ORBI CASE STUDIES

"For the first development of its kind outside of Japan and the first to use gypsum partitions for its auditoria"

"An attraction place like no other consists of twelve different nature zones designed to create experiences that would be impossible in the real world." "The centerpiece of the attraction is the Earth Theatre, a 35-metre-wide screen with a powerful 3D sound system where the natural world comes to life through state of the art technologies including fog, vibratory sensations and fragrances."

"USG Boral innovative systems and products were able to provide a curved drywall partition to a radius of less than 4 meters using high density plasterboard achieving high acoustic performance’s required. 14 meter high lightweight curved walls plus free standing auditoria with high acoustic requirements were also installed. With USG Boral’s building materials products you can achieve the most projects complex mechanics, acoustics and fire requirements."

CINEMA WALL ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE TABLE

Location	Test	Octave Band Center Frequency							Acoustic Rating dB
		63	125	250	500	1000	2000	4000
AUD to Public Area	2 Layers 15.9mm Sheetrock® type X each side with cavity insulation	28	44	56	68	73	76	77	66
AUD to Public Area	Target noise reduction, dB on site	-	-	-	60	-	-	-	60
AUD/AUD	3 Layers 15.9mm Sheetrock® type X each side with cavity insulation	35	51	61	72	75	79	80	71
AUD/AUD	Target noise reduction, dB on site	35	42	55	65	70	75	75	65
IMAX	3 Layers 15.9mm type X + 1 Layer 12.7mm Fiberock on each side	35	56	60	72	75	78	76	72
IMAX	Target noise reduction, dB on site	-	-	-	66	-	-	-	66