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Sound Advice

20 Amazing Facts About Sound: Science, Surprises & Real-World Acoustics

Posted on April 13, 2025May 27, 2026 by Austin Peek
20 Amazing Facts About Sound
13
Apr

From the loudest sound ever recorded to why a 1% gap leaks 50% of sound energy — twenty surprising facts about how sound behaves, why egg cartons don’t absorb it, and what humans actually hear.

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Case Studies

Reverberation Control in a U.S. Courthouse: Greenville, Mississippi

Posted on April 11, 2025May 25, 2026 by Austin Peek
11
Apr

New federal courthouse in Greenville, MS — ceiling baffles, column wraps, and fabric wall panels controlling reverb across courtrooms and jury areas, delivered for GSA with Duvall Decker, EskewDumezRipple, and Robins & Morton.

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Ambient Sound Masking for High-End Offices: Third Lake Partners in Tampa, Florida

Posted on April 4, 2025May 25, 2026 by Austin Peek
Ambient sound masking system installation at Third Lake Partners high-end office in Tampa
04
Apr

Full-building Lencore sound masking installed mid-renovation at Third Lake Partners’ Ybor City headquarters in Tampa — restoring privacy across an open, design-forward office without touching the historic interior finishes.

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Soundproofing an Airport Traffic Control Room: Tampa International Airport

Posted on March 29, 2025May 25, 2026 by Austin Peek
Acoustic treatment in an airport traffic control room at Tampa International Airport
29
Mar

Acoustic ceiling tile and wall panels inside Tampa International Airport’s TRACON room — cutting reverb in a 24/7 air-traffic comms hub on night-shift schedules and zero-tolerance-for-downtime construction windows.

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Airborne vs Structure-Borne Noise

Posted on March 20, 2025June 1, 2026 by Austin Peek
Airborne vs Structure-Borne Noise
20
Mar

Every noise complaint starts with one question — is the sound coming through air or through structure? How to tell which you’re fighting, and the two completely different strategies for solving each.

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Acoustic Design in Education: St. Stephen’s STEAM Center in Bradenton, FL

Posted on March 5, 2025May 25, 2026 by Austin Peek
05
Mar

Complete acoustic design for St. Stephen’s Episcopal School’s new STEAM Center in Bradenton — ACT, fabric-wrapped ceiling panels, and a stretched fabric wall keeping AV-heavy collaborative classrooms clear, focused, and quiet.

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High NRC Ceiling Tiles in a Modern Workspace: Biohaven at One Flagler Office Building

Posted on March 1, 2025May 25, 2026 by Austin Peek
01
Mar

Precision acoustic build-out for Biohaven Pharmaceuticals on the 25th floor of One Flagler in West Palm Beach — 3,000 SF of high-NRC ceiling tile on a 9/16″ Suprafine grid for a sleek, quiet executive office environment.

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Renovating for Better Courtroom Acoustics: Osceola County, FL

Posted on February 25, 2025May 25, 2026 by Austin Peek
25
Feb

Acoustic upgrades inside Florida’s oldest operating county courthouse — ACT and stretched fabric wall panels lifting courtroom speech clarity during a full third-floor renovation without disturbing the historic Osceola County interior.

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How to Soundproof a Door

Posted on February 20, 2025May 27, 2026 by Austin Peek
How to Soundproof a Door
20
Feb

Doors are the weakest acoustic link in most walls — why hollow cores leak as much as open vents, what a real door upgrade looks like (seals, sweep, mass, threshold), and the targets that make it worth the spend.

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Noise Control Strategy for a Hotel Ballroom: Pier Sixty-Six in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Posted on February 18, 2025May 25, 2026 by Austin Peek
Acoustic treatment in the Pier Sixty-Six hotel ballroom in Fort Lauderdale
18
Feb

Custom stretched fabric wall systems wrapping Pier Sixty-Six Hotel’s grand ballrooms and pre-function corridors in Fort Lauderdale — more than 10,000 SF of high-NRC absorption tuned for high-traffic luxury events for Tavistock Development.

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