Project Overview: Tampa Open Office Sound Panel Install Why Open Offices Need Sound Panels for Conference Calls Open offices used to be measured by speech privacy and noise distraction between desks. Hybrid work changed the test. The new failure mode is the conference call. When a remote participant joins a meeting and hears every keyboard, […]
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Project Overview: Law Firm Soundproofing Why Law Firms Need a Higher Soundproofing Standard Two adjacent law firms in a Class A Sarasota office building shared a demising wall and a problem. Voices from one suite were intermittently audible in the other. Conversations were not loud. The walls were not thin. The construction documents looked correct […]
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Project Overview: Lake Nona Community Clubhouse The clubhouse was finished beautifully and acoustically broken. Floor-to-ceiling glass on three sides, a charred-and-sandblasted hardwood floor, custom chandeliers, and an exposed corrugated metal deck overhead. Every reflective surface modern design loves. During the first community meeting, speech intelligibility collapsed. During the first yoga class, the instructor needed a […]
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Project Overview: The Sanctuary Downtown Orlando Retrofit Why 20-Year-Old Condo Buildings Suddenly Get Noise Complaints Condo buildings rarely fail acoustically the day they open. The complaints start years later, after unit turnover changes the resident mix and lifestyle patterns shift. A retiree moves out, a remote-work couple moves in, hardwood replaces carpet, and the neighbor […]
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Project Overview: Restaurant Acoustic Art Panel Install The Tropical Smoothie Cafe location had the same acoustic problem most quick-service restaurants run into within a year of opening. Hard tile floors, painted drywall, and a metal-and-glass storefront left the dining room with nowhere for sound to settle. During lunch peak, the room turned into a wash […]
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Project Overview: Cafeteria Soundproofing Why School Cafeterias Have Severe Acoustic Problems School cafeterias are designed for cleanability first. Tile floors, sealed walls, hard ceilings, stainless serving lines, and minimal soft material on any surface make a cafeteria the easiest building type to mop and the hardest to control acoustically. Every one of those finish choices […]
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Project Overview: Office Floor Vibration Assessment The Providence One building in Lake Mary was getting acoustic complaints that were not actually acoustic. Occupants on a specific floor reported persistent low-frequency vibration in the slab. One employee was taking motion sickness medication just to make it through the workday. A structural engineer had already cleared the […]
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Project Overview: Evolve Student Apartments Auburn Student housing acoustics is its own discipline. The Evolve project sits across the street from Auburn University and runs nine stories of wood-frame construction with adjacent units sharing demising walls. The developer’s challenge was hitting code-minimum STC 50 efficiently across hundreds of demising walls without burning the build schedule […]
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Project Overview: Upscale Tampa Hotel Acoustic Assessment Three years after opening, this Tampa upscale hotel was still getting acoustic complaints on guest satisfaction surveys. Front desk had heard every variation: expressway traffic through the windows, slamming doors in the corridor, bar music thumping into the rooms above. Management had spot-fixed individual rooms over the years […]
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Project Overview: Bathroom Plumbing Soundproofing Case The family in this Tampa home was dealing with a noise problem most homeowners write off as unavoidable. Every toilet flush and kitchen drain cycle was audible from the dining room. During family dinners, the rush of water through the pipes overhead was loud enough to interrupt conversation. When […]