T O R - Controllable Urban Soundscape
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | IMCG Sweden AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 9 906 921 |
| Project duration | June 2014 - June 2016 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Challenge-driven innovation - Phase 2 Collaboration |
Purpose and goal
The aim has been to develop products and services in a growing urbanization - continue to offer city dwellers a quiet environment. The result is four demos designed with a total noise reduction of 20 dB, which means that people will perceive this environment more than twice as quiet than the outside. Project results show that the structure developed is effective when it comes to shutting out noise, and something that potential customer and market demands, and looking as a possibility to integrate early in the construction plans for a more green and sustainable city.
Expected results and effects
The outcome of the expected results and effects are good. Based on active customer involvement and new partnerships, we have a solid foundation to work on, in order to achieve long-term effect of impact on policy and regulations. Because of early dialogue and relationship building with international actors, we see a promising market with possibility of real impact.Technically, the result is very positive of the TOR solution. According to our measurements, noise reduction was reached in all demos, despite the different structures and level of complexity of noise in the environment.
Planned approach and implementation
The project has followed a project with six work packages. We had monthly project meetings and worked with agility with frequent working meetings between project meetings related to the activities of the various work packages. The format of the monthly status meetings with all partners, combined with frequent hands-on work and technology meetings with interested partners and flexibly, have been a success. Implementation of the project has been based on innovation tools based on the NABC (Need-Approach Benefits-Competition). It relies on blocks of parallel processes.