Project Overview: Restaurant Reverberation Reduction Why Hard Surfaces Kill Restaurant Speech Intelligibility Speech intelligibility is the percentage of spoken words a listener can correctly identify in a given environment. It is not loudness. A room can be quiet and still have terrible speech intelligibility if the reverberation tail blurs each word into the start of […]
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Oct
Oct
Why Church Acoustics Matter Church acoustics aren’t just about loudspeakers — they’re about how sound interacts with the architecture itself. From vaulted ceilings to plaster walls, every surface in a worship space affects how voices and instruments carry. If the room is too “live,” reverberation blurs words. Too “dead,” and music loses warmth. The goal […]
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Sep
Sep
Design Overview: Building an Auditorium That Sounds as Impressive as It Looks Whether it’s a lecture hall or a concert space, every great auditorium shares one common quality—clarity. Auditorium acoustics defines how well speech, music, and performances translate across every seat. Poorly controlled reverberation, intrusive background noise, or sound leakage between spaces can make even […]
Case Studies
Multi-Zone Office Soundproofing: Machine Shop, Open Office, & Auditorium in One Buildout
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Sep
Sep
Project Overview: Multi-Zone Office Soundproofing Why Warehouse-to-Office Conversions Stack Acoustic Problems Warehouses are built for the opposite acoustic profile than offices. Tall ceilings, exposed structure, polished concrete floors, minimal interior walls, and zero soft material on any surface. Every one of those attributes reflects sound rather than absorbing it. The volume that makes a warehouse […]
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Aug
Aug
Overview: Smarter, Faster, and Quieter Construction When noise is a problem, the first instinct for many contractors is to double up on drywall. While adding more layers may seem logical, the reality is that layered drywall adds significant time and cost with only minor improvements in sound isolation. Wall Blokker provides a smarter solution. It’s […]
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Aug
Aug
Project Overview: Call Center Sound Masking Why Call Centers Have a Unique Acoustic Problem A normal open office has intermittent speech. People talk in bursts. Conversations end. The room cycles between active and quiet. A call center never cycles. Every workstation is an active speech source for the entire shift, and every adjacent workstation is […]
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Jul
Jul
What IIC and STC Actually Measure STC and IIC are the two ratings that govern almost every multi-family and hotel acoustic specification in the United States. STC handles airborne sound — voices, music, television, HVAC noise, anything that travels through the air. IIC handles impact sound — footfall, dropped objects, furniture moving, anything that strikes […]
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Jun
Jun
Project Overview: Atlanta Stadium Soundproofing Why Premier Stadium Suites Need Acoustic Privacy Stadium economics depend on premier seating. The Super Suites at an NFL venue like Mercedes-Benz Stadium command an order-of-magnitude price premium over general admission, and the entire experience justifies that premium through privacy, exclusivity, and amenity. Crowd noise from 70,000 fans bleeding directly […]
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Jun
Jun
Project Overview: Pre-Renovation Acoustic Testing Why Hospital Atriums Have Acoustic Challenges Hospital atriums are designed to do two things at once. Architecturally they signal openness, daylight, and welcome to patients and visitors arriving for treatment. Acoustically they are the worst possible room shape for controlled sound. Tall ceilings, glass curtain walls, polished stone floors, and […]
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Jun
Jun
Project Overview: Door Flanking ASTC Test Why Doors Are the Hidden Acoustic Weakness Most demising wall acoustic specs focus on the wall assembly itself. Stud type, drywall layer count, insulation, decoupling, membranes — all of it gets engineered to hit a target STC rating. The door in the same partition rarely gets the same scrutiny. […]