Project Overview: Noise Ordinance Testing for a Bywater Marigny Venue An entertainment venue preparing to open in the Bywater / Marigny district hired Commercial Acoustics to run a baseline noise ordinance assessment ahead of a meeting with New Orleans City Council members. The venue’s outdoor back-patio stage sits within feet of multiple adjacent residences, which […]
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Dec
Dec
Project Overview: Acoustic Panels for Three Broadcast Studios at GPB Atlanta-based Georgia Public Broadcasting expanded its broadcast capabilities at its Midtown Atlanta headquarters and built out three new recording studios to meet capacity. Commercial Acoustics was contracted to fabricate and install the acoustic treatment package across all three rooms. An independent acoustic consultant set the […]
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Dec
Dec
Project Overview: Acoustic Treatment for a South Florida Live Music Venue A South Florida live music venue called us in after a recent renovation made the room sound worse. Management swapped the original carpet for a lower-pile commercial product as part of a member-area refresh, and the change pulled enough mid- and high-frequency absorption out […]
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Nov
Nov
Project Overview: Theater Acoustics for a School Performance Space Why Theater Acoustics Are Different from Other Performance Spaces Theaters live in a much wider RT60 range than most rooms. A restaurant lands between 0.7 and 1.1 seconds depending on whether the operator wants intimate or lively. A theater can run anywhere from 0.8 to 1.6 […]
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Feb
Feb
Project Overview: Custom Home Theater Acoustic Fabric Wall Why Custom Home Theaters Need Different Acoustic Treatment Residential home theaters carry a different acoustic brief than commercial movie theaters. The room has to deliver audiophile-grade absorption — film soundtracks ride on tight reverberation control — while reading as a continuation of the home’s interior design language, […]
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Feb
Feb
Project Overview: Dance Studio Soundproofing Why Dance Studios Are Acoustically Difficult Dance studios sit at the intersection of two acoustic problems most other building types only have one of. Foot-fall and movement generate structure-borne noise that travels straight down through the floor assembly into whatever space sits below. Music systems and instructor cues add airborne […]
04
Dec
Dec
Project Overview: Retrofit Soundproofing Between Floors The Between-Floor Noise Problem Mixed-use commercial buildings stack incompatible noise profiles on top of each other. Ground-floor commercial kitchens, food halls, and back-of-house operations generate constant low-frequency rumble, hood noise, equipment cycling, and impact from pots and prep work. Second-floor event spaces need a quiet floor and a clean […]
15
Nov
Nov
Project Overview: Fitness Studio Soundproofing Why Retail Strip Tenants Don’t Tolerate Gym Noise Retail strip buildings are designed for low-decibel uses. Day spas, salons, dental offices, accountant suites, and retail boutiques expect a quiet ambient floor and rarely have any acoustic treatment in the demising walls beyond a single layer of drywall on each side […]
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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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Feb
Feb
Project Overview: Dallas Luxury Cinema Multi-Auditorium Build This Dallas luxury cinema needed walls that did something most theater drawings ignore. The auditoriums sit shoulder to shoulder, and an action movie running at peak volume next door cannot be audible in the quiet drama starting on the other side. The STC 65 spec was just the […]
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