Project Overview: Tampa Yacht & Country Club Outdoor Patio Tampa Yacht and Country Club ran a beautiful outdoor wedding venue and a real noise problem with the neighbors, the same mix of music, guest comfort, and code pressure that drives acoustic treatment for wedding venues. Live bands on the patio routinely pushed past 55 dBA […]
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Why STC Rating Matters in Movie Theater Soundproofing Soundproofing a movie theater isn’t just about comfort—it’s about preserving the full cinematic experience. Viewers should feel the impact of a film’s soundtrack without hearing the next theater over. Achieving that starts with understanding the STC rating for movie theaters and how wall design affects real-world soundproofing […]
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Why Outdoor Noise Control Matters While interior acoustics get the most attention, outdoor soundproofing plays an equally critical role. Continuous traffic, HVAC units, and nearby construction all contribute to elevated background noise levels that affect both comfort and productivity. In the U.S., acoustic planning is often reactive—addressed only after noise complaints—unlike Europe, where pre-development sound […]
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The Challenge of Mechanical Noise Control Mechanical noise shows up in every type of building — hospitals, manufacturing plants, offices, schools, and mixed-use developments — which is why facility teams often start with how to reduce noise in factories. The challenge is that this noise typically comes from vibration, airflow turbulence, or panel resonance, so […]
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Project Overview: USF Student Government Office The University of South Florida’s student government office sat next to a row of staff offices that needed quiet. The walls between them looked normal at human-eye level. Above the acoustic ceiling tile, those same walls just stopped, and the shared plenum carried every conversation from the student government […]
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Project Overview: Cena Italian Restaurant, Tampa Cena’s dining room had the design wrong for the experience it was selling. The look was right for an upscale Italian restaurant. The acoustics were wrong. Tall ceilings, full-height glass to the Channelside street, painted gypsum walls, and almost no porous absorption anywhere in the room. The result was […]
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Dec
Dec
Project Overview: Pinellas County Library Reading Room Pinellas County Library had a problem most public libraries face when they add a maker space to a building that was never designed for one. The reading area was quiet by design. The maker space next door was loud by purpose. The demising wall between the two stopped […]
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Dec
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Project Overview: KForce St. Louis Field Office Recruiter Offices Have a Distinct Privacy Problem KForce is a national staffing and recruiting firm with field offices in major metros, including the St. Louis location featured in this project. The work that happens in a recruiter office is mostly phone work. Candidate calls, comp negotiations, employer briefings, […]
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Dec
Dec
Hotel Acoustics & Guest Experience Hotel acoustics drive the guest experience more than almost anything else. A beautiful room with great amenities still fails if noise leaks through walls, doors, ceilings, or mechanical systems. The acoustic challenges in hospitality come from speech and HVAC vibration, along with corridor noise, plumbing runs, and flanking paths that […]
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Project Overview: Berkshire Santal Apartments Multi-Family Floor Noise in Hardwood Apartments The Berkshire Santal sits in the Hill Country corridor of southwest Austin, near the AMD, SolarWinds, and Silicon Labs campuses. It is a three-story luxury apartment community with hickory hardwood floors as the standard finish across one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. Hardwood is the […]