The construction details that decide whether high-spec walls actually perform in the field — penetrations, structure-borne paths, HVAC connections, and the oversight that catches them before they become complaints.
19
Feb
Feb
Mass and decoupling do not matter if sound finds another way around – how flanking paths, penetrations, gaps, and on-site workmanship determine whether designed STC ratings hold up in the built room.
22
Jan
Jan
Stage and side-wall acoustic panel installation in Eastside High School’s performing arts auditorium in Gainesville, FL — taming reverb and evening out sound distribution for the School District of Alachua County’s student theater, band, and community events.
12
Jan
Jan
63,000 SF of multi-family floor underlayment supplied and consulted on for Art District Flats — an eight-story 125,000 SF residential development in Denver’s Arts District engineered to hit strict IIC targets for high-end apartment living.
23
Dec
Dec
Echo reduction across The Workshop Culinary Theater and Ella Mae’s Diner inside Fort Myers’ upscale Luminary Hotel — sound-absorbing wall panels and a stretched fabric wall tuned for two signature hospitality venues finished with polished concrete and tile.
17
Dec
Dec
What acoustic decisions cost at each project phase — why fixing it in design is roughly 10× cheaper than fixing it after CO, which problems must be solved before drywall, and which can wait.
17
Dec
Dec
How to treat the high ceilings, hardwood floors, and open volumes that make wedding venues sound harsh — RT60 targets for ceremonies versus receptions, and acoustic finishes that stay visually unobtrusive.
11
Dec
Dec
The physics behind how sound moves — airborne pressure waves, structure-borne vibration, speed through common building materials, frequency ranges, diffuse versus direct field, and how dBA falls off with distance.
25
Nov
Nov
AcoustiStep flooring underlayment installed beneath new LVT floors at the historic McDonogh 19 Elementary — New Orleans’s first integrated public school, now reborn as the Tate Etienne & Prevost Civil Rights museum and senior-housing development.
13
Nov
Nov
37,000 SF of acoustic fabric wall installation across 62 conference and team rooms during Amgen’s 130,000 SF Tampa office expansion — calibrated for the biotech leader’s daily collaboration, video calls, and high-stakes scientific reviews.