This news article was originally written in Spanish. It has been automatically translated for your convenience. Reasonable efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, however, no automated translation is perfect nor is it intended to replace a human translator. The original article in Spanish can be viewed at Con la Terminal Sur, el Prat aumenta su capacidad en 55 millones de pasajeros

With the South Terminal, el Prat increases their capacity to 55 million passengers

12/03/2009

March 12, 2009

The new South Terminal has been conceived as a large node link for transport and service center within the project of creation of an intercontinental airport Communications Center at el Prat Airport (Barcelona). The building of the new terminal is a major airport infrastructure project (being built 525.000 square meters and a parking for 12,000 cars) that requires the best performance of acoustic soundproofing.

Thanks to the works of enlargement which aims to deal with the growing increase in the number of passengers, the airport of Barcelona will become one of the major links of international passenger transport. To avoid the increase in noise levels, more than 100,000 square metres of rock wool Rockwool for the insulation of the roof of the building have been used. That is why, "has been essential obtained constructive remedies acoustic soundproofing Rockwool, which comply with the strict regulations and requirements of Aena concerning the management of noise" explains Mercedes Sánchez, responsible for the Technical Department of Rockwool.