Prototipo de panel acústico a partir de la transformación de desechos textiles.

Abstract

Industrial waste and more specifically textiles generate leftovers and residues after their use, this at the cost of a lack of knowledge and lack of management by entities and private individuals, this challenge poses the opportunity to take advantage of these materials in architecture, creating innovative and functional elements. A specific area of application and use of textiles is acoustics in classrooms, which usually face acoustic problems due to the shape of the space, the lack of absorbent materials and internal noise. This causes problems such as reverberation, difficulty hearing clearly and background noise, which leads to the Lombard effect and affects both the physical and cognitive learning of the students.

To address this problem, it is proposed to use the scraps of polyester textiles coated with PVC in the creation of a prototype acoustic panel, which aim to absorb sound waves and reduce reverberation in the classroom as well as to provide design and versatility, thus improving acoustic conditions and contributing to a more effective and comfortable learning environment, in addition to proposing a transformation process that makes it possible to think about the diversity of uses of this new shredded aggregate, so this approach not only takes advantage of industrial waste, but also offers a practical and sustainable solution For the improvement of the quality of the educational space and treatment of synthetic textile waste.