A key element to acoustic treatment in gyms is the use of sound absorbing units on the ceilings. This is particularly effective because it leaves maximum space on the walls for basketball hoops, scoreboards, posters, banners and other decorative elements, and reduces damage by being out of reach of basketballs and other sporting equipment. See […]
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Jun
Jun
The Miami-Dade Police department reached out to Commercial Acoustics to provide soundproofing between interrogation rooms in their office. Numerous instances have occurred over the years when suspects or witnesses had been interviewed, and were able to hear adjacent conversations in the next door over police interview room. This can tarnish the interview, or worse yet, […]
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May
May
Intelligent Design is a full service Custom Electronics company located in South Florida. Their office offers unique showrooms where they can demonstrate products to potential customers. One of the showrooms is a smart home theater, which ended up requiring acoustic treatment. Commercial Acoustics was contracted to install floor-to-ceiling and wall-to-wall stretched fabric wall around the […]
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May
May
Vet offices, doggie daycares, and puppy grooming services all have one problem in common. All of them need to find economical and effective ways to reduce noise created by pets and their owners. As any canine owner knows, dogs make a lot of noise. And, if you’ve ever been to a vet’s office or doggy […]
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Apr
Apr
A local Architect Office was going through an office renovation, and specified acoustic treatment to be added during the process. Acoustic fabric wall was to be installed in main office area as well as in the two video conference rooms, also called the “Zoom Rooms”. When to Use Stretched Fabric Wall in Office Spaces Stretched […]
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Mar
Mar
What are NR, NIC & STC? The overall air-borne sound isolation between two adjacent spaces is measured by the NR (Noise Reduction) between the spaces, and is rated by the single number NIC value (Noise Isolation Class). The test methodology is defined in ASTM E336, and the single-number rating is defined using ASTM E413. NIC […]
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Mar
Mar
Commercial Acoustics Awarded “Gator 100” for Being One of the Top 100 Gator Owned Businesses Worldwide Commercial Acoustics was recently nominated and awarded spot #82 in the “Gator 100“, and honor awarded by the University of Florida to the fastest growing businesses owned or led by UF Alumni. In order to qualify for the Gator […]
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Mar
Mar
The biopharmaceutical company Pfizer recently began renovations to a new office space in the Heights Union Building in Tampa, FL. Once complete, the company will occupy 4 floors of the space, for a total of more than 100,000 square feet of private offices, collaboration rooms, conference rooms, open office and recreation space. . See Similar […]
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Feb
Feb
Multipurpose university auditoriums often require acoustic panels or some other form of acoustic treatment, especially if the space will be used for classes, speaking events or performances. This is why when designing college auditoriums, architects will typically specify acoustic panels or a stretched fabric wall. Auditorium Acoustics: 8 Factors to Consider when Designing for Sound […]
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Jan
Jan
Office Renovation & Sound Masking System Replacement Duke Energy in downtown St. Petersburg was undergoing a major renovation to 3 of its 14 floors, where much of their office staff was located for the financial and back-office operations. The building houses about 1000 office personnel, and each floor already had an existing office white noise […]