Battling Noise and Climate in the Heart of Salt Lake City

The Challenge

At the time of its build, theOLIVE was the first multi-family building of its kind to go up in the heart of Salt Lake City. With its downtown location, the primary challenge was sound control from neighboring bars, restaurants and the Utah Jazz’s Vivint Arena, as well as air traffic from nearby airport.

And with rising energy costs coupled with Salt Lake City’s brisk winters and hot summers, another priority was making sure theOLIVE was energy efficient for future renters. In fact, developer C.W. Urban places an emphasis on energy efficiency as a key selling point for marketing its buildings.

The Solution

Insulation contractor, GreenHome Specialties chose Knauf EcoBatt® Insulation for the job. As a fiberglass insulation, EcoBatt offers proven performance for excellent thermal and sound control and it's easy to work with. "EcoBatt itches less than other products. And when you open the bag, the product expands very quickly and then recovers very quickly, so it fits in the cavity," says Kyle Tolman, Owner of GreenHome.

But first, EcoBatt needed to meet the architect’s strict sound control requirements. After meeting the requirements, EcoBatt was used in the ceilings, corridors and shared walls. For added comfort and energy efficiency, EcoBatt insulation was installed above code requirements.

"EcoBatt itches less than other products. And when you open the bag, the product expands very quickly and then recovers very quickly, so it fits in the cavity."

— Kyle Tolman, Owner, GreenHome Specialties

GreenHome Specialties has been the go-to insulation contractor for C.W. Urban since the developer's first multi-family build back in 2015. And every time they've gone with Knauf Insulation.

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