Project Overview: Courtroom Acoustics Upgrade at 25th District Courthouse The 25th District Courthouse in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, faced a persistent challenge with courtroom acoustics. Judges, attorneys, and stenographers struggled to hear proceedings clearly due to excessive reverberation. This was more than an annoyance—it interfered with efficient hearings and accurate record keeping. Commercial Acoustics was engaged […]
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Feb
Feb
Project Overview: TrueCore Behavioral Solutions Acoustic Panel Installation TrueCore Behavioral Solutions, operating multiple facilities across Florida, identified a recurring issue in their detention halls: excessive reverberation that amplified noise and contributed to disruptive behavior. With reflective surfaces such as vinyl composition tile flooring, gypsum walls, and metal doors, these spaces experienced high RT60 values, resulting […]
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Jan
Jan
Project Overview: ZooTampa Sponsor Room Art Wrapped Panels ZooTampa at Lowry Park needed to transform its sponsor room into a welcoming space where donors could gather before events and enjoy presentations without distraction. The original finishes—drywall and tile—created excessive echo that undermined speech intelligibility. Commercial Acoustics designed, fabricated, and installed wall-mounted and ceiling-mounted art wrapped […]
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Dec
Dec
Project Overview: Acoustic Treatment for the Pinellas Park Public Works Auditorium The Pinellas Park Public Works Department Public Works Department called Commercial Acoustics in to fix significant echo and reverb in their public works auditorium. The room functions as both a training space and a public meeting venue, splittable into two halves with a retractable […]
05
Dec
Dec
Project Overview: Police Interview Room Acoustic Treatment Why Police Interview Rooms Need Acoustic Treatment The architect Concordia, the NOLA architecture firm on the NOPD project, called us in once it became clear the interview rooms in the Broadway Street building were not going to deliver usable speech recordings without help. The rooms were the standard […]
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Apr
Apr
Project Overview: Pinellas County Sheriff Interview Rooms The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office was running interview rooms where one suspect could overhear another’s alibi through the wall. The walls themselves looked fine. The investigators could see drywall. What they could not see was the path the sound was actually taking. The ACT ceiling above the walls […]
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Oct
Oct
Commercial Acoustics recently treated a small art museum in the city of St. Petersburg, Florida. The facility was moving from bamboo flooring to polished concrete, and the facility manager had concern for an increase in noise level (for a room that was already relatively loud). They host parties and gatherings as well, which leads to […]
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