Philip Dunbavin, Chairman of RDL\'s Inspectorate

Philip is the Managing Director and Principal Acoustic Consultant of the PDA Group of companies.
In 1997 he took on the role of Honorary Secretary for the Association of Noise Consultants which allowed him to assist in many aspects of the industry including work on British Standards and feedback from the ANC on many draft ISO, DIN, BS and other standards including sitting on the steering group of the House Builders Federation\'s \'Robust Standard Details\' project.
In 1999 he also took on the role of Vice Chairman of the ANC and was elected to the position of Chairman in May 2001 and in May 2003 became the Immediate Past Chairman.  He is now co-chairman of the ANC ADE Registration Committee and an examiner for the registration scheme.  He also sits on the ISO body which is currently reviewing ISO 140 and 717 which are the standards governing sound insulation testing.
Phil is also a Director of Robust Details Ltd and is Chairman of the Robust Detail Inspectorate and he is responsible for the monitoring of the field performance of Robust Details.  In addition he is also involved in research projects into all aspects of sound insulation testing.