Ceiling-mounted acoustic panels installed throughout the FAA’s RSW TRACON tower in Fort Myers — improving speech clarity and reducing background noise for radar controllers coordinating commercial air traffic across Southwest Florida’s skies.
15
Apr
Apr
How to clean acoustic panels without ruining them — which fabrics are washable, stain-prevention strategies, color-fastness considerations, and the maintenance routines that protect both performance and appearance.
26
Mar
Mar
Attorney-client privilege depends on speech privacy — how sound masking protects confidential conversations in closed offices, where masking outperforms absorption alone, and how to design coverage for legal settings.
15
Mar
Mar
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.