MetaWrx®
SMART ARCHITECTURE / LOW PROFILE / HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
MetaWrx is the perfect solution to improve user experience in fitness facilities, dance studios, performing spaces, and adjacent spaces using lightweight low-profile floor build-ups.
Drawings | BIM
METAWRX ISOLATED WOOD FLOOR INSTALLATION SEQUENCE 3 LAYERS
METAWRX ISOLATED WOOD FLOOR INSTALLATION SEQUENCE 2 LAYERS
METAWRX TYPICAL 12" O.C. LAYOUT DETAIL
METAWRX TYPICAL 24" O.C. LAYOUT DETAIL
METAWRX TEST BUILDUP SYSTEM 5 AND SYSTEM 13 DETAILS
METAWRX TEST BUILDUP SYSTEM 2 AND SYSTEM 10 DETAILS
METAWRX TEST BUILDUP SYSTEM 4 AND SYSTEM 12 DETAILS
METAWRX TEST BUILDUP SYSTEM 7 AND SYSTEM 15 DETAILS
METAWRX TEST BUILDUP SYSTEM 6 AND SYSTEM 14 DETAILS
METAWRX TEST BUILDUP SYSTEM 8 AND SYSTEM 16 DETAILS
Testing Results
Sound Test- Lab #AT001136
Three Layers Plywood
MetaWrx
Fiberglass Insulation
6" (152) Structural Slab
- KINETICS NOISE CONTROL PRODUCTS:
- MetaWrx
- ACOUSTICAL RATINGS:
- STC 57
- IIC 61
- HIIC 66
- TESTING AGENCY & REPORT NUMBER:
- Intertek
- N3131.02
Sound Test- Lab #AT001138
Three Layers Plywood
2x6 Lumber Sleeps
R6.7 Fiberglass Insulation
MetaWrx
6" (152) Structural Slab
- KINETICS NOISE CONTROL PRODUCTS:
- MetaWrx
- ACOUSTICAL RATINGS:
- STC 60
- IIC 64
- HIIC 68
- TESTING AGENCY & REPORT NUMBER:
- Intertek
- N3131.04
Sound Test- Lab #AT001139
Three Layers Plywood
MetaWrx
Fiberglass Insulation
6" (152) Structural Slab
- KINETICS NOISE CONTROL PRODUCTS:
- MetaWrx
- ACOUSTICAL RATINGS:
- STC 60
- IIC 61
- HIIC 67
- TESTING AGENCY & REPORT NUMBER:
- Intertek
- N3131.05
Sound Test- Lab #AT001140
Three Layers Plywood
2x6 Lumber Sleeps
R6.7 Fiberglass Insulation
MetaWrx
6" (152) Structural Slab
- KINETICS NOISE CONTROL PRODUCTS:
- MetaWrx
- ACOUSTICAL RATINGS:
- STC 61
- IIC 63
- HIIC 68
- TESTING AGENCY & REPORT NUMBER:
- Intertek
- N3131.06
Sound Test- Lab #AT001141
Click-Lock LVT
Three Layers Plywood
2x6 Lumber Sleeps
R6.7 Fiberglass Insulation
MetaWrx
6" (152) Structural Slab
- KINETICS NOISE CONTROL PRODUCTS:
- MetaWrx
- ACOUSTICAL RATINGS:
- STC 61
- IIC 67
- HIIC 82
- TESTING AGENCY & REPORT NUMBER:
- Intertek
- N3131.07
Sound Test- Lab #AT001142
Click-Lock LVT
Two Layers USG Structural Panels Concrete Subfloor
2x6 Lumber Sleeps
R6.7 Fiberglass Insulation
MetaWrx
6" (152) Structural Slab
- KINETICS NOISE CONTROL PRODUCTS:
- MetaWrx
- ACOUSTICAL RATINGS:
- STC 61
- IIC 68
- HIIC 78
- TESTING AGENCY & REPORT NUMBER:
- Intertek
- N3131.08
Sound Test- Lab #AT001144
Three Layers Plywood
MetaWrx
Fiberglass Insulation
5.5" (140) Composite Metal Deck
- KINETICS NOISE CONTROL PRODUCTS:
- MetaWrx
- ACOUSTICAL RATINGS:
- STC 61
- IIC 58
- HIIC 70
- TESTING AGENCY & REPORT NUMBER:
- Intertek
- N3131.10
Sound Test- Lab #AT001146
Three Layers Plywood
2x6 Lumber Sleeps
R6.7 Fiberglass Insulation
MetaWrx
5.5" (140) Composite Metal Deck
- KINETICS NOISE CONTROL PRODUCTS:
- MetaWrx
- ACOUSTICAL RATINGS:
- STC 61
- IIC 60
- HIIC 69
- TESTING AGENCY & REPORT NUMBER:
- Intertek
- N3131.12
Sound Test- Lab #AT001147
Three Layers Plywood
MetaWrx
Fiberglass Insulation
5.5" (140) Composite Metal Deck
- KINETICS NOISE CONTROL PRODUCTS:
- MetaWrx
- ACOUSTICAL RATINGS:
- STC 61
- IIC 58
- HIIC 68
- TESTING AGENCY & REPORT NUMBER:
- Intertek
- N3131.13
Sound Test- Lab #AT001148
Three Layers Plywood
2x6 Lumber Sleeps
R6.7 Fiberglass Insulation
MetaWrx
5.5" (140) Composite Metal Deck
- KINETICS NOISE CONTROL PRODUCTS:
- MetaWrx
- ACOUSTICAL RATINGS:
- STC 61
- IIC 61
- HIIC 71
- TESTING AGENCY & REPORT NUMBER:
- Intertek
- N3131.14
Sound Test- Lab #AT001149
Click-Lock LVT
Three Layers Plywood
2x6 Lumber Sleeps
R6.7 Fiberglass Insulation
MetaWrx
5.5" (140) Composite Metal Deck
- KINETICS NOISE CONTROL PRODUCTS:
- MetaWrx
- ACOUSTICAL RATINGS:
- STC 61
- IIC 64
- HIIC 82
- TESTING AGENCY & REPORT NUMBER:
- Intertek
- N3131.15
Sound Test- Lab #AT001150
Click-Lock LVT
Two Layers USG Structural Panels Concrete Subfloor
2x6 Lumber Sleeps
R6.7 Fiberglass Insulation
MetaWrx
5.5" (140) Composite Metal Deck
- KINETICS NOISE CONTROL PRODUCTS:
- MetaWrx
- ACOUSTICAL RATINGS:
- STC 63
- IIC 66
- HIIC 77
- TESTING AGENCY & REPORT NUMBER:
- Intertek
- N3131.16
Demo Video
Academic Papers
Resilience to Impact by Extreme Energy Absorption in Lightweight Material Inclusions Constrained Near a Critical Point
Podcast - What is MetaWrx and How Did It Help Alberta Health Services?
In the series premiere of “Catalyst Conversations” by Catalyst Acoustics Group, we discuss MetaWrx, a low-profile isolator for lightweight build-up applications developed by Kinetics Noise Control.
Tonya Levine, Kinetics Director of Sales for the Building Acoustics market, and Chris Williams, Kinetics Territory Development Manager also for the Building Acoustics market, help to introduce the product and discuss the many features and benefits, as well as the first completed installation of MetaWrx at a fitness facility in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Tune in to this episode to hear more!
MetaWrx WORKS
Meet the Industry-Leading, Low-Profile Isolator for Lightweight Build-up Applications
- Superior shock, vibration attenuation
- Repeatable performance
- Broad material and temperature compatibility
- High load bearing
- Long lifespan despite extreme abuse and conditions
- Easy installation
- Maintains lifelong architectural properties and performance
MetaWrx is a technological leap in the formulation of floor isolation: engineered to dramatically reduce structure-borne vibration and shock energy transmission from source to receiver. Using MetaWrx for floor isolation improves the quality of user experience both in and outside of the room where shock, noise, and vibration occur.
MetaWrx is ideal when both transmitted noise and reflected vibration must be suppressed. This is of utmost importance in fitness facilities, dance studios, performing spaces, and other facilities using lightweight low-profile floor build-ups. MetaWrx ideal for spaces that otherwise struggle to meet isolation metrics with conventional polymer isolators or spring suspensions. With its thin design, it is a good match for low-profile floor build-ups that need to satisfy strict space requirements for installation.
Alberta Health Services Case Study
PROBLEM:
A 2nd floor fitness facility created disruptive noise on the patient floor below and in physician spaces above.
SOLUTION:
A MetaWrx Isolation System
RESULTS::
Patients and staff members note a considerable difference in sound and vibratory levels since the introduction of MetaWrx.
Audio from Acoustical Tests
Tapping machine impact noise levels recorded in Intertek Laboratories.
BEFORE Test Buildup Description
6" thick normal weight concrete + 3 layers 3/4" thick plywood buildup – IIC 49 HIIC 54
AFTER Test Buildup Description
6" thick normal weight concrete + 3/4" thick MetaWrx isolators spaced 24" o.c. with R6.7 insulation + 3 layers 3/4" thick plywood buildup resting on isolators – IIC 61 HIIC 66
