebanese snacks for the meeting.
In attendance:
- Andreas Lejolm - Ramboll
- Jonathan Lee - WSP l Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Muhammad Shah - WSP l Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Mayare - Knauf
- Kerim Caglar - Knauf
- Ahmed Farahat - AF Acoustical Consultancy
- Mark Duch - RAMBOLL
- Dhanya Gangitano - DIASEN ME
- Hani Maher - INTERCOOL
- Janos Tsakiris - WSP l PB
- Andrey Saenko - BASF
- Sergio Correia - Amorim Cork Composites
- Yasser El Hajj - CBM Gulf LLC
- Frazer Butcher - Kvadrat Softcells
- Philip Luxon - Optima Partitions
- Dominic Parkinson - WSP l Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Edward Adamczyk - PMK LLC
- Michel Karroum - Svantek
- Frederic Botte - PMK
- Wouter Verwaal - Design Confidence
- Ray Walsh - C.D.M Group
- Pal Bite - Vibrocomp
- Saymun soo - RFJ Trading
- Jason Cambridge - SMW
- Thomas Philip - MOOV
- Sreenivas Narayanan - Siderise
- Jason Hird - Gyproc Saint Gobain
- Andrew Peplow - Zayed University
- Bathiya Karunaratne - Knauf
Apologies:
- Sarah Huskie
- Paul Schwarz
Agenda:
1. Review of the past quarter
2. Membership
3. Website Update
4. Future Events
5. Any Other Business
6. Svantek Presentation
1. Review of the Past Quarter
Muhamad discussed the Air Quality & Noise Control UAE event in Abu Dhabi.
Potential information from event to be provided to update the MEAS website o Dubai Municipality concerns on Noise control and sound planning – Mapping Traffic and Buildings.
Ministry of Abu Dhabi presents and talked about Air Quality and suggest to make noise control in Abu Dhabi
Discussed Entertainment Noise. Matthew Carter to discuss progress on legislation in the next meeting
Kerim Caglar mentioned he was aware of a survey of noise complaints undertaken by Dubai Municipality in the last year. DM needs to be contacted for more details
2. Membership
Explanation of the Member registration process was provided and people directed to the website.
Discussion of Coordination between Contractors, Suppliers and Consultants on member types. Independent acoustic consultants should be separated from acoustic product suppliers / manufacturers. There should be no ‘dual membership’. General consensus of the group was made.
Some sort of policing of the behaviour of MEAS members was suggested. The latest code of ethics will be sent to the group for members to sign and return.
An additional member type was suggested – “Acoustic Contractors”. General consensus was made to implement this.
3. Website
A brief overview of the current status of the website was provided by Jon Lee.
The website has proven useful in attracting new members and is starting to formalise a registration process for membership.
JL requested that members with ideas and suggestions for content for the website contact him to help promote the online presence of MEAS.
MEAS LinkedIn page was discussed, Frederic to update on progress implementing this next meeting. An MEAS Facebook page was discounted.
More articles about Noise were recommended for the website, including excerpts from 7days UAE where Frederic / Eddie have seen regular letters of noise complaint from readers. -
The use of the MEAS Logo (after Chamber of commerce registration) – was requested to be used on members letter heads and websites. No general consensus.
4. Future Events
Sreenivas from SIDERSISE mentioned there will be a Façade Engineering event in Dubai in March 2016 and as sponsor to this event he asked to send email notification to MEAS group. JL to organise. -
Andrew Peplow has offered the potential to host the next meeting (dependent on availability of rooms @ Zayed Uni) -
5. Any other business
Entertainment noise to be discussed next meeting – Matthew Carter to provide an update
Tentatively proposed in March. Location TBC. See the website for details & email will be sent to the group once a date and venue is set.
6. Svantek Presentation
Michel Karroum from Svantek presented a range of monitoring equipment at the end of the meeting.
